Just across the street from the Corn Palace you’ll find a change of pace at the Enchanted World Doll Museum, which celebrates its twentieth year this year and is one of the largest and best doll museums in the world. According tro Valerie LaBreche, Director, the museum grew from a collection which Sheldon F. Reese started, bringing back dolls from all of his business trips to other countries. When he and his wife Eunice Thomas Reese had 3,500 dolls in their home, they decided it was time to build a place for everyone to enjoy the collection.
ENCHANTED WORLD DOLL CASTLE
Every little girl and grown-up girl will delight in spending minutes or hours in the castle-like building which now houses them. But don’t limit the wonderful experience to just females. Even the men and boys will find much to be fascinated with! We expected only a small room of display and found case after case of beautifully displayed 4,800 dolls in scenes depicting fairy tales, nursery rhymes, First Ladies and dolls representing almost every manufacturer and type you have ever heard of through the last century. The collection includes over 2,000 dolls from 125 countries in festival and native costumes.
FASCINATING COLLECTIONS
The nominal fee and all proceeds from the wonderful gift shop go to charities through a foundation set up before the Reese’s death.
Real Travel Adventures 
I was there many years ago with my mother, father, sister, and brothers. The Enchanted World Doll Museum is one of many happy memories from my childhood that I had hoped to share with a family of my own.
That museum should never have been closed. It was a spectacular wonder and such a beautiful thing for families to enjoy. America is losing many of these beautiful aspects of American culture and it is a genuine tragedy.
Please bring back the museum. Please restore a valued part of American culture.
I’d also like to add that I would happily help spread the word if it was reopened.
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This museum needed to be saved. Did anyone ever reach out to the public for donations or to purchase inventory. One of the biggest disappoints in my life to go there for another visit and find it closed. So very sad.
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William,
I am a recent widow and my late husband and our youngest son went to the Doll Museum in 1990. Enjoyed it very much. I was unaware that it had closed. When did it close? And why?
Thanks for any info
sueellenreynolds11 @gmail.com
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Are you open again my mom and I wanted to come there a few years ago and you where Closed. She jus Passed and I would l love to donate her collection and dolls she was making if you are open. Please reply.
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Are you still open?
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