Shankar’s International Dolls Museum

New Delhi


Set up by K Shankar Pillai (1902–89), a renowned political cartoonist, who started collecting dolls in 1950 after he was given one as a gift from the Hungarian ambassador, this museum, right beside ITO metro station, has an impressive if quirky collection of more than 7000 costumed dolls from 85 countries.

Transportation

  • metro: ITO

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