Teddy bear museum explained

Teddy Bear Museum
Location:	Worldwide
Type:	Teddy bear museum
Collection:	Teddy bears and related items
Established:	1984
Founder:	Judy Sparrow (First Teddy Bear Museum)

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 closed in 2006.

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^[1] and then, in 2016, relocated again to Newby Hall, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire.^[2]

The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green also has an extensive range of teddy bears.

The Jeju Teddy bear museum in South Korea has many kinds of teddy bears from various countries.^[3]

The Izu Teddy Bear Museum opened in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. It has a collection of various teddy bears, including "Teddy Girl".^[4]

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
• TeddyVille Museum, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia -opened 2016
• Teseum, Teddy Bear Safari Theme Park, Jeju Island, South Korea
• Nasu Teddy Bear Museum, Japan
• Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village, Takayama, Japan
• My lovely Bear Teddy Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia

Defunct

• Teddy Bear Museum at N Seoul Tower, South Korea - opened in 2008^[5]
• Teddy Bear Museum of Naples, Florida, USA — operated from 1990 to 2005

External links

• Teddy Bear Museum Directory
• Stratford-upon-Avon Teddy Bear Museum
• TeddyVille Museum Penan
• IZU Teddy Bear Museum
• NASU Teddy Bear Museum
• Jeju Teddy Bear Museum (in English)
• IZU Teddy Bear Museum Instagram official

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polka Theatre - World-class theatre for children. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015040432/http://www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/teddy-bear-collection. dead. 15 October 2011. www.polkatheatre.com. 2016-03-19.
2. Web site: Gyles Brandreth's 1,000 teddies move to Newby Hall . . 24 May 2016 . BBC . 28 August 2019 .
3. Web site: Teddy Bear Museum. doopedia.
4. Web site: Teddy Bear Museum . Japan Deluxe Tours . 16 May 2019.
5. Web site: Teddy Bear Museum Opens in N Seoul Tower at Mt. Namsan. Korea Tourism Organization. 4 October 2012. 8 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508181443/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/FU/FU_EN_15.jsp?cid=664249. dead.