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A fascination with dollhouses and all things small is the same all over the world. In Malaga, Spain, visitors can enjoy the Museo Casa de Munecas or the Malaga Dolls’ House Museum. The museum makes its home in a restored Baroque building from the 18th century and houses a private collection of more than fifty all handcrafted dollhouses. The dollhouse collection is exhibited in seven different rooms on the first and second floor of the museum. There is also a gift shop on the first floor which sells miniature reproductions based on the dollhouses in the collection.

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You never know where you are going to find exhibits of dollhouses and small scale items. They exist in town halls, local historical museums, art museums, and even in garden centers. The World in Miniature Museum is housed in the Houghton Hall Garden Centre in Houghton, Carlisle in the United Kingdom. When you enter the museum the
guide provides you with a magnifying glass so you don’t miss any of the tiny details in the small items. Most of the dollhouses, room settings, and shadow boxes are in the popular 1:12 scale. Everything is...

It is always wonderful when a dollhouse comes with information on its history. The Marjorie Johnson Victorian Dollhouse located at the Yorktown Museum in Yorktown Heights, New York comes not only with a history but a resident ghost. Staff members
 think the ghost might be the creator of the dollhouse Marjorie Johnson herself who has decided to watch over her beloved dollhouse for time eternal. A ghostly female spirit has reportedly appeared in black and white photos of the dollhouse and staff members note that items in the dollhouse like to rearrange themselves and lights...

The Chateau de Meillant in France is an historical Gothic castle that is open to the
public providing tours of the ninety lavishly furnished period rooms, the garden, and the Musee de Miniature which is located in the cellar of the castle. Open every day from February 1 to November 30, visitors can learn about the history and the lineage of the families that have owned this castle, and view the different types of architecture that make up this castle that was begun in the 14th century. Several families have inhabited the castle include Charles...

Victorian and Manor style homes remain the most popular architectural design in
dollhouses and will probably continue to be, but there is a new interest in dollhouses that have a classic modern or ultra modern look. It should not be a surprise that dollhouse styles follow the main design and architectural interests for real homes and interiors. Classic modern looks from the 1950’s and 1960’s including the streamlined Danish modern and design that reflected the 1960’s interest in space flight is what is selling and hot in current design. There is also a growing...