Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
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Established | 1992 |
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Dissolved | 2012 |
Location | Bellevue, Washington, USA |
Coordinates | 47°37′16″N 122°11′46″W / 47.621°N 122.196°W |
Collection size | Doll art |
Visitors | 10,000 (2010 estimate[1]) |
Website | dollart |
The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art was an art museum in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It featured a permanent collection of over 1,200 dolls. The museum was founded in 1992 and won a number of awards for its collection, including the Jumeau Trophy for best private doll museum in the world.[2]
In August 2011, the museum's owner and namesake announced that the museum would close on March 1, 2012.[1][3] Five years later, the building became the new location of KidsQuest Children's Museum.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure, KOMO news, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2016-07-21
- ^ Museum of the Month: Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, The Seattle Times, December 15, 2005, retrieved 2011-08-26
- ^ Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art to close, The Seattle Times, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-26
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Categories:
- Art museums and galleries in Washington (state)
- Museums in King County, Washington
- Art museums and galleries established in 1994
- Art museums and galleries disestablished in 2012
- 1994 establishments in Washington (state)
- 2012 disestablishments in Washington (state)
- Defunct museums in Washington (state)
- Doll museums
- Washington (state) building and structure stubs
- Western United States museum stubs
- United States art museum and gallery stubs