Museum of childhood

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

The piece, which explores architecture through the ages in Whiteread’s inimitable style, joins the Bethnal Green museum’s permanent collection

Glasgow-based illustrator, animator and all-round creative Lesley Barnes creates great sprawling illustrations that take inspiration from contemporary fashion, mid-century design and every facet of mythological narrative; from the ancient Greeks to The Brothers Grimm. Lesley's got a knack for creating engagingly complex imagery from layered geometric patterns and hand-drawn characters that are brought together with textural finishes, mimicking traditional print techniques. Entirely…

The V&A Museum of Childhood is closing for a £13 million transformation. It will reimagine its collections, buildings and public programmes to become a world-class centre of creativity for children.

Tucked down a London side street lies a treasure trove of toys, games and (spooky) dolls from years gone by.

Full of antique dolls and toys from the 19th and 20th centuries, a visit to the museum is bound to take you back to your childhood.

Turner Prize winner Rachel Whiteread collected around 150 dolls house over a period of more than 20 years

Tim Hollis took advantage of his parents love for collectibles and currently operates a Pop Culture Museum behind his childhood home in Alabama.

Play sets

Childhood memories and more are shared at nine classic toy museums around the Midwest. Here's a look at some of the vintage toys and games you'll rediscover during your visits to toy museums in Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, and more Midwestern states.

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Children's Museum, San Antonio, Texas

MoPA Museum of Play and Art | Geelong Children's Museum | Review

It is our mission to encourage enthusiasm about learning in a hands-on environment that opens the world even to the youngest child.

Discover your inner child at the Museum of Childhood's Small Stories exhibition (V&A Museum of Childhood, Small Stories: At home in a dolls' house, exhibtion)

Museum Of Food & Drink, London