Toy theatre Opera Grand théâtre Nouveau, c. 1913

3D Model

French toy theatre by Imagerie Pellerin à Epinal from around 1913. On the scene, you see the play “Joseph Prudhomme veut voyager” (in Swedish: “Josef Viktigpetter vill resa”). Accession nr: GRM 5.

This toy theatre is part of a larger collection preserved by Sörmland Museum. These model theatres are often made of paper. However, only imagination and creativity set the limits for how the theatre and the plays can be designed: the collection at Sörmland Museum includes theatres with parts made of cardboard, wood, glass and plastic. Some are so small that they fit into a matchbox and others so large that they easily fill a doorway. An article on our website (in Swedish) dives deeper into this specific collection and the history of toy theatres: https://www.sormlandsmuseum.se/utforska/att-vara-manniska/modellteatrar/artikel/

More information about this theatre and further images available on Sörmland Museum’s collections website: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-438130/