Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh)

Museum of Childhood
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Established1955 (1955)
LocationRoyal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland
TypeToy
Collection size60,000
Visitors225,000 (2017)
FounderPatrick Murray
OwnerCity of Edinburgh Council
WebsiteOfficial website

The Museum of Childhood is a museum which houses a collection of children's toys and playthings, situated on the Royal Mile, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood.[1]

  1. ^ "Childhood Museum sets reopening date". BBC News. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.