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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite web</ref> and then, in 2016, relocated again to Newby Hall, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire.<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite webTemplate: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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite web</ref>
• TeddyVille Museum, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia -opened 2016<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Teseum, Teddy Bear Safari Theme Park, Jeju Island, South Korea
• Nasu Teddy Bear Museum, Japan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Teddy Bear Museum of Naples, Florida, USA — operated from 1990 to 2005

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

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