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Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh
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42 High Street
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
EH1 1TG
Lothian
Scotland
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Collection details
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Land Transport, Medicine, Social History, World Cultures
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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0131 529 4142
General information (Fax)
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0131 558 3103
Website
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www.cac.org.uk
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Open
Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sundays during July & August 12noon - 5pm
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Closed
Sundays, September-June
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Admission charges
Admission Free
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Description
Described as 'the noisiest museum in the world'. the Museum of Childhood is a favourite with adults and children alike. It is a treasure house, crammed full of objects telling of childhood, past and present. The museum opened in 1955, the brainchild of town councillor Patrick Murray, and was the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood.
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Collections description
There are toys and games of all kinds from many parts of the world, ranging from dolls and teddy bears to train sets and tricycles. Listen to the children chanting multiplication tables in the 1930s schoolroom. Watch the street games of Edinburgh children of the 1950s, and find out how children have been brought up, dressed and educated in decades gone by.
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Articles
Seven More Scottish Museum Collections Get Recognition
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Trails
Hidden Treasure Trail 12 - The People's Museum In Scotland
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
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Collections
General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to some public areas
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Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
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General Education
Education facilities available
Loan service
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
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Schools Education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
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Facilities
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Shop
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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