Monday, December 15, 2008

Teddy Bear Museum in Jeju island.

I have several chances to visit Jeju Island.
But I hardly make the time to visit the Teddy Bear Museum.

One day in spring, however, I have a chance to visit.

I was surprised at two things.

One is this personal owned museum so the entrance fee is kind of high.
(Adult: 7USD Kid: 5USD)
Another, is it really worth the entrance fee? They have great facilities and many views.

It opened in 24 april 2004 in JungMun Resort in Jeju Island.
You can see the Teddy Bear Art Collections.

They have Gallery 1 and 2 and a merchandising shop, open cafes, and a bar.
They have a historical scene and VIPs in Gallery 1.
Art collections of teddy bears in Gallery 2.
(You can see the most expensive teddy bear in here.)

Museum is open throughout the year.


The whole view of Gallery 1.

See the historical scenes first.

These teddy bears go to the moon. Reproduced Apollo (1969).

German Unity(1989)

Find the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1974).

Normandy Invasion in World War II (1944)

Personally I like this. It looks very lively.

Open the Disneyland (1955)

Titanic (1912)

We can fly...?

First broadcasting scene (1926)

The advent of the car (1908).

Teddy Bears produced in 1901-1910.

Teddy Bears produced in 1911-1920.

Teddy Bears produced in 1921-1930.

Teddy Bears produced in 1931-1940.

Teddy Bears produced in 1971-1980.

Teddy Bears produced in 1981-1990.

Teddy Bears produced in 1991-2000.

History of the Teddy Bear.

The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt.
The name Teddy Bear comes from the November 1902 American President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trip to Mississippi to which he was invited by Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino.
There were several other hunters competing and most of them had already shot something.
A suite of Roosevelt's attendants led by Holt Collier, cornered, clubbed, and tied to a willow tree an American Black Bear after a long exhausting chase with hounds.
They called Roosevelt to the site and suggested that he should shoot it. He refused to shoot the bear himself, deeming this unsportsmanlike, but instructed that the bear be killed to put it out of its misery and it became the topic of a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in The Washington Post on November 16, 1902.
While the initial cartoon of an adult black bear lassoed by a white handler and a disgusted Roosevelt had symbolic overtones, later issues of that and other Berryman cartoons made the bear smaller and cuter.


Morris Michtom saw the drawing of Roosevelt and the bear cub and was inspired to create a new toy.
He created a little stuffed bear cub and put it in his shop window with a sign that read "Teddy's bear," after sending the bear to TR and receiving permission to sell the bears.
The toys were an immediate success and Michtom founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co., which still exists today.

See historic people with teddy bears.

The Beatles

Paul McCartney..see the eyes. They look similar.

See Ringo Starr...

Marilyn Monroe in a famous scene.

Do you feel sexy?


Elvis Presley. ^.^

Quilt teddy bear in the lobby.

The whole view of Gallery 2.
There is an art teddy bears in this gallery.

Teddy bear miniature collections.



It is so lovely.

Rodin's [Le Penseur] - What do you think about the MR bear:-)


Nice work! See the small bears.
Made by Beverly White.

Who removed my ear:-)
Made by Beverly White.

Manet's The Fifer

Millet's L'Angelus


And Mona Lisa..no..Teddy Lisa..


Bourdelle's Herakles ( featuring Teddy....)

Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
Great expessions made by Beverly White.

I know someone who looks like this.....wait a moment!
Ah, he shares my bed!

Korean traditional wedding scene.





See the bridegroom. Maybe he is thinking about the first night.
Can't remove the smile on his face.

Not like other museums, this Teddy Bear Museum has a nice corporate identity. Impressive!


This is the present shop. You can find all the bear products here!
If you have a girl, do not go to this area. You need a lot of money.

Let's go outside.

Let's eat something!

There is a HU~~GE bear!

I'm not joking about the size.


But this teddy bear looks cute!


There are cafeterias and snackbars.


Other good thing of this museum. There are many photographers in a place like this.

Nice maintenance.




Actual human size.
Good for taking pictures.

Cheese~~! Daddy bear takes a photo.


Um, I want to say something. Are you looking for Mom?


Just go there and stand. You are one of the Teddy Bear family!


I realize again that good habit can be a good business.
But good habit needs money. I feel sad :-)


Jeju Island is very good for vacation.
They have everything to enjoy and to relax.


Now, there is one more.
The Teddy Bear Museum.


I hope you liked it.


And the last...


Here we go.

Check the most expensive teddy bear in the world.

Like I say, Koreans like Louis Vuitton ^.^

1 comment:

Wendy said...

Thanks for the photos :)