Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art

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{{Infobox museum

| name = Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art

| image = Whyel Museum of Doll Art Bellevue Washington.jpg

| imagesize = 200

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| coordinates = {{coord|47.621|-122.196|display=inline}}

| established = 1992

| dissolved = 2012

| location = Bellevue, Washington, USA

| type =

| collection = Doll art

| visitors = 10,000 (2010 estimate)

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| website = {{URL|http://dollart.com}}

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The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art was an art museum in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It featured a permanent collection of over 1,200 dolls. The museum was founded in 1992 and won a number of awards for its collection, including the Jumeau Trophy for best private doll museum in the world.{{citation|title=Museum of the Month: Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2002683624_nwwmuseumofthemonth15.html|publisher=The Seattle Times|date=December 15, 2005|accessdate=2011-08-26}}

In August 2011, the museum's owner and namesake announced that the museum would close on March 1, 2012.{{citation|url=http://komonews.com/archive/goodbye-dolly-struggling-doll-museum-slated-for-closure|title=Goodbye, Dolly: Struggling doll museum slated for closure|publisher=KOMO news|date=August 25, 2011|accessdate=2016-07-21}}{{citation|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/text/2016001915.html|publisher=The Seattle Times|date=August 25, 2011|title=Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art to close|accessdate=2011-08-26}} Five years later, the building became the new location of KidsQuest Children's Museum.

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