The collection exhibited here focuses on toys from Basel families
With dolls, doll's houses, kitchens and merchants' stores, it complements the display of Basel's domestic culture in the 18th and 19th centuries in the "Haus zum Kirschgarten".
Wooden figures from the Erzgebirge, tin toys and paper theater from Württemberg, games and picture books from Nuremberg and Vienna, construction sets and papier-mâché dolls from Thuringia: All of this delighted the children of the wealthy Basel bourgeoisie
Imports, especially from the large German toy centers, determined the offer in Basel. In addition, there were very charming objects from Swiss production and individual one-offs

The special quality of the collection lies in the large number of very old and rare toys from the 18th and 19th centuries.