Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art

Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art


Established	1992
Dissolved	2012
Location	Bellevue, Washington, USA
Collection size	Doll art
Visitors	10,000 (2010 estimate^[1])
Website	dollart.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

^ ^a ^b Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure, KOMO news, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2016-07-21
^ Museum of the Month: Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, The Seattle Times, December 15, 2005, retrieved 2011-08-26
^ Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art to close, The Seattle Times, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-26

External links

Official website

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