Toy Museum
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Established4 November 1990 (1990-11-04)
LocationRue de l'Association / Verenigingstraat 24,
B-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°51′07″N 4°21′57″E / 50.851944°N 4.365833°E / 50.851944; 4.365833
TypeChildren's museum
CollectionsToys, Games
Collection size25,000
WebsiteOfficial website

The Toy Museum (French: Musée du jouet, Dutch: Speelgoedmuseum) is a museum of toys and games in Brussels, Belgium. It was opened on 14 November 1990. The core collection was amassed by a family of amateur toy enthusiasts and has grown through donations by the public as well as purchases.[1]

The museum is housed in a former mansion with 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) of exhibition space on three floors, located at 24, rue de l'Association/Verenigingstraat, in the City of Brussels. It is home to over 25,000 historic toys and games, mostly from the 1950s to the 1980s, with the oldest dating back to 1830.[1][2][3] It is owned and operated by André Raemdonck.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "History". Musée du jouet. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "Toy Museum". Brussels' Museums. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. "Toy Museum Brussels". Brussels.info. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. "hobbyDB Advisory Council Members". hobbyDB, March 28, 2017
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