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3,009 Toy Photos - Explore the Benaki Toy Museum Online - Greece

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The Benaki Toy Museum is fabulous!  Not only can you visit in person, but you can also view photographs of 3,009 toys online - https://www.benaki.gr/index.php?option=com_collections&view=collection&id=17&lang=el Below are excerpts from a recent article titled "Explore the Benaki Toy Museum" by Chryssoula Katsarou, published on windycitygreek.com -- https://windycitygreek.com/benaki-toy-museum/ "The Benaki Toy Museum recently opened to the public, offering visitors a unique journey throughout the centuries, using toys tour guides. The fairy tale begins as soon as the visitor arrives at the imposing tower. The beautiful 19th-century building with neo-Gothic, Baroque, and Art nouveau elements is part of the Kouloura House in Palaio Faliro, where the museum is located. There’s so much to see here. Find dolls with traditional costumes as well as Barbie’s “grandmothers”, mini carousels, even lead soldiers with spears – some wear  foustanelles ...