Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art

47°37′16″N 122°11′46″W / 47.621°N 122.196°W / 47.621; -122.196Collection sizeDoll artVisitors10,000 (2010 estimate^[1])Websitedollart.com

The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art was an art museum in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It featured a permanent collection of over 1,200 dolls. The museum was founded in 1992 and won a number of awards for its collection, including the Jumeau Trophy for best private doll museum in the world.^[2]

In August 2011, the museum's owner and namesake announced that the museum would close on March 1, 2012.^[1]^[3] Five years later, the building became the new location of KidsQuest Children's Museum.

References

^ ^a ^b Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure, KOMO news, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2016-07-21
^ Museum of the Month: Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, The Seattle Times, December 15, 2005, retrieved 2011-08-26
^ Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art to close, The Seattle Times, August 25, 2011, retrieved 2011-08-26