Museu do Brinquedo da Madeira
Funchal
- Indoors
- Ages 5-11
- Children from 3 €
- Just turn up
About twenty thousand toys - British, Portuguese, French and German, from the late 19th century on - behind glass on the second floor of the Armazém do Mercado.
It is a nostalgia museum first and a children's museum second: nothing is playable, everything is in a case, and under-fives who arrive expecting to touch are frustrated within minutes. The Star Wars figures, the die-cast cars and the motorbikes carry most six- to ten-year-olds for an hour, and the grandparents recognise as much as the children do. Cases are densely packed and the labelling is thin.
Worth knowing: Closed Sunday. The family ticket - two adults and two children for 12 € - is cheaper than four singles and is worth asking for. The museum is on the second floor, so check the lift if you have a pushchair; the Armazém courtyard below has a café and shade.
Opening hours
- Mon
- 10:00-18:00
- Tue
- 10:00-18:00
- Wed
- 10:00-18:00
- Thu
- 10:00-18:00
- Fri
- 10:00-18:00
- Sat
- 10:00-18:00
- Sun
- closed
Prices
Adult 5 €, child 3 €, family of two adults and two children 12 €. Schools and groups get reduced rates on request by phone or email.
Getting there
Prices and opening times change without notice, and on this island they change often. Everything here carries the date it was checked in our research notes; if a place has moved or closed, tell us and we will fix it.