Musée du jouet de Moirans-en-Montagne, Toy museum in Moirans-en-Montagne, France.
The Musée du jouet de Moirans-en-Montagne is a toy museum in a French town known for toy manufacturing, displaying around 2000 objects from different countries. The exhibitions are organized by time period and theme to show how toys and games have evolved.
The museum was founded in a region famous for toy production and documents the history of the local company Smoby starting in 1924. The company began by making wooden pipes and later transformed into a toy manufacturer.
The museum reveals how toys have shaped childhood across different cultures and time periods. The collections show which games and objects mattered to people in various eras.
The exhibitions are spread across several rooms, making it easy to move between different areas and spend time based on your interests. A visit works best when you focus on the sections that appeal to you most.
The museum houses a large section dedicated to video game history, displaying various gaming consoles from early systems to later models. This collection offers insight into how digital gaming evolved over the decades.
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