Teddy bear museum

{{Short description|Institution preserving teddy bear collections}} {{Infobox museum | name = Teddy Bear Museum | image = Lake Shirakaba38s5s3200.jpg | caption = Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum, Tateshina, Nagano, Japan | location = Worldwide | type = Teddy bear museum | collection_size = Teddy bears and related items | established = 1984 | founder = Judy Sparrow (First Teddy Bear Museum) | website = | coordinates = }} A '''teddy bear museum''' is a museum about teddy bears. There are many teddy bear museums around the world.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

The world's first Teddy Bear Museum was based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Origin of The Teddy Bear |url=https://www.edinformatics.com/inventions_inventors/teddy_bear.htm |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.edinformatics.com}}</ref> It was founded by Judy Sparrow in 1984, and housed a collection of antique teddy bears and related items.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} It closed in 2006.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/teddy-bear-collection|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015040432/http://www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/teddy-bear-collection|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2011|title=Polka Theatre - World-class theatre for children|website=www.polkatheatre.com|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref> and then, in 2016, relocated again to Newby Hall, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-36372330 |title=Gyles Brandreth's 1,000 teddies move to Newby Hall |author= |date=24 May 2016 |website=BBC |access-date=28 August 2019 }}</ref>

The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green also has an extensive range of teddy bears.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

The Jeju Teddy bear museum in South Korea has many kinds of teddy bears from various countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1215912&contentsParamInfo=isList%3Dtrue%26navCategoryId%3D34683&cid=40942&categoryId=34683|title=Teddy Bear Museum|website=doopedia}}{{dead link|date=August 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The Izu Teddy Bear Museum opened in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. It has a collection of various teddy bears, including "Teddy Girl".<ref>{{cite web |title=Teddy Bear Museum |url=https://japandeluxetours.com/destinations/shizuoka-teddy-bear-museum |work=Japan Deluxe Tours |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>

== Other notable museums == *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. *Deutsches Teddybären Museum (German Teddy Bear Museum) *Teddy Bear Museum Pattaya, Thailand<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-30 |title=The Best Teddy Bear Museums Around The World - High Quality Custom Soft Stuff Toys Supplier |url=https://bunnyhello.com/the-best-teddy-bear-museums-around-the-world/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> *TeddyVille Museum, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia -opened 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynn |first=Jason |date=2024-05-13 |title=Teddyville Museum Batu Ferringhi: a history of Penang by teddies |url=https://onpenang.com/teddyville-museum/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=On Penang |language=en-US}}</ref> *Teseum, Teddy Bear Safari Theme Park, Jeju Island, South Korea *Nasu Teddy Bear Museum, Japan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasu Teddy Bear Museum |url=https://www.visit-tochigi.com/plan-your-trip/things-to-do/2083/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Visit Tochigi |language=en-US}}</ref> *Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village, Takayama, Japan *Izu Teddy Bear Museum, Itō, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan *My lovely Bear Teddy Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia

=== Defunct === * Teddy Bear Museum at N Seoul Tower, South Korea - opened in 2008<ref>{{cite web|title=Teddy Bear Museum Opens in N Seoul Tower at Mt. Namsan|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/FU/FU_EN_15.jsp?cid=664249|work=Korea Tourism Organization|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508181443/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/FU/FU_EN_15.jsp?cid=664249|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Teddy Bear Museum of Naples, Florida, USA — operated from 1990 to 2005

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==External links== *[http://www.huggableteddybears.com/pages.php?pageid=9 Teddy Bear Museum Directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227123421/http://www.huggableteddybears.com/pages.php?pageid=9 |date=27 December 2008 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090811094059/http://www.theteddybearmuseum.com/index.htm Stratford-upon-Avon Teddy Bear Museum] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151119054916/http://teddyvillemuseum.com/ TeddyVille Museum Penan]}} *[http://www.teddynet.co.jp/izu/ IZU Teddy Bear Museum] *[http://www.teddynet.co.jp/nasu/ NASU Teddy Bear Museum] *[http://www.teddybearmuseum.com/site/ Jeju Teddy Bear Museum] [http://www.teddybearmuseum.com/en/about-3/ (in English)] *[https://www.instagram.com/izuteddybearmuseum/ IZU Teddy Bear Museum Instagram official]

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