Visit to the Colmar Toy Museum
How about a return to your childhood? Come and visit the Toy Museum with a collection of toys from the 19th century to today. You’ll discover all the toys of your youth!
The Toy Museum welcomes young and old in the heart of Colmar's citycentre. The museum presents a collection of toys from the 19th century to today. Throughout a themeoriented visit, you’ ll discover all these toys which marked your childhood. Old teddybears to the first Barbie dolls to video games, Playmobil, miniatures, robots or little trains.The major museum attraction is a train network which runs over the entire second floor! Largesize board games, puppet shows, automatons and video game consoles, you'll enjoy this lively and fun museum visit! Toys are enthralling and instructive research objects. This museum lures you into the extensive history of toys and games!
Opening hours
January to November: 10am-5pm except Tuesdays (closed)
July-August and December: daily 10am-6pm
During the short school holidays of the three French zones
every day 10am-6pm.
Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 1 November, 18 November, 25 December.
Toy Museum
On March 12, 1985, Georges Trincot, an artist from Colmar and collector of antique toys, and Pierre Patoor, set up the Musée Animé du Jouet et des Petits Trains (MAJEPT) association. Their objective was to encourage the exhibiting of toys (trains miniatures, dolls, mechanical toys, etc.), and particularly any items related to locomotion. In 1987, the municipality of Colmar acquired Georges Trincot’s collection. On January 25, 1990, the Municipal Council asked the MAJEPT association to manage and administer the future museum to be opened in December 1993 in what was previously the town’s cinema. Since July 1, 2012, the museum has been managed as a public service delegation from the municipality of Colmar.
Accès Bus
Bus - arrêt Vauban : ligne 1 et 2
Accès voiture
Parking payant à proximité St Eloi (juste derrière le Musée du Jouet)
Vous pourrez trouver des places de stationnement réservées aux personnes handicapées à proximité du Musée du Jouet : place Jeanne d'Arc, parking St Eloi (à côté de l'Hôtel Ibis) et rue de l'Ange.
Animaux de soutien acceptés
Les chiens guides d’aveugles sont autorisés.
BAN ! Les jouets interdits (Forbidden Toys)
From 18 Jan 2025 to 4 Jan 2026
En famille
Exposition temporaire
A miniature steam engine, a highly flammable celluloid doll, or even toy guns... All these objects were once cherished toys of children from the past. Once seen as harmless or even educational, some of these toys today spark controversy or surprise.
Our new exhibition BAN! Forbidden Toys offers a different perspective on these objects we commonly call "toys" – and which would likely be banned from store shelves today. This exhibition highlights items that were banned, or arguably should have been.
Through the lens of changing safety standards, moral values, and societal evolution, these toys invite us to reflect on how our perceptions have shifted – and what that tells us about past societies. Perhaps the toys we now consider harmless will be the subject of tomorrow's debates...
Colmar
40 rue Vauban
68000 Colmar
France
0389419310
contact.museejouet@colmar.fr
Fun Tour: BAN! Forbidden Toys
30 July 2025 at 10:30
Pour les enfants
Adult : €2.00 - Kid : €2.00
What is a dangerous or forbidden toy? Why would a toy be banned? During this tour, discover the museum's temporary exhibition and reflect on bans and safety standards in the world of toys!
Colmar
40 rue Vauban
68000 Colmar
France
0389419310
contact.museejouet@colmar.fr
Workshop: Toy Pictograms
6 August 2025 at 14:30
Pour les enfants
Adult : €2.00 - Kid : €2.00
Is playing always safe? To ensure safety, pictograms, symbols, labels, and certifications are now mandatory on toy packaging and instructions. Participants will explore these symbols and create their own to warn of dangers, prohibit or require certain uses or accessories to play safely.
Colmar
40 rue Vauban
68000 Colmar
France
0389419310
contact.museejouet@colmar.fr
Workshop: Beware, Evil Toy!
20 August 2025 at 14:30
Pour les enfants
Adult : €2.00 - Kid : €2.00
Who said playing with toys was safe? Cuts, burns, electric shocks, toxic substances – many dangers lurk in old toys! After discovering the exhibition “BAN! Forbidden Toys,” each child will create their own illustrated cardboard mechanical toy representing a danger.
For children aged 7 and up.
Reservation required by email at contact.museejouet@colmar.fr before Monday, August 18 at 5 PM
Up to 12 participants
Colmar
40 rue Vauban
68000 Colmar
France
0389419310
contact.museejouet@colmar.fr