Virtual Tour

Before you start your self-guided tour, the Philadelphia Doll Museum is one of the nations few museums that emphasizes the collection and preservation of black dolls as artifacts of history and culture. There are 500 black dolls in the collection that present visual images of how black people were perceived throughout world history and to present day.

Black dolls have been an integral part of world history for centuries. Join us as we take a trip in history and trace the evolution of black dolls.

Paper Mache Dolls	Golliwogg	Bisque	Belton
Big Boy	African Dolls	Folk Art	Folk Art
Topsy-Turvy	African-American Heritage	American Manufactured	Patty Jo