Toy may be children best friend, but when you talk about a large museums filled with hundreds of thousands of toys - it is no longer a child’s play. The museum is a must visit attraction in Penang as this is where all the fun begins.

Reputed as the largest of its kind in the world, the Museum house over 100,000 toys, dolls and others fun collectibles. It has also entered Malaysia Book of Records as the first toy museum in the country and with the largest toy and figurine collection.








Passion for toys is where it all begins, says the proud owner Loh Lean Cheng of his collections. He was inspired with toys collection after visiting the London Toy and Model Museum at the age of 19.

For the past 30 years - Starting from the first toy that he bought in 1973 at 0.5 pound (Popeye), his collection just keeps on growing and growing. Today, almost everything that you ever think of (on toys) can be found here.

Used to be located in Jalan Tanjung Bungah, the museum has since moved to another premises at 1370, Mk2, Teluk Bahang, 11050 Penang which is exactly beside SJK(C) Eok Hua School in Teluk Bahang, Penang.

Inside, the museum is divided into few categories that consist of:

• Chamber of Horror
  
• Chamber of Monsters
  
• Chamber of Fantasy
  
• Chamber of Comic Book Heroes
  
• Cave of Dinosaurs
  
• Fields of Combat
  
• Hall of Virtual Reality
  
• Hall of Rock Legends
  
• Hall of Celebrities
  
• Halls of Cartoons
  
• Hall of Beauties.
  
• Star Wars Collections
  
• & More...

According to Mr. Loh, some of his toys come from a rare limited edition that he acquired during his traveling around the world. One of the most expensive collections that he has is the 1.8m-tall Gundam robot from Japan, which cost about RM9, 000.

When you walk around certain section of the Penang Toy Museum, you'll get to experience chilling voices, weird sound and motion effects triggered by motion sensors that are installed to enhance the atmosphere of the surrounding. The wall of the museum is creatively decorated with the famous ancient Egyptian monument such as the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. Picture's below tells a thousand words. And if you still want more, click here to see video version of the museum.

Visitors who have been to Penang Toy Museum are pretty much happy and satisfied with what they see.

• A Doctor from Singapore Mr. Kumar who brought his family of 5 to the museum conclude that it is a great place where by adult and children can experience the finest collection of toys which are very rare. The sound effect triggered by the sensors really freaks me, he says beamingly.
  
• A housewife from K.L Madam Gan who went together with her children's says that it's interesting & amazing to know that - How her young children are able to recognize the cartoon characters they usually see from the movies.
  
• An Architect from Thailand said - The exhibition is a treasury of toy masterpiece representing the most beautiful toys in the world.
  
• A group of children who came here from a tour organize by schools just enjoys what they see in the museum. It's an unforgettable experience for many of them.
  

There will more toys collection to be added, according to the museum owner who received a healthy 1000 to 2000 visitors per day.

And with so many people flocking to his museum, looks like his passion for toys did bear fruits. Don't you agree?

A Bug's Life	Barbie Dolls
Dinasour Collection	Doraemon
Fantastic Four	Garfield
Japanese Doll	Ninja Turtle
House of Horror	House of Horror
Sleepy Hollow	Smack Down
Snow White	Spiderman
Superman	World War Collection