Angels Attic, Toy museum in Santa Monica, California, United States
Angels Attic was a toy museum in Santa Monica housed in a renovated Victorian building from 1895. The space displayed dollhouses, miniatures, and toys in rooms decorated with period details and authentic furnishings.
The museum started in 1984 when founders began displaying dollhouses in their backyard to raise funds for special education programs. The growing collection eventually moved into its own building downtown.
The museum displayed dollhouses from different periods, each showing how homes and family life changed through the decades. Visitors could see design choices and living patterns reflected in these tiny rooms, revealing what mattered to people at different times.
The museum offered guided tours through its collections and ran a shop selling handcrafted miniatures and educational books. Visitors could explore the displays at their own pace through the various rooms on display.
The Victorian building underwent careful restoration to preserve its original plasterwork, ornamental moldings, and period wallpaper. This painstaking work created an authentic backdrop that matched the historical focus of what was displayed inside.
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