Barbie - the first 50. Years...
A presentation from my collection...

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Opening hours / Oeffnungszeiten .......... .......... Prices / Eintrittspreise
Monday closed / geschlossen
Tuesday
14:00 – 17:00
Wednesday
14:00 – 17:00
 Adults / Erwachsene Swiss Francs 10.00
Thursday
14:00 – 17:00
 Students / Studenten, Lehrlinge Swiss Francs   7.00
Friday
14:00 – 17:00
 Children / Kinder Swiss Francs   3.00
Saturday
14:00 – 17:00
Sunday
10:00 – 17:00

01. June 2009 to 27. September 2009 on display at ...
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The  Children Museum
Laendliweg 7
5400 Baden AG / Switzerland
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The stately Villa was built and designed 1896/97 in the style of an italian country house.
The building with its lovely attached park – invites the visitors before or after the visit of the museum for a relaxing and pleasant outdoor stay.
Since the Year 2000 the estate belongs to foundation of the Swiss childrens Museum, donated by the Chappuis-Speiser family.
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I would like to express my gratitude to the Kaysel family who are the trustees of  it all.
It has been their initiative to give me the opportunity displaying a small fraction of my collection to the public until the end of September 2009.
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In the entrance area the first three Barbie dolls greet everybody with big smiles.
There are Elvis and Priscilla's Wedding Day, and in the background John Travolta as Edna Turnblad.
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Setup discussion with Sonja, Marcel and myself of how to present the dolls in their shelves and how many.
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The first shelf is accomplished and we deserve a break.
Here I show dolls of my collection from the Years 1959 - 1985, which I have labeled individually with names, fashion and Year of origin.
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In the subsequent list I summarized all the dolls that I have on display in the childrens Museum.
I deliberately renounced to display only blonde dolls, because I want to show that Mattel also produced ethnic-
and many other dolls with different hair colors.
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1959 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989
1959 Ponytail Barbie #1 (Repro) in Original Bathing Suit 1970 Francie Groovin Pretty Hair 1980 Italian Barbie 
1960 Ponytail Barbie # 4 (Repro) in Midnight blue  1970 Francie Hair happenings  1980 Royal Barbie 
1961 Bubble Cut Barbie in Fashion Editor 1970 Julia in 2-piece Nurse Uniform 1981 Disco Barbie 
1961 Bubble Cut Barbie in Golden Glory 1970 Julia yellow oxydated Hair in Rare Pair 1981 Disco Ken 
1962 Bubble Cut Barbie in Solo in the Spotlight 1970 Julia orange oxydated Hair in Plush Pony 1981 Western Barbie 
1962 Bubble Cut Barbie in Red Flare and Dog ‘n Doods 1970 Talking Christie in Leisure Leopard 1982 Magic Curl black Barbie 
1962 Ken in Original Bath Trunks 1970 Talking Ken 1982 India Barbie 
1962 Ponytail Barbie #6 (Repro) in Original Bathing Suit 1971 Live Action Christie 1983 Horse Loving Barbie 
1963 Fashion Queen Barbie with 3 Original wigs 1971 Live Action PJ 1983 Twirly Curls Hispanic Barbie 
1963 Midge in Orange Blossom 1971 Malibu Francie 1984 Sweet Roses PJ 
1963 Midge (Repro) in Senior Prom 1972 Living Barbie 1984 Loving You Barbie 
1964 Allan in Original Bath Trunks 1973 Mod Hair Ken 1985 Billy Boy Barbie 
1965 Bendable leg Midge in Barbeque and Babysitter Gift Set 1973 Quick Girl Barbie 1985 My first black Barbie 
1965 Midge in Rare Pair and wig 1973 Quick Curl Miss America Barbie 1986 Rockstar Barbie 
1966 Francie with Original Bathing Suit 1974 Sweet sixteen Barbie 1986 Rockstar Diva 
1966 Francie in Outdoor life 1974 Sun Valley Barbie 1986 Tropical black Barbie 
1967 Black Francie (Repro) in The Wild Bunch 1975 Gold medal Ken 1986 Tropical Miko 
1967 Casy with Original Bathing Suit 1975 Gold Medal PJ 1987 Feeling Groovy Barbie 
1968 Talking Stacey with Original Bathing Suit 1976 Ballerina Barbie 1987 Heart Family Grandma 
1969 New Talking Christie in Dancing Stripes 1976 Ballerina Cara 1987 Heart Family Grandpa 
1977 Fashion Photo Barbie 1988 BiBops Becky Barbie
1977 Fashion Photo Christie 1988 Star Dream Barbie 
1978 Pretty Changes Barbie 1989 Superstar black Ken 
1978 Beauty Secrets Christie 1989 Teen Dance Jazzie
1979 Hawaiian Barbie
1979 Kissing Christie
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1990 - 1999 2000 - 2008
1990 Nigerian Barbie  2000 Black Barbie 2000 
1990 Air Force Barbie 2000 Givenchy Barbie
1991 Marine Corps black Barbie 2000 Dr. No from the James Bond Series
1991 Swan Lake Barbie 2001 Cher
1991 Beverly Hills 90210 Dylan 2001 James Dean / American Legend
1992 Benefit Ball Barbie 2002 Princess of the Nile
1992 English Barbie 2003 Happy Family Grandpa
1993 City Style Barbie 2003 Barbie as that Girl
1993 Opening Night Barbie  2003 Elle Woods from Legally Blonde
1994 Evening Extravaganza black Barbie  2004 Nichelle Urban Hipster
1994 Savvy Shopper Barbie  2005 Daria Shopping Queen
1995 Medieval Lady Barbie  2006 On Location Monte Carlo Barbie
1995 Midnight Gala Barbie  2006 Hairspray John Travolta as Edna Turnblad
1996 Radiant Rose Barbie  2007 Top Model Teresa 
1996 Ralph Lauren Barbie  2008 Elvis and Priscilla Wedding Day
1997 Anne Klein Barbie 
1997 Winner’s Circle Barbie 
1998 Becky School Photographe 
1998 Audrey Hepburn Breakfast by Tiffany 
1998 Summer in San Francisco Barbie 
1999 Avon Representative black Barbie 
1999 Nascar Official #94 Barbie
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Now the second shelf is finished and I have all the placards in place indicating Year and Name of each doll.
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Simultaneously the Fashion Doll Club Switzerland is presented of which I am on of the two presidents.
In the below displayed illustration the first edition of the Year 2009 is shown and next to it is our Club logo doll.
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www.fashiondollclubswitzerland.ch.vu
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Of course flyers and publications of the past 50. Years about Barbie are a must.
All this had been compiled and arranged with the kind support of the museum's trustees, the Kaysel family.
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The guestbook is an absolute highlight, where every child or visitor may comment their impressions.
Some pages are created with great care and interesting designs.
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With the helping hand of Marcel we are covering triangular shelves in which there will be five each Bob Mackie original Barbie dolls.
A tricky business because the fabric was extremely lively and slippery.
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Bob Mackie Barbie dolls
1992 Bob Mackie, Neptune Fantasy 
1993 Bob Mackie, Masquerade Ball 
1994 Bob Mackie, Queen of Hearts 
1997 Bob Mackie, Madame du Barbie 
1998 Bob Mackie, Fantasy Goddes of Asia 
1999 Bob Mackie, Le Papillon 
1999 Bob Mackie, Fantasy Goddess of Africa
2000 Bob Mackie, Lady Liberty 
2000 Bob Mackie, Goddess of the Americas 
2000 Bob Mackie, Radiant Redhead
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My small realistic Barbie world is also very important.
I decided to select the fabric-shop, the bakery and a few sales showcases of a confectionery for this small display.
And here we have a big croud, incredibly that so many Barbie dolls fit in these shops.
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Unfortunately the Photos show some glare from the glass which is to protect the displays.
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Here is a presentation of a local TV-Station about this exhibit in Swiss German - enjoy!
Please click on the Logo below.
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The culmination of it all is to show how to create a makeover doll from a standard Mattel Barbie doll into a customized personal creation,
this is an example of what we do in our Clubmeetings.
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