Musée du Jouet et de l'Enfant

Om museet

The museum grew out of the passion of Maryse and Freddy Rixhon-Vanguestaine, a couple from Ferrières who collected old toys found at flea markets. In 1979, the International Year of the Child, their collection was exhibited in the village; the Musée du Jouet officially opened in 1984 in the former premises of the sisters’ school. The non-profit association “Musée du Jouet et de l’Enfant” was founded in 1985, and the third and fourth rooms opened in 1990.

The collection, given to the association by the founders, mainly covers the period from the late 19th century to the 1970s, and has grown mostly through donations. Today more than 1,500 games and toys are on display: animated toys (musical carousel, steam engines, mechanical toys), board games, dolls and doll’s tea sets, rocking horses, vehicles of all sizes, street games and unique handcrafted pieces.

The visit unfolds across three rooms: one devoted to toys made in Belgium, a room “Jouets d’ici et d’ailleurs” (“Toys from here and elsewhere”, covering France, Germany, the United States and beyond) and a room for temporary thematic exhibitions, renewed every two years. A play room allows children to play with toys from their grandparents’ time. The museum relies mainly on visitor admissions and its volunteers, with support from the commune of Ferrières.

Højdepunkter

• More than 1,500 games and toys from the late 19th century to the present day
• Room devoted to toys made in Belgium
• German dolls’ house from 1913, furnished and animated
• Mechanical toys, including Schuco models
• Play room where children play with toys of the past

Permanente udstillinger

• Salle des jouets belges – Toys made in Belgium.
• Salle « Jouets d'ici et d'ailleurs » – Toys from France, Germany, the United States and beyond: teddy bears, collector cars, rare dolls, tinplate and mechanical toys, and a German dolls’ house from 1913.
• Salle de jeux – Space where children can play with toys of the past: puppet theatre, doll’s tea set and a small shop.

Grundlagt

1984

Ejer

Musée du Jouet et de l'Enfant (asbl)

Entrépriser & rabatter

The reduced rate also applies to Article 27 beneficiaries, to teachers with the PROF card and to members of certain partner offers (365be, Educ pass), on presentation of proof. No Bancontact payments; electronic payment by smartphone is possible. No online ticket sales.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is accessible to people with reduced mobility; it is advisable to give advance notice for a group visit so that the reception can be arranged.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer
• Legeplads / legehjørne

Play room with puppet theatre, doll’s tea set and a small shop; some toys in the rooms can be tried out with care. Workshops during the summer school holidays, and a village game to discover Ferrières from May to mid-September.

Transport & parkering

RN 66, E25 motorway, exit 48; the museum is in the centre of the village.

Service & spisesteder

• Café: findes ikke
• Restaurant: findes ikke
• Museumsbutik

No café or picnic area; food can be found on the village square, just nearby. Children can sit in the museum garden. The shop is accessible without an admission ticket.

Arrangementer & udlejning

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

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