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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

London toy museum to return to 1870s home for one day only

A puppet theatre on display
The trustees’ dream has been to return to Hoxton, where Benjamin Pollock started his business selling puppet theatres in 1876. Photograph: Akil Wilson

More than 70 years after leaving its original home in east London, the capital’s oldest and most whimsical toy museum is returning to its roots this weekend as part of an annual festival in which significant buildings open their doors to the public.

Pollock’s Toy Museum’s extensive collection of puppet theatres, dolls, games, teddy bears and other Victorian toys has been in storage since January, after it was forced to leave its premises in central London.

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