The Spielzeugmuseum is a Nuremberg museum dedicated to the history and tradition of toys in Nuremberg. Opened in 1971, it is one of the most famous museums of this kind in the world. The origin of the museum collection is due to the passion of the two Bayer spouses: Lydia (1897 - 1961) and Paul (1896 - 1982). Lydia Bayer began assembling her collection in the 1920s, when hardly anyone thought the toys had cultural and historical value. The collection mainly included dolls, dolls' houses and kitchens, wooden toys, children's books and tin toys. In Nuremberg the collector found the ideal conditions to expand her collection: in the city there was in fact an important toy industry, second-hand dealers, antique shops with valuable toys.

The Spielzeugmuseum as we know it today was born from the union of his collection with the already fruitful tradition of toy production that was in the city . With a collection of over 12,000 specimens, the museum is divided into 3 levels: on the ground floor we find a collection of wooden toys, on the first floor there is space for a vast exhibition of dolls and finally on the second floor there is the largest Lehmann tin toy collection . Here you will find a real world of cars and trains that can only impress the most passionate. There is also a top floor where you can find more recent toys (Lego and Playmobil) and a children's area.