TeddyVille Museum

Every one of us has a memorable childhood and there is always “someone” who accompanies us to create it. Who is your best “friend” during your childhood?  The “one” who accompany you day and night, listen to your story and share your feeling. Is your dearest family member? Or simply just a Teddy Bear? Yes, Teddy Bear has become our best “friend” during our childhood. We sleep, we eat, we play with Teddy Bear!

I'm so excited when I know there will be the first and largest collection of Teddy Bears museum open in Penang, Malaysia. Now, allow me to bring you into this fantastic museum that you'll never and ever regret.

Entrance of TeddyVille Museum 

Entrance ticket of TeddyVille Museum

"It can be fun to understand the history and culture of Penang with the "help" of Teddy Bear." When you walk into the museum, a Teddy Bear “door” is waiting for you. This is the place where you can purchase an entrance ticket to explore the Teddy Bear world.

Teddy Bear Journey begins with "Paws for History"

Teddy Bear Collections 

The Journey is started... Plenty of Teddy Bear collections from ages (some may go to nearly 100 years old) appear in front of you which will impress you if you're a super Teddy Bear fans like me! 😃

“Francis Light” Teddy Bear

Make your step forward and turn around the corner, you'll notice the founder of Penang – “Francis Light” Teddy Bear stands in front of you. Yes, make sure you take a photo with “him”.

Penang Harbour Trade Center acted by Teddy Bear

As we know, Penang acts as Harbour Trade Center for ships from all over the place in the previous year and you'll able to visualize this scenario which acts by Teddy Bear.

"Malay" Teddy Bears gather in front of traditional house

What race are you in? Malaysia is unique in its races; Malay, Chinese and Indian are the main races and all of them are having different cultures that are worth for us to discover and explore. The famous characteristics of Malay definitely fall under its traditional house. In TeddyVille Museum, you'll notice the Teddy Bear are enjoying their leisure time around the traditional house and you may wish to be one of them too!

"Chinese" Teddy Bears celebrate Chinese New Year 

Two teams of Teddy Bear race dragon boat

For Chinese culture, they celebrate Chinese New Year once a year with the performance of lion dance. Other than that, you'll have the chance to witness two teams of Teddy Bears are racing the dragon boat as one of the famous activities during Dragon Boat Festival.

"Indian" Teddy Bear celebrates Thaipusam

Of course, celebrating Thaipusam festival is one of the important festivals for those Indian Teddy Bear.

Penang Hill

Kek Lok Si

Teddy Bear "making wishes" at wishing pool in Kek Lok Si

Teddy Bear "relax" at Batu Ferringhi beach

Teddy Bears "enjoy" themselves at Batu Ferringhi beach

Penang Street Art by Teddy Bear

Penang Street Art by Teddy Bear 

What are the places that you'll definitely visit when you are in Penang? Okay, let me guess 🤔Penang Hill, Batu Ferringhi beach, Kek Lok Si and Penang Street Art, right? Yeah, these are also the places for Teddy Bear to visit when they “come” to Penang for vacation. 

Teddy Bear cooks “Char Koay Teow”

Toh Soon Cafe operate by Teddy Bears

Penang Street Food Stall operate by Teddy Bears   

“The food paradise of Asia” is the name that reserved by the state of Penang as well as was recognized as one of the Best Street Food in Asia by Time magazine in the year of 2004. Therefore, “Teddy Bear” who live in Penang need to be good at cooking as well. If Teddy Bear cooks “Char Koay Teow” (one of the famous street food in Penang) for you, will you buy it? Besides “Char Koay Teow”, there are hundreds of street foods that are ready for your taste. Foodies, are you ready?

Teddy Bears participate in Penang Bridge International Marathon

Teddy Bears always ready to help when you get hurt during the marathon 

Will you be the winner?

To be successful in your life, your health is important. Sporting/Exercising is the primary way to maintain your health to the top-level besides eating behaviour. Participate yourself in Penang Bridge International Marathon (Penang annual marathon event since the year of 1985) and “run” together with Teddy Bear. With the help of Teddy Bear, you'll never worry when you get hurt along with the marathon. Will you be the winner?

Dato’ Lee Chong Wei and Dato’ Nicol David by Teddy Bear

Tan Sri P. Ramlee by Teddy Bear

Jimmy Choo by Teddy Bear

Penang is “producing” many talented and successful people in various fields, no matter in the area of sport, artistic as well as fashion design. The world-famous and champion athlete – Dato’ Lee Chong Wei (badminton) and Dato’ Nicol David (squash); Malaysia legendary artist – Tan Sri P. Ramlee and the world well-known fashion designer – Dato’ Jimmy Choo are the successful person in Malaysia record. All of them are coming from different fields, however they're having one common characteristic – they were born in Penang.

"Engineer" Teddy Bears  

Making "batik" Teddy Bear

Last but not least, as one of the electronic manufacturing hubs in Malaysia and with various engineering industrials, Penang is known as “Silicon Valley of the East” beside the name of “Pearl of the Orient”. Other than electronic industries, the tradition of making “batik” is found in Penang too. You can “meet” all these professional Teddy Bears when you pay a visit to TeddyVille Museum in Penang.

TeddyVille Museum - MUST VISIT SPOT in Penang

What an amazing place! TeddyVille Museum is a MUST visit spot when you're at Penang, especially for those Teddy Bear lovers. Move your first step into this magical journey to discover and experience the culture and history of Penang with the “help” of Teddy Bear. 

“At TeddyVille Museum, you are never too old to have your own teddy. Set free your inner child as you explore our cute world” – TeddyVille Museum.