V&A Museum of Childhood

The V&A Musuem of Childhood is a great little free museum in Bethnal Green in East London.  There are all kinds of toys from the late 19th century through to the modern day as well as a small collection of clothing, furniture and other items relating to childhood from the last 100 years or so. 



Late 19th/Early 20th Century mechanical/moving toys






Puppetry circa 1900-1920



Barbie first edition [1959]


Sindy through the ages (1960s and 1980s)



The tan-tastic 1970s Dusty doll


Fairytales and myths - Cinderalla and Puck



Terrifying...




If you get a chance I thoroughly recommend you visit the V&A Museum of Childhood, it's one of London's great quirkier museums.


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