Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art

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Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
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Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
Established1992
Dissolved2012
Location Bellevue, Washington, USA
Coordinates 47°37′16″N122°11′46″W / 47.621°N 122.196°W / 47.621; -122.196
Collection size Doll art
Visitors10,000 (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] Five years later, the building became the new location of KidsQuest Children's Museum.

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References

  1. 1 2 Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure, KOMO news, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2016-07-21
  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