Teddy bear museum

A teddy bear museum is a museum about teddy bears. There are many teddy bear museums around the world.

Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum, Tateshina, Nagano, Japan

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, which was relocated to Newby Hall, Ripon, in North Yorkshire in 2016.[1]

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.[2]

In Japan, the Teddy Bear Museum opened in Izu in 1995. There is a collection of various teddy bears, including "Teddy Girl".

Worldwide
  • Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester, England
  • The Merrythought Teddy Bear Shop & Museum, Shropshire, England
  • The Den of Marbletown, Teddy Bear Museum, Kingston, New York, U.S.
  • Deutsche Teddybären Museum (German Teddy Bear Museum)
  • Teddy Bear Museum Pattaya, Thailand
  • TeddyVille Museum, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia -opened 2016
  • Teseum, Teddy Bear Safari Theme Park, Jeju Island, South Korea
  • Jeju Teddy Bear Museum, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea
  • Izu Teddy Bear Museum, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan - opened in 1995[3]
  • Nasu Teddy Bear Museum, Japan
  • Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village, Takayama, Japan

Defunct

References
  1. "Gyles Brandreth's 1,000 teddies move to Newby Hall". BBC. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. "Teddy Bear Museum". doopedia.
  3. "Teddy Bear Museum". Japan Deluxe Tours. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. "Teddy Bear Museum Opens in N Seoul Tower at Mt. Namsan". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 4 October 2012.


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