Former museum · Downtown
Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
Award-winning Bellevue doll museum open 1992-2012, once named the world's best private doll museum.
The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art was a downtown Bellevue museum founded in 1992 by collector Rosalie Whyel to display her extensive collection of antique and historic dolls. It earned international acclaim, including the Jumeau Trophy recognizing it as the world's best private doll museum.
After two decades of operation, declining visitation and financial pressures led to its closure on March 1, 2012. The collection was dispersed following the shutdown.
The museum's building at 1116 108th Ave NE later found new cultural life: in 2017 it became the downtown home of KidsQuest Children's Museum.
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- Type
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The 2 Line's downtown station in a retained cut beside Bellevue City Hall, at the east end of a tunnel under the city.
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- Line
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