Dolls

The North German Toy Museum in Soltau originated from a private collection. It was founded in 1984 by Hannelore Ernst.

The museum is located in a listed building which consists of a shop and house in the centre of Soltau. Exhibits from four centuries recall something of the history of toys and culture.Covering an exhibition area of around 600m² and receives 40,000 visitors a year. The North German Toy Museum has been presenting one of the world's most diverse toy collections since 1988. There are also opportunities to play with some of the toys. In this house of dreams, there's a whole miniature world to explore across three floors: teddy bears, carousels, optical toys, magic lanterns, puppet theatres, picture books, games and construction kits, wooden and paper toys; ranging from a historical model railway to a collection of Steiff animals and numerous objects from the nurseries of the 1920s. The main attraction is Dingley Hall, a three metre wide and 2 metre high a huge doll's house that was bought in 2003. Open all year round.