Penang Toy Museum

Penang Toy Museum is a toy museum located at 1370, Mk 2, Teluk Bahang (Next to SJK (C) Eok Hua School), Penang, Malaysia. With more than 110,000 toys, dolls and other collectible items, it is the largest toy museum in the world.^[1] The 1,000 square meters museum, opened in 2005,^[2] was also recognised by the Malaysian Book of Records as the first toy museum in the country. The museum is visited by an estimated 100,000 visitors each year.^[3]

Schedule

Operating Hours: 9am to 6pm daily Contact: 012-4602096

History

The museum was founded by an engineer, Mr. Loh Lean Cheng.^[2]^[3] He got his inspiration while visiting the London Toy and Model Museum. The first toy that he bought back in 1973 was a Popeye doll.

Museum Sections

Cave of Dinosaurs
Chamber of Comic Book Heroes
Chamber of Fantasy
Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Monsters
Fields of Combat
Hall of Beauties
Hall of Cartoons
Hall of Celebrities
Hall of Rock Legends
Hall of Virtual Reality
Star Wars Collections

Collections

The museum features more than 110,000 toys and figures. There are another 30,000 toys that are kept in storage as the museum is not big enough to accommodate all of the toys.^[2] Some of the toys displayed in the museum were obtained direct from Hollywood.^[2]

The museum features a notable 1.8m-tall Japanese Gundam robot, which cost RM9000. Other life size figures include Batman, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Jack Sparrow, King Kong, Kung Fu Panda, Lara Croft, Monsters, Inc. characters, Power Rangers, Sheriff Woody, Shrek, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Superman, WALL-E and others.

The toy collections include Disney's characters such as 101 Dalmatians, A Bug's Life, Lilo & Stitch, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Incredible Hulk, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid. Also featured are Barbie dolls, Doraemon, Dragon Ball, the Fantastic Four, Frankenstein, Garfield, the Hulk, Looney Tunes characters, Mr. Bean, Pokémon toys, Snoopy, Spider-Man, Superman, WWE figures, X-Men figures and others.

The walls and ceiling of the museum are decorated with an Egyptian theme, featuring Pharaoh and sphinx statues.

References

^ "Penang Toy Museum - Largest in the World with over 100,000 Toys". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Penang toy museum a hit with tourists and locals - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Loh and behold, winning toy museumit's the largest toy museum!". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

External links

http://www.penang-hotels-review.com/2009/11/penang-toy-museum-map-and-address.html
http://www.penangtoymuseum.com
Penang Toy Museum | Virtual Malaysia

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[1] "Penang Toy Museum - Largest in the World with over 100,000 Toys". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[MalaysianInsiderNews-2] "Penang toy museum a hit with tourists and locals - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[NST-3] "Loh and behold, winning toy museumit's the largest toy museum!". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

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