musée poupée paris
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Welcome in the enchanting universe of the Musée de la Poupée !

The Musée de la Poupée opened in June 1994 in the heart of Paris in a charming dead end full of flowers.

The permanent rooms present the private antique doll collection of father and son Guido and Samy Odin as well as the donations to the Museum.

About 500 amazing dolls from 1800 to today made of bisque, composition, cloth, rubber, celluloid or plastic materials are presented in situations of the past with pieces of furniture, accessories, and toys from their period and at their scale.
musée poupée paris
musée poupée paris
musée poupée paris
Fashion Dolls

 XIX Century Child Dolls

 Character Dolls
The dolls are presented chronologicaly and show the evolution of this toy through times : the doll morphology, the material used to produce dolls, their functions and educational role...
Celluloid dolls and babies

 Plastic dolls

 Contemporary artist dolls


Little guided tour...

Place of amazement, discovery or nostalgia, the Musée de la Poupée-Paris presents about 500 dolls from 1800 to our days in displays that will enchant the children as well as the adults.

You will discover one of these beautiful dolls through showcases, each one representing a room of the Museum.

parisiennes bébés
de 1800 a 1880 the XIX century
The time of "fashion dolls", the golden age of the "child doll" with bisque head.

poupons baigneurs celluloid
de 1880 a 1920 the begining of the XX century
The appearance of the "character doll", the rage for "unbreakable babies" and "celluloïd dolls".

poupée mannequin plastique
de 1920 a 1950 from the second world war until today
The golden age of plastic materials and the development of plastic fashion dolls.

de 1920 a 1950 Room 6 : educational and activity room
This room's aim is to show the material used in doll making, the doll morphologies and functions. This room is also dedicated to the activities for children and adults : guided tours, workshops, tales...