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.

References

  1. 1 2 Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure, KOMO news, August 25, 2011, retrieved July 21, 2016
  2. Museum of the Month: Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, The Seattle Times, December 15, 2005, retrieved August 26, 2011
  3. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art to close, The Seattle Times, August 25, 2011, retrieved August 26, 2011