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We have listed the unique features
of doll collection here. And this
is not all ….they are showcased
to highlight these unique features
to make them come alive !!!!
Read On for the Theme Showcases.
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| Museum
with a difference |
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From Antiques to Astronauts
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From Folk Dancers to
Ball Dancers |
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From Blue Eyed to Black
Haired |
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From Blondes
to Brunettes |
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From Doll Houses to
Palaces |
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From Queens to Shepherds
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From Golfing to Skiing
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From Main Iand to Islands
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From Time Zones to
Ianguages of the World |
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From Doll Tea Parties
to Restaurant Parties |
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From Barbeque Cooking
to Modern Kitchen Cooking |
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From Trams to Rockets
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From Bicycles to Space
Shuttles |
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From Spoons to Chop
Sticks |
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From Ranches to Poultry
Farms |
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From Big Ben to Hawaii
Island |
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From Fields to Fishing |
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From String Puppets
to Glove Puppets |
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From Collage of Fairy
& Folk Tales to World Map |
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From Flag & Anthem
of Countries to Culture and History
of Countries |
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From Castles to Bridges |
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From Trains to Carts |
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From Fall Foliage to
Snow Fall |
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From Spring to Summer,
Seasons of Nature |
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From Einstein to Santa
Claus |
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From Designer Dolls
to Corn Husk Dolls |
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From Cuddly Babies
to Old Age |
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From Wine Making to
Wedding Processions. |
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From Brazilian Carnival
to American Halloween Celebrations |
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From Porcelain to Paper
Mache Dolls |
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From Wooden Dolls to
Woolen knitted Dolls |
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From Grassland Cows
to Desert Camels |
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From Harvest Celebrations
to Royal Guard Parade |
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From Base Ball to Golf |
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From Painting to Piano |
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From Classroom to Playgrounds |
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From Various Planets
to Various Shades of Sea Water |
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From Fishing Tools
to Trekking Accessories |
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From Disney World to
Mc Donald |
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From Mark Twain to
Calvin Ripkin, Jr. |
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From Tour Guides to
Info Kiosks |
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From Vintage to Beach
Wear Barbies |
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From Witches to Dwarfs. |
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From Goldilocks to
Little Red Riding Hood |
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From Rocks of Mt. Fuji
to Fruit cart of Malaysia |
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From Forests to Farmlands |
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Unique
features of Showcases
View
Photo Gallery |
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A very tough decision to allow
an Architect who works with buildings
of brick & mortar to make this
a special “Doll House”.
After a thorough analysis, 2 young
architects came ahead to make this
possible in line with the vision
of the Rotarians of Rajkot midtown.
Mr. Nimit Kamdar and Ms. Shaili
Trivedi.
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The architects have designed each
showcase of a different size and
shape although all vertically or
horizontally rectangular in shape.
This is because, it is a well accepted
fact that although all children
are different, they have the same
basic features of smile, love and
happiness ! This diversity in the
similarity is well designed by the
interior designers of the museum.
Architect Nimit Kamdar won his prize
by winning an award for “Best
Design” by the Indian Architectural
Association. This is the prize for
the work of love as the architect
worked on this assignment only for
love and contributed his talent
to the Rotary project.
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The
most exciting feature of these showcases
is that they have a mirror on the
backside of each one. At an average
height f a child, the child can see
in the mirror and compare one’s
facial features with that of the dolls
placed. This is such a delight for
children as they learn the differences
in the facial features of dolls from
various parts of the world and the
tour operator explains the reasons
of such differences. |
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Each
showcase has on its side a stand with
a write-up with illustrations on the
unique cultural or traditional information
that the donors have sent along with
the doll. |
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Also
at various spots well designed “Info
Kiosks”, computers with touch
screen monitors are kept for detailed
information on any country, city or
Continent, from its National Anthem
to Year of Independence, from locating
your favorite doll to check the time
zone of the place from a doll has
arrived. |
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Each
doll is placed in the showcase with
its country flag and also the tag
of the Rotary Club from where it has
been sent. |
| Read
on for Theme Showcases….. |
| Theme
Showcases |
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Dolls came from all over the world,
some young, some old, some modern,
some traditional, some tribal, some
royal. Placing them merely as a doll
was quite disturbing emotionally to
our dear Doll Lover Rotarians.
To create the basic value of love,
care and concern, we had to place
these varieties of dolls in a very
special manner in the Museum.
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No
architect or an interior designer
can paint or build emotional values
to any piece of their creation. Emotions,
sentiments, values and culture are
all brought in by the family with
warmth and love. This transforms a
house into a home. We wanted to do
something similar and hence created
theme showcases to house our dolls.
As dolls are a replica of human beings,
its culture and tradition, we have
taken care of them as much as we would
for a human being. Thus our dolls
should have their kith & kin,
ambience and environment, siblings
and friends, books and toys, outdoor
and indoor games and also an opportunity
to “tour” the world as
we all love to do for holidays. |
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Wonderfully
this challenge had been accepted by
a gifted artist Ms. Preeti Maniar,
a painter & window dresser by
profession. Her efforts had been supported
by the constant help, designs and
research work from Ms. Beena Sanghani
& Ms. Minaxi Agrawal ( both wives
of Rotarians of Rotary Club of Rajkot
Midtown ). This team work has given
an exclusive angel of “life”
to the dolls in the museum. |
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Theme showcases have been crafted
using indigenous material like wood
pulp, wood saw dusts and paper mache.
Prop accessories have been used
made from eco-friendly bio-degradable
materials made from wood, jute,
palm fibers, coconut fibers &
straw, dried grass & foliage,
cotton, cotton wool, stones &
bricks. Glass is used mainly for
water mass like canals, lakes, sea
& oceans. Stain glass painting
is done by children for a replica
of church, museum. Wax gel is used
for shades of water in large water
masses like sea / oceans. From these
colored and transparent wax water
masses one can also see small hand
made wax fish below the “water”
Simple battery operated machines
are used for drawing water from
well & tram. Electric connections
are made for cooking fire &
twinkling stars.
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a tour of this wonderful marvel……
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