Dunster Doll Museum

Doll Museum
Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom
Established 1971
Location Dunster, Somerset, England
Type Private (Charity)
Curator Mrs Christine Dore[1]

The Doll Museum in Dunster, Somerset, England houses a collection of over 800 dolls from around the world, based on the collection of the late Mollie Hardwick, who died in 1970 and donated her collection to the village memorial hall committee.[2]

The collection, which was established in 1971 includes a display of British and foreign dolls in various costumes.[3]

32 of the dolls were stolen during a burglary in 1992 and have never been recovered.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dunster". Somerset Museums. Somerset County Council. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/museums/somersetmuseums/directory/atoz/paged.cfm. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
  2. ^ "Dunster Dolls Museum". Everything Exmoor. http://everythingexmoor.org.uk/page.php?id=275. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
  3. ^ "Dunster Dolls Museum". Visit Somerset. Somerset County Council. http://www.visitsomerset.co.uk/site/dunster-dolls-museum-p139683. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
  4. ^ "Dunster Dolls Museum". Dunster and Timberscombe. http://www.dunster.org.uk/out_and_about/things_to_see_and_do/dunster_dolls_museum.php. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 

External links

Dunster Doll Museum, Registered Charity no. 1015500 at the Charity Commission