Toy Museum

About the museum

The Toy Museum of Rhodes is housed in a two-storey stone building just outside the village of Archipoli. The collection is the personal collection of Thanasis Ioannou, a collector since childhood, and includes toys made in Greece from 1930 to 1990, the year in which the last Greek toy company, El Greco, closed.

The museum was created with the support of an EU rural development programme, with the Association of Friends of Greek Toys as the implementing body, and with the aim of revitalising the countryside. It has hosted play activities, events, puppet theatre, theatre and music, and has also welcomed school visits.

The main hall displays metal wind-up toys, battery-powered cars, board games and Greek Playmobil figures. In the basement there is a games room with pinball machines, a jukebox, Atari and Nintendo consoles and a Pac-Man arcade machine, all of which work. There are also a playground, a roof terrace with a view of the landscape, a space for creative activities with Lego, Playmobil and handicrafts, and a shop selling souvenirs.

Highlights

• Greek toys from the period 1930–1990
• Metal wind-up toys and battery-powered cars
• Room with pinball machines, a jukebox and Atari and Nintendo consoles
• Playground and space for creative activities
• Building powered entirely by solar energy

Permanent exhibition

• Ελληνικά παιχνίδια 1930–1990 – The founder's personal collection includes toys made in Greece, from metal wind-up toys to board games and electronic games.

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There is a ramp for wheelchairs at the entrance.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

Many of the toys work and visitors can play with some of them. There is a playground and a space for creative activities.

Getting there & parking

The museum is a little outside the village of Archipoli, about 30 km from the town of Rhodes.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

On site there are a shop with souvenirs and a recreation area.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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