Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
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Coordinates: 47°37′16″N 122°11′46″W / 47.621°N 122.196°W / 47.621; -122.196
| Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art |
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| Established |
1994 |
| Dissolved |
2012 (announced) |
| Location |
Bellevue, Washington, USA |
| Collection size |
Doll art |
| Visitor figures |
10,000 (2010 estimate[1]) |
| Curator |
Rosalie Whyel |
| Website |
dollart.com |
The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art is an art museum in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It features a permanent collection of over 1,200 dolls. The museum was founded in 1994 and has won a number of awards for its collection, including the Jumeau Trophy for best private doll museum in the world.[2]
In August 2011, the museum's owner and namesake announced that the museum will close on March 1, 2012.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure, KOMO news, August 25, 2011, http://bellevue.komonews.com/news/arts-culture/662101-goodbye-dolly-struggling-doll-museum-slated-closure, retrieved 2011-08-26
- ^ Museum of the Month: Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, The Seattle Times, December 15, 2005, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2002683624_nwwmuseumofthemonth15.html, retrieved 2011-08-26
- ^ Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art to close, The Seattle Times, August 25, 2011, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/2016001915.html, retrieved 2011-08-26
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