Speelgoedmuseum

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Speelgoedmuseum
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The Mechelen Toy Museum (Dutch: Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen) is a Toy Museum\ used to situated in the Nekkerspoel hamlet till 2024, now is near the Main Station in Mechelen, Belgium, is a museum containing a unique collection of past and contemporary toys on a total surface of 7,000 m2. The museum was founded in April 1982, and since 1998 it is a recognized museum. The permanent collection is subdivided in the following categories:

Circus and kermesse

Construction toys

Creative and educational toys

Stuffed toys

Mechanical and iron toys

Optical and sound-making toys

Puppets

Puzzles and board games

Soldiers

Toys around the world

Traditional child games and Pieter Bruegel

Trains

Transport in miniature

Apart from that there are also changing exhibitions. The museum also has an educational service with school programmes.

Excerpt from Wikipedia: Mechelen Toy Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0

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