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Name: Museo del giocattolo
Type: Museums
Classification: Museum type: specialized, Ownership: association
Registered office: Le Ciminiere – Piazzale Asia / Viale Africa
- Catania (CT)
The Catania Toy Museum preserves a vast collection of children's toys and objects from various historical periods, offering a glimpse into the evolution of play between the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection includes dolls, toy trains, toy soldiers, automatons, and board games that recount the daily lives and imaginations of children of the past.
Through its exhibitions, the museum highlights the cultural value of play, highlighting how it reflects social and technological changes over time. Located today inside the Ciminiere di Catania (Ciminiere Tower), it represents a space of memory and discovery capable of engaging visitors of all ages.