Penang Travel Guide

Nuremberg's Toy Museum is a museum full of childlike fun and nostalgia. Nuremberg is famed as the Toy City, an important center of toy making in Germany and the world, and this Toy Museum, with its rich collection spanning centuries, is a warm, fun and all-ages highlight of Nuremberg. Nuremberg's ties to toys run deep: as early as the Middle Ages, its developed crafts made it an important toy-making center; for centuries its exquisite toys (especially tin, wooden toys, dolls and dollhouses) sold worldwide, and Nuremberg earned the title Toy City (today's famous Nuremberg International Toy Fair is a major global industry event). The Toy Museum was created to collect and display the history and culture of toys; its collection is rich, through numerous toys spanning from ancient to modern times over centuries, it vividly shows the evolution and craft of toys: from rustic wooden toys, fine tin soldiers and models, gorgeous dolls and delicate dollhouses (miniature room scenes, especially fine), to train models, mechanical toys and modern toys of all kinds, endlessly fascinating, evoking childhood memories (especially for adults) while delighting children. The museum usually has an interactive play area for kids. Visiting Nuremberg's delightful Toy Museum, revisiting childhood among the toys and learning the history of the Toy City, is a warm, fun, all-ages experience.