About Museu del Joguet de Catalunya
In the Costa Brava, there are several museums that are ideal for visiting with family. One of the most popular is the one known as the Museu del Joguet de Catalunya, which was inaugurated in 1982.
The building chosen to house this museum was constructed in the mid-18th century. It was a house belonging to an influential baron, later converted into the Hotel París. Eventually, it was opted to transform it into a museum space, which has proven to be a very good decision, as demonstrated by the passage of time.
And it is that annually the Museu del Joguet de Catalunya receives thousands of visitors, although initially it was a private facility. Everything changed when a foundation emerged that, in the late 20th century, decided not only to renovate the facilities but also to adapt them so that all children and adults who visited this space would feel comfortable, having a unique experience.
Ground Floor
This museum has three floors. Upon entering the ground floor, there is a point where information of interest is provided, as well as an area that children of all ages enjoy. We are referring to that space that is designated for children to unleash their creativity and imagination by drawing or coloring.
On the same ground floor, there is another area that deserves special mention. This is an open room where all kinds of activities are organized from time to time. In this case, these are not only intended for the smallest in the house but also for adults. In addition to presentations and workshops, there is a series of exhibitions, which are temporary and do not require any payment. Indeed, they are free.
First Floor
The first floor of the Museu del Joguet de Catalunya is dedicated to showcasing toys that were enjoyed in ancient times. It is striking how well preserved all of them are.
It is common for toys to undergo a certain deterioration, especially when they have many years behind them. However, the toys displayed on the first floor of this museum space seem to show no signs of wear due to the passage of time.
Thanks to how spacious the first floor is, it not only accommodates toy exhibitions. To top it off, there is a playroom that is synonymous with pure fun.
Second Floor
We finish with the last of the floors, which for many visitors is the most spectacular of all. And it's no wonder, as it features a model railway of the analog type that took nearly two decades to construct.
The overhead wire is used for locomotives to travel along a well-thought-out circuit by a train enthusiast: Andreu Costa. Thanks to the maintenance provided by the professionals at the Museu del Joguet de Catalunya, it continues to operate perfectly to this day.
The various sections that are scenically represented at scale are especially surprising for their high level of realism, which is the result of dedicating a lot of time to placing details like trees, hills, factories, and more.
Collection
The collection of the Museu del Joguet de Catalunya is spectacular in every sense. Even those who are not toy lovers cannot help but be surprised when contemplating the various elements that are part of it, especially those with great historical value. A clear example is the teddy bear that Salvador Dalí used to play with, a prominent artistic figure closely related to the Costa Brava.
Visitors admiring the collection experience two distinct sensations. The first is nostalgic, as many adults remember those toys they enjoyed decades ago. The children themselves also show amazement at seeing how their parents and grandparents had fun with the various elements they see in the museum.
On the other hand, the sensation of being cultured is also very present in each visitor. This is not surprising, as throughout the tour of the various floors of the Museu del Joguet de Catalunya, one can internalize the advances not only of a scientific nature but also at a technical level, which occurred over many years.
The richness of the collection that is part of the museum space and how well preserved it is have led these facilities to receive important awards, as well as general recognition. One of the most significant is the IPA Spain award received in 2009, in addition to the Sant Jordi Cross awarded to the museum by the Generalitat in 2007.
Prices
The general admission ticket costs €7. The reduced ticket costs €5.60, while groups only have to pay €5 for each member.
Comment by Bravissima about Museu del Joguet de Catalunya:
The Museu del Joguet de Catalunya, located on the Costa Brava, is a cultural space that delights visitors of all ages. Inaugurated in 1982, this museum occupies a former 18th-century building, originally the residence of a baron. Since its transformation into a museum, it has become a key tourist attraction, welcoming thousands of visitors each year.
Spread across three floors, the museum offers:
- Ground Floor: A play area for children to unleash their imagination, and a versatile room with temporary activities, workshops, and free exhibitions.
- First Floor: Showcases well-preserved antique toys and features a spacious game room, ensuring that fun is guaranteed.
- Second Floor: Notable for an impressive model train display that took nearly two decades to build, providing a spectacular visual experience.
The museum's collection is remarkable, not only for its diversity but also for its historical significance, including the famous teddy bear belonging to Salvador Dalí. Visitors experience a blend of nostalgia and culture as they explore toys from different eras and regions of the world. Additionally, the museum has received prestigious awards, such as the IPA Spain award in 2009 and the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2007.
With affordable entry prices and discounts for groups and families, it is an ideal option for family enjoyment and rediscovering the essence of childhood through toys.
Opening hours
- Monday: Cerrado
- Tuesday: 10:00–18:00
- Wednesday: 10:00–18:00
- Thursday: 10:00–18:00
- Friday: 10:00–18:00
- Saturday: 10:00–19:00
- Sunday: Cerrado
Museu del Joguet de Catalunya: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Though small, this museum has excellent pieces of old toys. Highlight - for me - was the train section, with really old Märklin tin trains, and even one from 1870. Other toys pretty good, too. Car section is limited, though.
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Tourists who go to Figueres often point directly to the Dalí Museum (which is unmissable, without a doubt) and they don't have time for much else. But on your next visit to this beautiful Catalan city in the shadow of the majestic Pyrenees, reserve a space of at least an hour to see this wonder. You won't regret it. The collection is very good, with specimens from Spain and other countries. But dollhouses are spectacular. You can not leave, you find new details every time you look at them again. The electric train is also a beauty. And although the great Dalí museum is just a few meters away... here is his teddy bear!
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Awesome ! We went there with our two children and they liked it very much. The lady who runs the souvenir shop is kind. We paid € 14 for 2 adults and the kids are 5 and 2. We had a great time
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You have to have time in front of you to make the visit as you don't know where to look! Special mention to trains and dollhouses. The audio guide is only €1, it provides interesting additional explanations (only one per group is enough).
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No explanation in French. No effort
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Very nice, many childhood memories. There are two floors with thousands of toys classified by area. Also 30% if you bring the Dalí museum ticket.
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I loved it and so did my 4-year-old grandson, especially the trains. It is a small wonder in the middle of Figueres, something that Figueres are not used to. Highly, highly recommended for all ages.
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Splendid museum! Many impressive collections!
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I liked it very much, very entertaining to go alone or with children, very nice experience … and touring FIGUERES is very nice.
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Very nice museum with great memorabilia of old toys. Ideal to go to enjoy with children.
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Museum belonging to a private foundation. It is located in the middle of Figueres. The building has four floors but only three can be visited, including the ground floor where the entrance is and a room where children can draw and do other activities. The toy collection is wonderful and spectacular with objects from all over the world and very well preserved. The truth of visiting this exhibition is to return to childhood. Very nice and recommended.
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Very entertaining museum, the children loved it and the older ones too..hehehehe. I didn't think we were going to like it so much! 100% recommendable.
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Very endearing to see those toys but it made me angry that there was no sign in Spanish
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Fantastic experience: fair price, lots of funny stuffs to explore, my SO was attracted by the dollhouses there. Could be better if there's more things for tourists to interact.
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Wonderful museum that makes you remember your childhood. From the street it looks small, but it is not. I advise both to go with children or without them
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A fairly complete museum where you can stay for hours, if you look at each toy. I think the perfect audience for this museum is young children and their parents, who have probably used those toys on display. It has a shop and an area where you can play at a table. The only thing I didn't like is that one employee complained about the children taking an exposed toy. But there wasn't any kind of fence or sign that says you can't catch, so I hope they change that. For everything else, perfect.
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It is a very nice and complete museum full of cool old toys and nostalgia. The atmosphere was very nice and the background music too. The museum staff was very friendly and helpful.
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An interesting and cheerful museum. The store clerk couldn't have been nicer. My visit was 3 years ago, in 2019, and I still remember the sympathy and kindness with which he treated us and our son.
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Very endearing. We saw toys from our childhood
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We visited on March 10, 2022 during our stay in the area. At that time the person almost no tourists it was great to visit. A place frankly to do because we go back to childhood. Only small downside the price of entry 7 euros per person nothing bad but when you compare the price of some sites but hey we know we did anyway.
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Apart from the comment I make above, I think it's a shame not to take advantage of the excellent HO model model on display, to run more trains at once because it has enough rolling stock to do so. The circulation of the only train that goes around it, goes at an excessive speed for the scale it has. It takes away realism. Hello
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Very pleasant, interesting, entertaining and the best employees
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Very nice museum with several spectacular pieces. The receptionist in the store was very friendly and very welcoming with the children, we had a great time!
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To admire very, very old (or newer) toys, this is the place. There is a section that talks about Dalí's first 20 years and his favorite toys. It also has a gift shop.
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Interesting. It has 2 floors with various types of toys. Antique doll collections. Good condition. Audio guide at 1 euro. Special prices for students. Free kids.
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Fantastic experience: Museum located in an old hotel. very well organized, clear showcases, lit toys arranged in a way that you can enjoy each one Worth every euro of entry
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She goes back to childhood. A pass that is well worth it !!
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Interesting place, with lots of toys with its own history and to have a good time looking at the details.
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One of the best museums in the city and perhaps the best in the area for the little ones (and not so little ones) All toys have their history behind them, and here you can find a lot of them. Ah! And do not forget to bring your teachers' cards, youth card, Cavall Fort, retirees, unemployed and the like because everyone has a discount to enter
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Spectacular, and very interactive for the little ones in the family. Highly recommended!
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Good collection. There is a discount if you visited Dali museum.
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Don't hesitate! Very nice and interesting museum. Not a lot of attendance in the museum.
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A very nice experience, it is an almost complete collection of toys of all kinds and from different countries!
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Very interesting museum. Toys from different eras, well-structured exhibits. And above all, very friendly and pleasant staff, we went with an elderly person in a wheelchair and they treated us perfectly, helping us up and down the elevator and guiding us to the different rooms.
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Good hotel, central and with place to unload luggage without having to suffer for other cars. Correct breakfast, but there is TV turned on at a high volume and annoying and more if there is tve and master chef. No need, but if there was the 324 they would come out informed.
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Very interesting museum, even with people with visual disabilities, it would be necessary to put in Braille that you could interact with some toys to be able to touch them although I imagine that they have already run out of space to exhibit as some museums do
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Lovely place to visit, very friendly working girls
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It transports you to your childhood no matter how old you are ....
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The museum was inaugurated on June 18, 1982, we will find old toys from the early nineteenth century, a good way to see their evolution, a good reason for the kids to see what their grandparents, grandparents and parents played, measures covid correct, highly recommended visit
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Memories, history, evolution, past, present, melancholy ... a good place to find the child you carry inside
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We went to Figueres to visit him. It is a magical place. It makes you discover, remember, dream, feel ... and some tears. The time I spent was in glory! And everything going through an uncertain "time", the visit is very safe, temperature control, staff indicating where to go and not to match too many people at once. Perfect! Thanks. I have recommended it and will continue to do so!
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Fantastic museum made from a private collection and that has grown since its inauguration with the contribution of pieces from many people. It is very close to the Dalí Museum, making it an attractive option to complete the visit to Figueres. The ticket price is very affordable, and there are many offers and discounts for children and students. Emphasize that it is a museum that does not bring together all the toys that have existed in past decades and that we all remember, but rather that it focuses more on the first toys in history in our country and around the world, therefore that we will find authentic wonders of the last century. However, we also have classic toys known to all and that will transport us to our childhood ... in my case the Madelmans. The museum has 3 floors and is larger than it appears from the front. It should be noted that a strict anti-Covid protocol is followed during access and your temperature is taken before entering. In short, a must-see if you go to Figueres that will gladden your soul and bring you good memories.
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Surprising, with a touch of nostalgia. Presenting the Dali museum tickets you have a 30% discount
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Fantastic experience: Awesome experience for kids n adults too!! Unbelievable collection..... Must visit... Keep 2 hrs in hand as its spread extensively in 2 floors....
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Beautiful antique toys!!
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Fantastic experience: Lovely old toy museeum. Worth the visit
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Frankly I came out perplexed in addition to do not hesitate to do the museum dali at the same time because you will have a reduction of 4 € per person and if you do not speak Spanish he will understand you and even an audio guide
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Fantastic experience: A very beautiful place in which a group of games expresses each generation and also there are different forms of cars for all types of cars from years to now, but on the upper floor there is an embodiment of trains roaming in a small city.
Fantastic experience: Liked it very much! Huge collection of toys of different types. Dolls, board games, construction kits (especially Mechano), toy cars, boats, planes, whole room dedicated to train modelling. Last floor has exposition of handmade traditional toys from all over the world, some are not child friendly.
Fantastic experience: A bounce in the childhood, to see an exceptional collection of toys from different parts of the world. Is worthing a visit if you are in Figueres, or having a Dali museum ticket gives you a 30% discount for entry ticket at Toy museum (usually of 7 eur), both museums being very close to each other
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Beautiful and impressive the change of the toy in time!
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Really nice museum, lots of toys from different times and places
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Fantastic experience: Worth a visit, going back to childhood .. the train model town is phenomenal ..
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Super! Amazing! Interesting for people of any age
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Fantastic experience: Verry good place to visit with children, verry interesting and not expensive at all !!
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Spectacular A pleasure to visit. Highly recommended. Wide hours. The visit is very recommendable. Mondays closed.
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Fantastic experience: Robots, cars and aeroplanes amazing. Some of the older dolls are a little disconcerting. Eyes that follow you....
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A beautiful museum to visit in Figueras. You can go with small children. Mine have been super
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An excellent family museum that shows us some of the most important pieces that have marked the childhood of many generations. It also has a nice collection of toys from other countries. Not to miss if you are passing through the city of Figueres. I recommend it
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Excellent collection. Love it if you like history and development of toys
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A Fantastic museum that makes you travel back in time. Fun for young and old. I recommend it.
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Fantastic experience: Inspiring museum and great collection of toys with history. Service very kind. Thanks for being here. Very recommending.
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It is very beautiful and has copies of toys from all eras. Sometimes the "order" of visiting the rooms is a bit confusing. The care staff is extremely friendly and willing to help at all times.
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Fantastic experience: If you are already in Figueres, you can visit this very nice museum, expecially with kids (but it's nice also for adults with old fashioned pictures). You can also try some of the games. Trains are amazing.
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Although it is not big, there are only three floors, but there are many kinds of antique toys that have been produced since around 1900. I also saw many old Chinese-made toys. I have been forty years now. The staff is very friendly and will remind you of the route.
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Fantastic experience: Very interesting museum. I was with my daughter and we enjoyed it very much
Fantastic experience: Such an enchanting museum. They have little nostalgic musical themes playing throughout the museum that you almost don’t notice. These themes put you into your child-state and help you remember the amazement of toys and play. I adored the train, the little sewing machines, the shadow boxes, and even the macabre porcelain dolls!! Everything was pure magic. I went too close to closing and wish I’d allotted more time, but the staff was incredibly helpful even though my visit was rushed. This museum is a gem. Please go!! :)
Fantastic experience: Very charming indeed. Extremely well thought, fantastoc ambience. A true gem. Thank to all those who work very hard everyday to arrangeit and keep it. The best I have seen in Europe
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Very cozy museum, it is not very big but it has toys of all kinds and periods. The super nice and attentive workers. You enjoy the whole visit and for a moment you go back to childhood and you would love to take all those toys and play with all of them. Toys from all corners of the planet, some surprising. We loved the visit and the entry at a good and affordable price. 100% recommendable and well-deserved visit if you go to the area, really, I had it in doubt, but then I doubted whether to go or stay there.
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To spend a very entertaining time. The toys are computer chronologically. It is very curious. There are dolls from many places in the world.
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Fantastic experience: As if I went back to my childhood. Even my child was very interested to see what kind of toys children used to play.
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We have spent the time flying inside! Nice to see toys that I did not see for a long time.
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Fantastic experience: Brilliant! I came here with the kids more with them in mind but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Pretty much every style of you you can think of and some more besides.
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One of the best museums I have visited, there is a great variety of toys and if you visit the Dalí museum first, they will give you a discount on entry.
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A museum that offers a lot. A review of all the toys in history according to times. Since a.c. until today. I have been impressed by recognizing toys from my parents' and childhood days. My daughters have had a great time. The visit is very enjoyable. Fully reconnectable with and without children.
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It is very big, with many toys that I knew a lot. He is very careful. I leave the photo of a toy that made me very funny because it is like my dog
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An essential museum to visit and have a good time remembering our children's years and our games. It has evolved and more and more space to visit. Temporary exhibitions very attractive. Very suitable for the little ones, who would want to buy it all. Games never go out of style, they do, they evolve.
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Fantastic experience: Quaint museum and tour in Figueres
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Superb museum, brings back memories and impresses with its quantity of toys and other wonders.
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Fantastic experience: Very good spot in Barcelona, though I don't remember what this place was.
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Beautiful place to travel back in time. Large collection of national and international toys. Recommended for young and old.
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Fantastic experience: We all loved this place.
Fantastic experience: oh)) you will know much more than simple toys)) you will feel catalunya here)
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A charming museum. At first it seemed boring, but then I got involved in full. It is interesting to see what games our mothers, fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers played. And the railway and doll houses are just the dream of any boy or girl.
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Fantastic experience: I thought the museum very well organized and the pieces in such fine condition. It was fun to see the old erector set and rubic cubes made from wood. The wind-up toys and Barbie. For such a small museum, it has a HUGE collection! The staff were helpful and enthusiatic. It truly is an excellent museum and well worth seeing!
Fantastic experience: Fascinating museum
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Very nice, if you have a certain age and you will find many childhood records, and for the little ones a place to learn how to play before the era of video game consoles
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I had the privilege of meeting the model artist Rafael Ayensa Contreras. Each and every one of the pieces of the ship that I attach (the Yamato, flagship of the Japanese fleet) were made by hand. I hope the museum will continue to celebrate that exhibition for many, many years.
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Beautiful collections of old toys, model of train to see and splendid doll houses. Warm welcome! Really nice!
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We loved this museum, without a doubt the best we have seen about toys in Spain.
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Highly recommended for young and old. We entered when there was 1 hour left to close and we had to run. It is not a very big museum but there is a lot to see.
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Fantastic experience: Great way to spend an hour with kids. A nice display of toys from the 20th century.
Fantastic experience: A place to go. Moreover, it is not to be missed on the way to the Dali train station.
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A very curious museum to see ancient toys from all over the world.
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Fantastic experience: A great place to visit. Lots and lots of interesting toys
Fantastic experience: A variety of toys from all ages and European countries
Fantastic experience: Worth checking out. Definitely interesting for anyone.
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Well-organised, enchanting toys, a good place to get to know a little social history It definitely deserves a visit.
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Fantastic experience: If you ever had a toy then you have to visit this Museum. They even have a toy train section as well!
Fantastic experience: It took me back to my childhood, and hit me so hard with nostalgia I was lost within my thoughts as a kid in 7 minutes, everything that I had or wanted to have as a kid was there. Moreover, my kids were overwhelmed with the variety of the presented they were running around pointing at things and super excited. If u have kids, or want a trip to ur past, how there.
