Teddy bear museum
 Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum, Tateshina, Nagano, Japan | |
| Established | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Location | Worldwide |
| Type | Teddy bear museum |
| Collection size | Teddy bears and related items |
| Founder | Judy Sparrow (First Teddy Bear Museum) |
A teddy bear museum is a museum about teddy bears. There are many teddy bear museums around the world.[citation needed]
The world's first Teddy Bear Museum was based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.[1] It was founded by Judy Sparrow in 1984, and housed a collection of antique teddy bears and related items.[citation needed] It closed in 2006.[citation needed]
The British broadcaster Gyles Brandreth founded a Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon. After 18 years it was relocated to the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, London[2] and then, in 2016, relocated again to Newby Hall, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire.[3]
The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green also has an extensive range of teddy bears.[citation needed]
The Jeju Teddy bear museum in South Korea has many kinds of teddy bears from various countries.[4]
The Izu Teddy Bear Museum opened in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. It has a collection of various teddy bears, including "Teddy Girl".[5]
Other notable museums
[edit]- Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester, England
- The Merrythought Teddy Bear Shop & Museum, Shropshire, England
- The Den of Marbletown, Teddy Bear Museum, Kingston, New York, U.S.
- Deutsches Teddybären Museum (German Teddy Bear Museum)
- Teddy Bear Museum Pattaya, Thailand[6]
- TeddyVille Museum, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia -opened 2016[7]
- Teseum, Teddy Bear Safari Theme Park, Jeju Island, South Korea
- Nasu Teddy Bear Museum, Japan[8]
- Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village, Takayama, Japan
- My lovely Bear Teddy Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia
Defunct
[edit]- Teddy Bear Museum at N Seoul Tower, South Korea - opened in 2008[9]
- Teddy Bear Museum of Naples, Florida, USA — operated from 1990 to 2005
References
[edit]- ^ "Origin of The Teddy Bear". www.edinformatics.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Polka Theatre - World-class theatre for children". www.polkatheatre.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Gyles Brandreth's 1,000 teddies move to Newby Hall". BBC. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Teddy Bear Museum". doopedia.[dead link]
- ^ "Teddy Bear Museum". Japan Deluxe Tours. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "The Best Teddy Bear Museums Around The World - High Quality Custom Soft Stuff Toys Supplier". 30 April 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Lynn, Jason (13 May 2024). "Teddyville Museum Batu Ferringhi: a history of Penang by teddies". On Penang. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Nasu Teddy Bear Museum". Visit Tochigi. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Teddy Bear Museum Opens in N Seoul Tower at Mt. Namsan". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
External links
[edit]- Teddy Bear Museum Directory Archived 27 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Stratford-upon-Avon Teddy Bear Museum
- TeddyVille Museum Penan
- IZU Teddy Bear Museum
- NASU Teddy Bear Museum
- Jeju Teddy Bear Museum (in English)
- IZU Teddy Bear Museum Instagram official
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