 Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum, Tateshina, Nagano, Japan | |
| Established | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Location | Worldwide |
| Type | Teddy bear museum |
| Collection size | Teddy bears and related items |
| 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.[ citation needed ]
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The world's first Teddy Bear Museum was based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. [1] It was founded by Judy Sparrow in 1984, and housed a collection of antique teddy bears and related items.[ citation needed ] It closed in 2006.[ citation needed ]
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 [2] and then, in 2016, relocated again to Newby Hall, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire. [3]
The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green also has an extensive range of teddy bears.[ citation needed ]
The Jeju Teddy bear museum in South Korea has many kinds of teddy bears from various countries. [4]
The Izu Teddy Bear Museum opened in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan in 1995. It has a collection of various teddy bears, including "Teddy Girl". [5]
