TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi is situated inside DoubleTree Resort Hilton Penang and as friends staying at DoubleTree Hilton Penang, we loved a 50% low cost off entrance charges to TeddyVille Museum.
The entrance charges to TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi for the general public (with out low cost) are:
Adult: RM 32
Students (13yo to University): RM 26
Child (12yo and beneath): RM 20
This meant that we have been in a position to enter TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi for simply 16RM or simply $5SGD! Here’s a map of the completely different zones inside TeddyVille Museum Batu Ferringhi…
About TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi
There are at present 2 TeddyVille Museums in Penang. One is situated Penang Hill whereas the opposite one is true right here at DoubleTree Hilton Penang Resort, Batu Ferringhi. The TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi is exclusive as a result of it not solely options widespread Penangites like Jimmy Choo, Nicole David and Lee Chong Wei; cultural celebrations and widespread occasions held in Penang such because the Penang Bridge Marathon, Street Foods and Penang Beach are introduced right here as properly.
At the doorway of TeddyVille Museum, there are a few instagram-worthy photographs which we took previous to the beginning of the go to correct…
TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi Review – World Teddy Bear Heritage
The go to began with a historical past of teddy bears world wide and essentially the most well-known of those has received to be the “Teddy” Roosevelt story…
It was stated that whereas on an expedition, President Theodore Roosevelt’s bear hunter (Holt Collier) had caught a Louisiana Black Bear for the president to kill. However, President Roosevelt, refused to shoot the bear. This information caught nationwide headlines and shortly, a now-well-known cartoon of Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot, grew to become synonymous with the occasion.
A Brooklyn-based sweet store proprietor, noticed a chance and stuffed a teddy bear, dedicating it to the “President who refused to shoot a bear”. Soon after, “Teddy’s Bear” (or Teddy Bear) grew to become a preferred smooth toy for youths world wide!
Steiff bears are additionally well-known “collectible” bears within the Teddy Bear world. Its iconic “Knopf Im Ohr” or “Button in Ear” depicts the standard of handmade teddy bears produced by this German teddy bear producer. Accordingly, there are several types of Steiff Ear Tags that depicts the completely different editions. For occasion, the basic Yellow Tag (crimson phrases) are the commonest Steiff tag which depicts limitless editions whereas White Tag (black phrases) depict restricted editions and White Tag (crimson phrases) for particular restricted editions. For detailed description of the varied tags, we discovered this web site by Ashby Bears to be very informative.
TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi Review – History in Penang
The subsequent phase showcased the historical past of Penang. The first diorama depicted the cessation of Penang to the British East India Company beneath Captain Francis Light. Fort Cornwallis was erected throughout that point to fend in opposition to pirates. Surprisingly, the fort was by no means utilized in fight throughout its operational historical past. Just like Singapore, Melaka and Ipoh, Penang had a big inhabitants of Peranakans the place Chinese merchants generally known as “Babas”, inter-married with locals generally known as “Nonyas”. This can also be why, we get to style nice Peranakan meals at these locations even as much as at the present time.
TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi Review – Penang Culture and Events
The beauty of TeddyVille Museum is that there’s a good mixture of dioramas that depicts on a regular basis life and tradition in Penang in addition to a instagram-worthy photographs with life-sized teddy bears frying a plate of char koay teow or having fun with the freshest durian. We actually loved the main points and ideas positioned into the dioramas. You may see the facial expressions of the curious vacationer, snapping away at road hawkers plying their commerce and even exhausted runners on the Penang Bridge in the course of the worldwide marathon. You can see the extent of particulars and coronary heart positioned into recreating the expertise, as-if you have been proper there with the teddy bears!
TeddyVille Museum @ Batu Ferringhi Review – Souvenir Shopping!
As with all museums, there’s a memento store proper on the finish of the go to! Here, you possibly can choose up some cute smooth toys, key chains, magnets and even TeddyVille Museum T-shirts. With every ticket, there’s a RM10 low cost for purchases right here. Unfortunately, the T-shirt that we appreciated was out of our dimension. Still, we loved an informative but entertaining tour round TeddyVille Museum Batu Ferringhi.
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All in all, we loved our go to to TeddyVille Museum Batu Ferringhi. With its intensive protection from teddy bear historical past to native Penang tradition, a go to to TeddyVille Museum can be a deal with for the whole household. Remember, friends of DoubleTree Resort Hilton Penang get to go to at a 50% low cost. So in the event you’re staying at DoubleTree Hilton Penang, remember to take a look at TeddyVille Museum Batu Ferringhi!