Teddy bear museum
Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum, Tateshina, Nagano, Japan | |
| Established | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Location | Worldwide |
| Type | Teddy bear museum |
| Collection size | Teddy bears and related items |
| Founder | Judy Sparrow (First Teddy Bear Museum) |
A teddy bear museum is a museum about teddy bears. There are many teddy bear museums around the world.
The world's first Teddy Bear Museum was based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It was founded by Judy Sparrow in 1984, and housed a collection of antique teddy bears and related items. It closed in 2006.
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 and then, in 2016, relocated again to Newby Hall, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire.
The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green also has an extensive range of teddy bears.
The Jeju Teddy bear museum in South Korea has many kinds of teddy bears from various countries.
The Izu Teddy Bear Museum opened in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. It has a collection of various teddy bears, including "Teddy Girl".