Musee de la Poupee

€8 to see a bunch of dolls...I got duped...

Yah yah, it was my fault for paying to get inside...I figured with a name like poupee, this has to be good. I mean c'mon, Paris has the Erotic Museum, and the Catacombes museum so going to a museum devoted to poop would have been a new experience, but I guess poupee means dolls in English.

So yah, it's a bunch of dolls. Some very old to the modern day version. There's only 3 rooms here, and your total time will most likely be about 8 minutes or 1€ per minute during your time here. It's better for mothers and daughters to come here. Not for single dudes who wanted to see as much museums as he can in Paris.

Yah, no photography allowed in the Poupee museum.

There's a gift shop too, and obviously were selling dolls, little trinkets and other dolls paraphernalia. Some dolls on sale went as high as 1200€. And these aint Barbies either!!!

This museum is by far the most unique collection of doll collectables and pedestrian play toys from every era imaginable in Paris. Sadly, Musee de la Poupee will close on September 15, as the museum is currently selling off their inventory, piece by piece, with prices more similar to a flea market find than a boutique last season sale. If in Paris, it's definitely worth a visit, even if the locale is somewhat tough to find. Ask your hotel desk for directions, a uber driver or a local in the Marais. It's worth finding this gem, if at least to see a masterpiece in the form of a specialized museum that will so unfortunately be no longer. Less than 2 months to go, and so worth the visit whether you have a child in mind or to satisfy the child in oneself. Can be a cool souvenir for friends back home that will marvel at the uniqueness of an antique or French inspired doll. Who knows? It could be worth something one day, unlike that Paris scene snow globe or Eiffel Tower key chain you were about to purchase for all your friends.

This little doll museum thrilled my then, 5 year old daughter. I mean really? What can be better than a museum filled with dolls. Everything from antique dolls to Barbie. It was a great bribe for us. We went here and behaved and she went to the Pompidou and behaved. A win-win!

The museum was incredible. There are dolls from all over the world and from seemingly every era. As someone who travel's museums all around the world, this was the best museum I have ever been to. Also, if you're a doll collector be sure to checkout the gift shop on the way out!