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Austin Toy Museum

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Vintage toys, arcade games, and consoles for the kid in all of us to enjoy!

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The Austin Toy Museum is a non-profit organization and brain child of Caleb Zammit, a life long toy collector and retired special needs teacher. The museum houses approximately 20,000 different toys and is a safe space for special needs students to develop social and job skills.

Also featured in the museum are a number of classic arcade cabinets as well as video games consoles, such as the classic Nintendo, are available to play. Our ultimate plan to is expand this wing of the museum into it's own entity.

Recently we were awarded a grant by the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division and have been able to increase the scope and capacity of the classes we offer, such as silk screening, casting/ toy making, and making replica movie props.

If you're interested we are always needing volunteers to assist with sorting through donations, our extensive back catalog of toys, and daily operations at the museum.

Donations of time, money, and toys are always welcome and appreciated!

Address: 1108 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702, USA
Phone: (512) 220-9582
gro.muesumyotnitsua@belac
State: Texas
Zip Code: 78702


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Reviews
What a nice place to visit and have a good time with your friends! They sell items here, like the front of the store, then the other half of the store is where the museum is and it costs $8.00 to get it and to see all the toys displayed. They have snacks if you get the munchies! I strongly recommend you to get together with friends to visit the place because is funner that way. I would definitely go back!
8 years ago (17-11-2017)
Proprietor was nice enough but don't let the photos fool you. The front area is approximately 8 x 12 and had a couple of racks of neat stuff but nothing amazingly retro with a small comic selecion in the middle. The back area is open but you can look through it in about 5 minute if you're not in a hurry. 8$ per person is a bit expensive and a good majrity of the arcade machines we saw was out of ordered or powered down. Also, and this isn't the shop's fault, but there are a ton of homeless in the area so don't walk unless you feel like being hit up for cash every few steps.
8 years ago (19-11-2017)
Any gender can play with any toys, but that being said, I played with toys aimed toward girls in the 70's and early 80's. I saw little of that represented here. My husband saw a lot of toys he grew up with though. This seemed more of a display of a toy collection, rather than a museum and it was insanely warm in the building. When my family and I arrived, we used a Groupon to save a few bucks. The guy at the counter kind of berated me for doing that because more money goes to Groupon, and less to the museum. If I would have known, I surely would have not used the Groupon app to buy the tickets, but either way, I was treated in such a manner that I would rather not go back.
8 years ago (28-11-2017)
If you're bored go to this place. A collection of toys from the era of the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Electronic or not. A nice trip down memory lane. Very nostalgic.
8 years ago (25-09-2017)
What a hidden gem this museum this is! My husband and I had never heard of it until the free museum day, and decided to check it out, what a fun place it was! Perfect place to take your kids and lots of nostalgia from way back when!
8 years ago (23-09-2017)
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