Toys Gone By

From 3,000 historical toys in the museum’s depositories Bratislava City Museum installed almost 1,600 of the most cultic ones from the end of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century. With some you can play and have fun in an enlarged form.

The exhibition is divided into two parts – exhibitory and interactive. Majority of toy items in the first part can be seen at this exhibition as genuine exhibits. Games and toys inspired by collection items preserved until today in the Museum’s deposit. Try to find them among exhibits. Many of them are, in fact, smaller.

Try everything the interactive part of the exhibition offers. Sit down in the kitchen. Find out what a flywheel is, have a game of Man, Don’t Get Angry, solve a puzzle, dress a doll, make paper dolls, read, watch a story of toys and if you run out of time and do not try it all, come again.