Dollhouse Museum

Dollhouse Museum
Dollhouse Museum in Basel

The Dollhouse Museum (German: Puppenhausmuseum) in Basel is the largest museum of its kind in Europe. The museum is located at Barfüsserplatz in the city center.

Collection

The museum displays over 6,000 exhibits (teddy bears, dolls, play shops, dollhouses and miniatures) in arranged vignettes. It also regularly organizes special exhibitions on individual themes. In particular, the teddy bear collection is unique the world over in terms of variety and quality.

Gisela Oeri, chairwoman of local football club FC Basel, is heavily involved in the museum on a financial level.

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Coordinates: 47°33′14″N 7°35′20″E / 47.55389°N 7.58889°E / 47.55389; 7.58889


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