Teddy bear museum

Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum, Tateshina, Nagano, Japan

A teddy bear museum is a museum about teddy bears. There are many teddy bear museums around the world. 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 was closed in 2006. The British broadcaster Gyles Brandreth founded a Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, which has been relocated to Wimbledon, in London. The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green also has an extensive range of teddy bears.

Other teddy bear museums include:

• Teddy Bear Museum of Naples, Florida, USA — operated from 1990 to 2005
• Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester, England
• Merrythought museum, Shropshire, England

External links

• Teddy Bear Museum Directory
• Stratford-upon-Avon Teddy Bear Museum