Teddy bear museum
Template:Infobox museum A teddy bear museum is a museum about teddy bears. There are many teddy bear museums around the world.Template:Citation needed
The world's first Teddy Bear Museum was based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was founded by Judy Sparrow in 1984, and housed a collection of antique teddy bears and related items.Template:Citation needed It closed in 2006.Template: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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and then, in 2016, relocated again to Newby Hall, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green also has an extensive range of teddy bears.Template:Citation needed
The Jeju Teddy bear museum in South Korea has many kinds of teddy bears from various countries.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
The Izu Teddy Bear Museum opened in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. It has a collection of various teddy bears, including "Teddy Girl".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Other notable museums
- 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- TeddyVille Museum, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia -opened 2016<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Teseum, Teddy Bear Safari Theme Park, Jeju Island, South Korea
- Nasu Teddy Bear Museum, Japan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village, Takayama, Japan
- Izu Teddy Bear Museum, Itō, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- My lovely Bear Teddy Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia
Defunct
- Teddy Bear Museum at N Seoul Tower, South Korea - opened in 2008<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Teddy Bear Museum of Naples, Florida, USA — operated from 1990 to 2005
References
External links
- Teddy Bear Museum Directory Template:Webarchive
- Stratford-upon-Avon Teddy Bear Museum
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- IZU Teddy Bear Museum
- NASU Teddy Bear Museum
- Jeju Teddy Bear Museum (in English)
- IZU Teddy Bear Museum Instagram official