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Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art

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Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
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Established1992
Dissolved2012
LocationBellevue, Washington, USA
Collection sizeDoll art
Visitors10,000 (2010 estimate[1])
Websitedollart.com

The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art was an art museum in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It featured a permanent collection of over 1,200 dolls. The museum was founded in 1992 and won a number of awards for its collection, including the Jumeau Trophy for best private doll museum in the world.[2]

In August 2011, the museum's owner and namesake announced that the museum would close on March 1, 2012.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure, KOMO news, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-26
  2. ^ Museum of the Month: Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, The Seattle Times, December 15, 2005, retrieved 2011-08-26
  3. ^ Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art to close, The Seattle Times, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-26