Museum of Childhood

The Museum of Childhood is a museum that houses a collection of children's toys and playthings, situated on the , in , . It is the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Museum in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Address: 42 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TG
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Knox House and Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station.

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, popularly known as John Knox's House, is a historic house in , Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant reformer John Knox during the 16th century.

Railway station
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Edinburgh Waverley is the principal railway station serving , Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after . The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, 393 miles 13 chains from , although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Museum of Childhood.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Museum of Childhood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Dumbiedykes.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by .

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

Museum of Childhood

Latitude
55.95033° or 55° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.18551° or 3° 11′ 8″ west
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Museum of Childhood” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “童年博物館”
  • Dutch: “Museum of Childhood”
  • French: “Museum of Childhood”
  • German: “Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh)”
  • German: “Museum of Childhood”
  • Japanese: “ミュージアム・オヴ・チャイルドフッド”
  • Japanese: “ミュージアム・オブ・チャイルドフッド”
  • Japanese: “児童博物館”
  • Korean: “어린이 박물관”
  • Slovenian: “Museum of Childhood”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej otroštva (Edinburg)”

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