Barbie is in her mid-60s & still going strong, but she's not an antique yet. Pull back the pink curtain & discover the history of a cultural touchstone.

The exhibit includes 135 handmade antique dolls — some that were made by enslaved people — and about 60 period photographs ...

It may not seem like it, but doll making and repairs is a giant segment of the craft and toy industry. To reinforce this, simply visit an antique shop that specializes in antique dolls or a ...

“Almost all of these dolls have some type of history,” Howell said. “They’re not dolls you can just go out and buy at a ...

Wax, China, wood or cloth, the many faces of the dozens of antique dolls in the Andover Center for History & Culture’s latest exhibit help piece together the ...

After Mattel‘s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that represented more than one type of skin color.