Perugia Museum of Toys and Games
The Perugia Museum of Toys and Games provides a recreational environment where children of all ages can try out new activities that stimulate their cognitive potential and artistic, manual and creative skills; a place where the educational dimension of play is realized.
Our collection is home to over three thousand items including old-fashioned toys and games, puppets and marionettes, volumes of fables and nursery rhymes, comic annuals and a number of old cameras and projectors.
Among the items of note are a serialized first edition of Pinocchio, a collection of 18th and 19th century optical instruments, mechanical cylinder phonographs, remote-controlled and compressed air racing cars and over a hundred slides for a magic lantern dating to 1870. A tour featuring the family, social and educational themes and the workplace walks you through the story of childhood in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Museum display themes include popular toys, showtime, science fiction and school in yesteryear. Our doors are open to infants and older children including adults who may find an opportunity to awaken precious memories.
Contacts:
Address: Strada Perugia - San Marco - 06131 Perugia PG
Phone: 340 7936887 - 348 5412637
