The Victorians are often credited with inventing the concept of childhood, a distinct phase between birth and adulthood when the child had his or her defined place in the family. In the later 1800s, the educational ‘baby-houses’, the didactic literature and the map puzzles of the previous century were replaced by dolls houses, story books and entertaining games and toys. The first three museums shown below display collections of childhood memorabilia from around 1800 onwards, while the fourth showcases the story of Scottish education over the last hundred years.
Highland Museum of Childhood
- Old Victorian Station, Strathpeffer IV14 9DH
- Tel: 01997 421031
- E-mail: info@highlandmuseumofchildhood.org.uk
- https://highlandmuseumofchildhood.org.uk
Little Treasures Toy Museum
- Seafield Street, Banff, Aberdeenshire AB45 1DR
- Tel: 01261 390391
- E-mail: emily@littletreasures.uk.com; ejilt@btinternet.com
- www.scottishmuseums.org.uk/scottish-museums/little-treasures-grampian-toy-museum.html
Museum of Childhood
- 42 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1TG
- Tel: 0131 529 4142
- E-mail: museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk
- www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/Venues/Museum-of-Childhood.aspx
Scotland Street School Museum
- 225 Scotland St, Glasgow G5 8QB
- Tel: 0141 287 0500
- E-mail: museums@glasgowlife.org.uk
- www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/scotland-street-school-museum
