DOLL MUSEUM OPENS IN KATI KATI, NEW ZEALAND
As a long time collector of Jan McLean Dolls, Mary Belcher from Kati Kati in New Zealand , has realised her dream by opening an exciting ‘Jan McLean‘ doll museum. The museum showcases a fabulous and vast collection of Jan’s designs including many one-off and limited edition dolls that Mary has collected throughout the years. When Jan first visited the museum she was overwhelmed by the collection saying “it felt like this is your life”, with many one-off dolls on display that Jan herself had not seen for many years. “I was so amazed to see so many dolls from the past all in one amazing venue” Jan said. Both Jan and Aron visited Katikati to help Mary “pose and titivate” the dolls before the official opening, Aron said her first impression of the museum was “magnificent” to see the dolls displayed in such rich sumptious surroundings. The dolls are displayed in different areas of the museum creating different scenes, such as the fabulous “french floozies” or the “titanic era”. Mary had a vision along with many months of dreaming and thinking about what she wanted to do and how she would achieve it. The museum is a beautiful place to visit and a must see for any doll collector. ‘Beautiful Dolls’ is situated at the Forta Leza Country Inn, 2656 KatiKati, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. (Between Taurange and Katikai)
See Above – Jan and Mary with some of the dolls on display.
Posted by in 07:55:27
Wow!, Never realized that dolls could be so fabulous, Well Done to both of you!
Allison and all the Galbraiths in Scotland xxx
Hello
Do you collect dolls from out side sources? My mum passed away recently and I would like her collection kept together and to be displayed for people to see. They are all hand made and completely different. I
Caroline
Thank you very much for your kind words. Maybe one day when you come to New Zealand, you will be able to see the gallery in Kati Kati. Jan