A toy museum is a

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for toys. They typically showcase toys from a particular culture or period with their history. These are distinct from

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s, which are museums for children, and are often interactive – toy museums may be aimed at children or adults, and may have interactive exhibits or be exclusively for display.

Notable toy museums

The following lists only museums specializing in toys, whose collections are open for public viewing. Some museums such as the

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have toys on display in their permanent collection, but are not full-fledged toy museums and as such are not listed here. Also, organizations. such as The Doll and Toy "Museum" of

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that hold toy collections but are not open for public viewing are not listed here.

Africa

*Toy and Miniature Museum, Stellenbosch,

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Americas

;North Canada
*National Toy Museum of Canada,