Board games Today the Vikings have become fashionable as a source of inspiration for books, comics, films, and more recently for the television series “Vikings”. However, the stereotypical image presented by these kinds of works leaves a lot to be desired: bloody warriors, horned helmets, dragon-head ships, are […]
A chess set for Vikings and backgammon for Kings When it comes to the British Museum game collection, the first thing that springs to mind is definitely the Lewis Chess set, so well known from the Harry Potter films. Remember the scene from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s […]
Emblematic toys from Ancient Greece and Rome are displayed in the virtual rooms of the Museum and can be viewed on mobile devices, PCs or VR headsets. From the dolls collection at the Art & History museum in Brussels to the toys held in the Louvre, the Greektoys […]
Pretty dolls, with sophisticated hairstyles, colourful and with magical attributes, plagons fascinated young and old in ancient Greece. They evolved from votive figurines and played an important role in the development of young girls. Plagons were beautiful colourful dolls, with elegant hairstyles and with magical attributes that appealed […]
Ancient greek toys workshop at Cinquantenaire Museum ♥ (Brussels) The first ancient greek toys workshop by Greektoys team took place on Sunday, 5th of February 2017 at the Cinquantenaire Museum in Brussels (Musée royaux d’Art et d’Histoire). Greek children living in Belgium had the opportunity to get to […]
