Musée de la Poupée et du Jouet Ancien de Wambrechies
Museum of dolls and antique toys at the Château de Robersart in Wambrechies, with scenes set against postcard backdrops and around 30 Flemish games.
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About the museum
The museum displays a collection of dolls and antique toys in the Château de Robersart, in Wambrechies, north-west of Lille. It describes itself as a place for children of all ages, where toys are shown within a setting rather than isolated in display cases.
The toys are presented against a backdrop of postcards of local and national history spanning a century. The scenes respect scale, materials and periods. Visitors move from late 19th-century porcelain dolls to the first Barbies of the 1960s, with their trousseaux, tableware and household items.
Other areas show electric trains, Citroën cars, lead soldiers, Radiguet and Bing boats, as well as a miniature farm. The museum also organises themed exhibitions, for example on toys of the First World War, and each year in September it hosts the Eurotoy international fair devoted to antique toys.
Highlights
- Late 19th-century porcelain dolls and the first Barbies
- Electric trains, Citroën cars, lead soldiers and Radiguet and Bing boats
- Scenes set against old postcard backdrops
- Around 30 Flemish games free to play with
- Annual Eurotoy fair, last Sunday of September
Permanent exhibition
- Collection de poupées et de jouets anciens – Porcelain dolls, the first Barbies, trains, cars, lead soldiers and boats, presented in scenes set against historical postcard backdrops.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Children & teens | €2 |
| Groups | –Admission of €2 for adults accompanying a school group or a leisure centre group. |
| Craft activity for children | €2 |
| Guided tour for a group of about 20 people | €20Group price, for adults or children. |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Around 30 Flemish games are free to play as a family. For children’s groups, craft activities of about one hour (carnival masks, decorating Easter eggs) are offered by reservation in a room next to the museum; during the short holidays, a workshop is open to all.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Mairie Wambrechies
Bus from Lille République–Beaux-Arts to the Mairie Wambrechies stop.
The museum is about a 10-minute drive north-west of Lille. From the A25, take the north-west Lille ring road (M652/D652) to exit 9 Wambrechies-Centre, then follow the signs for the town centre.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours on the history of antique toys last about 1 hour 30 minutes for adults and 1 hour for children, for groups of 20 to 30 people at most, by reservation. For children under 5 or 6, the museum recommends a self-guided visit. |
