This tableau depicting dolls observing toys coming alive at night is part of an exhibition called Dream On at the V and A Museum of Childhood. In the background are children's descriptions of their dreams with photos illustrating them.
The exhibition is surreal and beautiful - and is suitable for both adults and children to go and see. I would recommend it if you are interested in the worlds of dreams and the imagination. It is free to get in and runs until January 2019.
I have always been fascinated by dolls and toys and their associations with the magical and the fantastical - one of the reasons I wrote a book on Poppets and Magical Dolls. The Museum of Childhood also contains a few other magical dolls from around the world, which I will be blogging about in the future.
The Museum of Childhood is at Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9PA. Admission is free.
My Pagan Eye posts show photos that I find interesting - seasonal images, pagan sites, events, or just pretty pictures.
If you want to send me a photo for a Pagan Eye post, please email it to badwitch1234@gmail.com Let me know what the photo shows and whether you want your name mentioned or not. For copyright reasons, the photo must be one you have taken yourself.
Previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2015/10/review-what-dwells-within-haunted-dolls.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2015/12/shop-bewitching-anthropomorphica-dolls.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2016/02/the-strange-dolls-and-magical-worlds-of.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2016/03/pagan-eye-easter-bunnies-with-attitude.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2017/12/first-copies-pagan-portals-poppets.html
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