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Käthe Kruse Special Exhibition 2006 |
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In 1905 in Germany Käthe Kruse made her first doll using a potato and a sand bag as she wanted to give her daughter a Christmas present. This doll started a passion in Kruse for making dolls that were soft, warm and childlike – quite unlike other dolls at that time. Käthe Kruse Doll Company was founded in 1911 and is still working. The Suomenlinna Toy Museum Special Exhibition 2006 presents Käthe Kruse dolls and their history. There are old Käthe Kruse Dolls to be seen in the museum and show rooms for new dolls. The exhibition is made in co-operation with the Käthe Kruse Company and some of the old dolls come from Germany. Besides the Kruse Dolls of our own collections, there are Kruse Dolls from other Finnish collectors, too. |
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