The fabulous history of toys: From prehistory to the present day.
Silvana Editoriale| N° d'inventaire | 26230 |
| Format | 24 x 30 |
| Détails | 192 p., illustrated, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Milan, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788836652259 |
Toys in the museum? This book presents a large number of them, for example a 2000-year-old rolling ram, Barbie dolls, the first small toy soldiers or teddy bears, all loaned to the HDE Var by the many museums that have taken an interest in these fascinating objects: the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, the Louvre Museum, the Cluny Museum, the Toy Museum of Moirans-en-Montagne, the National Archaeology Museum of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Mucem, the BnF and many others. The greatest museum institutions have shown, by contributing to this exhibition and this catalog, their interest in making accessible a reflection on this essential subject.
Museums, like academic institutions, have long embraced these objects, which allow us to better understand the place of play in history. Indeed, toys follow historical, social, political, and economic developments, and reflect the place of children in society.
From miniature harpoons of prehistory to today's heroes, including the first knights and small shops of the 19th century, the history of toys allows us to better understand the lives of children in previous centuries, but also the needs of those today. Because, beyond the object and its history, the history of its use and thus of mentalities is also drawn.
As toys are at a turning point in their existence, between new technology and a return to natural materials, it is a question of better understanding their influence on the first years of our lives, but also, for adults, of cultivating and cherishing the part of childhood that remains in each of us.
Toys in the museum? This book presents a large number of them, for example a 2000-year-old rolling ram, Barbie dolls, the first small toy soldiers or teddy bears, all loaned to the HDE Var by the many museums that have taken an interest in these fascinating objects: the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris, the Louvre Museum, the Cluny Museum, the Toy Museum of Moirans-en-Montagne, the National Archaeology Museum of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Mucem, the BnF and many others. The greatest museum institutions have shown, by contributing to this exhibition and this catalog, their interest in making accessible a reflection on this essential subject.
Museums, like academic institutions, have long embraced these objects, which allow us to better understand the place of play in history. Indeed, toys follow historical, social, political, and economic developments, and reflect the place of children in society.
From miniature harpoons of prehistory to today's heroes, including the first knights and small shops of the 19th century, the history of toys allows us to better understand the lives of children in previous centuries, but also the needs of those today. Because, beyond the object and its history, the history of its use and thus of mentalities is also drawn.
As toys are at a turning point in their existence, between new technology and a return to natural materials, it is a question of better understanding their influence on the first years of our lives, but also, for adults, of cultivating and cherishing the part of childhood that remains in each of us.