More than 1,000 square meters of models, dioramas and lead
**MUSEUM OF L'IBER LEAD SOLDIERS (VALENCIA) **
Located in the Palace of the Marquis of Malferit, in the historic center of Valencia, we find a very curious corner: the ** Museum of Tin Soldiers L'Iber **. It is the largest and most complete museum of miniature historical figures in the world, both in terms of the number of pieces and the variety of brands and their quality. In total, more than 95,000 pieces are exhibited throughout 14 rooms and more than 1,000 square meters presented in historical models and dioramas . A miniature journey through the time of Alexander the Great, Imperial Rome, pre-Columbian civilizations, the Carlist Wars and other more recent international conflicts. The elaborate details of these miniatures will leave us speechless.
miniature art
**MUSEUM OF DOLL HOUSES (MÁLAGA) **
For those who enjoy dollhouses, either as toys or as true works of miniature art, they will find a surprising place in the **Museum of Dollhouses of Malaga**. With pieces dating back to medieval times, in this space we find houses with breton furniture made by artisans of the time commissioned by bourgeois families. Dollhouses were originally granted as scale models of 19th century palaces, until they faded into the background and ended up in the children's room as toys. Voria Harras is the owner of this collector's museum.
**CATALUÑA TOY MUSEUM (FIGUERAS) **
Dolls, cardboard horses, meccanos, cars, trains, kitchens... More than 4,000 toys make up the collection of the ** Toy Museum of Catalonia **, in Figueras. Some pieces are true relics, such as Don Osito Marquina, the stuffed animal with which the brothers played Ana Maria and Salvador Dali . The museum also houses two manuscripts of Federico Garcia Lorca and other pieces of Joan Miro . Located in a stately building that housed the old Paris Hotel, it also has a documentation center on centuries-old games and toys. The best opportunity to learn how our grandparents entertained themselves.
Toy Museum of Catalonia, in Figueres
**FIRE ENGINE MUSEUM (MADRID) **
Another of the favorite museums among the little ones is the ** Madrid Fire Engine Museum **. Located near the Buenos Aires metro, a huge hangar houses an interesting collection of vehicles from over 400 years ago. The oldest date back to the 19th century and were pulled by horses. The museum also takes a historical tour of the primitive rescue tools such as the first rescue canvases, helmets, period costumes, breathing equipment, horns (with which they communicated) and many other pieces that analyze the evolution of the fire department and its fierce fight against fire.
Vintage cars to fight fire
**PÉREZ MOUSE MUSEUM (Madrid) **
A few steps from Puerta del Sol, the fairy tale of the Ratoncito Pérez becomes a reality. The ** Casa del Ratón Pérez ** is a small museum dedicated to this character that reminds us of the contained illusion of lifting the pillow and finding the coin in exchange for the fallen tooth. The museum is housed in an old two-story pastry shop and houses relics such as the baby teeth of characters like Rosalia de Castro, Pasteur Beethoven and Newton . A unique space where you can relive the story of the character created by Luis Coloma for the child king Alfonso XIII and meet all the characters in the story through graphic and ornamental recreations.
**CHOCOLATE MUSEUM (BARCELONA) **
This museum is the bane of the sweet tooth. Located in the old convent of Sant Agustí, in Barcelona, the ** Chocolate Museum ** presents a journey through the origins of cocoa, its medicinal properties, its nutritional value and even its aphrodisiac powers. Launched by the Pastry Guild of Barcelona , the visitor who arrives at this sweet museum will discover true works of art made with chocolate by the best pastry chefs. Even the entrance tickets are chocolate (and edible)!
the sweetest museum
**RAILWAY MUSEUM (MADRID) **
In the old Delicias station in Madrid we find another curious museum: the ** Railway **. Since 1984, one of the most complete collections of historical railway material in Europe has been exhibited at this station. The museum rooms house more than 30 vehicles between locomotives and passenger cars , in addition to a large number of models and objects linked to the world of the train, such as tickets or kilometers. In the station clock room it is possible to see the clock that gave the departure of the first train that circulated in the Peninsula.
**MUSEUM OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRYSIDE GAMES (HUESCA) **
In a farmhouse in Huesca we find a small museum dedicated to historical games linked to rural society : the Museum of Traditional Countryside Games. In this space an ethnographic vision of the most traditional game that existed in rural society is exposed. Women did not play the same games as men. Age and sex determined the form of entertainment. More than 2,000 pieces belonging to 150 games make up the collection. The berets, the sticks and the stones with which the children had fun, or the traditional games such as bowling, the Barbastro frog from the 19th century or the peculiar Galician chaves.
This is how the girls and boys of the town had fun
**MUSEUM OF DOLLS AND TEDDY BEARS (TENERIFE) **
**ARTlandya is a story in itself**. On a farm in the Santa Bárbara neighborhood, in Icod de los Vinos (Tenerife), we find a curious place full of daring teddy bears and original porcelain, vinyl, wood or cloth dolls. In total, more than 600 pieces by different international artists are exhibited in the rooms of this tropical garden estate, owned by the German couple Ingrid and Georg Taupe. Unique and centuries-old pieces, many of them from collectors, such as a life-size doll of a monk; several kewpies (dolls that were sold in 1959 and that brought luck); or the "Children of the World" collection by artist Annette Himstedt. After the visit, the best thing is to enjoy the views of Mount Teide and the sea offered by the terrace of this estate.
A collection of more than 300 dolls.
**CHILDREN'S MUSEUM (ALBACETE) **
Located in the basement of the Colegio Benjamín Palencia, in Albacete, the Children's Museum and Historical Documentation Center of the School It is a journey to the childhood of our parents and grandparents, and especially to the educational world. The museum exhibits a large number of school-related objects, such as desks, toys, notebooks and textbooks from times gone by (some dating back to the 19th century). The initiative arose from the initiative of the Primary Education teacher Juan Peralta, and now, this historical collection is waiting to be transferred to new facilities.
The school of our grandparents