Remembering Childhood Past - Toys, Games And Pastimes At Dover Museum

Treasured memories of childhood are being gathered for a special new exhibition at Dover Museum. From traditional dolls and tin-plate trains, to superhero comics and action figures, items from childhood over the last 100 years are being gathered for a major display for all the family opening this autumn - and your help is sought.

Dover Museum is looking for toys, games and pastimes to complement its collection. It has a good collection but is looking for more items to be loaned or donated. The exhibition aims to cover the joys of childhood with wide-ranging displays of items from the last 100 years. More general pastimes such as model-making and embroidery will also feature, as well as children's clothes, from christening gowns to school uniform.

There will also be toys and games for visitors to play with, in the form of hands-on exhibits and working models, computer interactives and even a film show of episodes of children's TV from the last 50 years. There will also be an opportunity for people to appear in a Museum in-house documentary, talking about the toys, games and pastimes they remember.

Mark Frost from Dover Museum said: "There is something magical about seeing toys from your childhood and thinking 'I had one of those'. We are hoping people will search their attics and cupboards and find the toys they loved from their childhood, and bring them to the Museum to share and put on display. We look forward to hearing from anyone who wants to get involved and to putting on this exhibition for all the family."

The exhibition opens on 22 September and will run for a year. For more information, please contact Mark Frost at Dover Museum on (01304) 201066.