Chapter 13 · Toy University

Our Mission

To explore the past, understand the present and invent the future of toys.

Six principles

How imagination becomes tangible.

01

Explore

Discover the enormous universe of toys—from ancient play objects and traditional toys to mechanical inventions and digital experiences.

02

Understand

Study why toys matter through psychology, education, culture, design, engineering, technology, storytelling and human behaviour.

03

Create

Turn imagination into something tangible. Design toys, games, objects, experiences and new worlds.

04

Experiment

Play with ideas. Build prototypes, test possibilities, fail intelligently, modify, rebuild and discover.

05

Share

Make knowledge travel. Document toys, experiments, histories and discoveries so what is learned can inspire others.

06

Imagine

Go beyond what already exists. Ask the questions that do not yet have answers.

That is our work

Explore. Understand. Create. Experiment. Share. Imagine.