Eslövs Leksaksmuseum
Private toy museum in central Eslöv with a 300-square-metre Märklin model railway, Barbie dolls, tin soldiers and toy cars.
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About the museum
Eslövs Leksaksmuseum (Eslöv Toy Museum) is a private collection that the Sundberg family built up over many years, and it opened to visitors in 2011, in time for Eslöv's 100th anniversary as a town. The museum is located in a former clothing factory on Kvarngatan in central Eslöv, where sewing machines once stood in the large hall.
The collection began with a small green Märklin shunting locomotive more than 50 years ago. The trains, carriages, houses and tracks grew in number, and at the end of the 1990s construction of the 300-square-metre model railway began in earnest. The installation has about 500 metres of track, 660 houses, around 250 locomotives and 600 carriages.
The museum also has 940 Barbie dolls in their original packaging, more than 5,000 toy and model cars, about 9,000 hand-painted tin soldiers, Playmobil and Lego worlds, PEZ figures, Smurfs, and a collection of TV and computer games from the 1970s onwards.
Highlights
- 300-square-metre model railway with Märklin trains
- 940 Barbie dolls in original packaging
- More than 5,000 toy and model cars
- About 9,000 tin soldiers
- Playmobil world, Lego models and older TV games
Permanent exhibitions
- Modelljärnvägen – A 300-square-metre model railway with Märklin trains, 660 houses and about 250 locomotives.
- Samlingarna – Barbie dolls, toy and model cars, tin soldiers, Playmobil, Lego and older TV and computer games.
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Familjen Sundberg (privat)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | SEK 120 |
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| Children & teens | SEK 60free up to age 4 · Children and young people aged 5–15 pay SEK 60; children aged 0–4 go free in the company of a parent or guardian. |
| Groups | –Larger parties, associations and school classes can book and receive a group discount. |
Eslöv Municipality's Kompiskortet (Mate Card) is valid at the museum.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- 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
The entrance floor with the main exhibition is accessible, but the most recently opened departments in the basement are reached by a staircase, and there is no lift to them.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 4 |
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The museum is aimed at both children and adults, and children aged 0–4 go free in the company of a parent or guardian.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Eslövs station · 2-min walk · 200 m
Train to Eslöv; the museum is about 200 metres from the station and about two minutes' walk from Stora Torg.
By car
Parking available · 200 m to the entrance
Car parking about 200 metres from the museum.
From the station take the eastern exit from the tunnel (towards ICA), go straight ahead and then turn left.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Glass and some toys are sold in the museum.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum recommends allowing a few hours for the visit. Larger parties, associations and school classes should book in advance. |
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