I finally managed to get a post out before the end of the month, so there’s hope that a second post will come along this month. Cross your fingers everyone. Anyways, continuing on in Montreal…
Expo Barbie located in Montreal, Quebec
(Barbie Expo)
Expo Barbie, or the Barbie Expo as us English speaking folks call it, is open Monday to Wednesday from 9am to 8pm, Thursday to Friday from 9am to 9pm, Saturday from 9am to 6pm, and Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Admission to the Barbie Expo is free, but they do accept donations that will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Barbie Expo is located within Les Cours Mont-Royal, a shopping center in downtown Montreal, so it is easily accessible by walking, driving or public transportation. Walking is the best option if you happen to be within the surrounding vicinity of downtown Montreal as you can save money and take in the sites as you walk to the Barbie Expo. If you are further away, one option is to drive, but you will have to pay for parking in the underground garage of Les Cours Mont-Royal (not really sure how much as I didn’t have a car). Another option is to take public transportation; there are several bus stops nearby, so the bus is a good idea, or take the 1 train to Peel metro station, which has an exit into the building ( however, Les Cours Mont-Royal is kinda maze like though, as I remember having trouble finding the station entrance within the building when I was trying to leave afterwards). Other museums to visit nearby to make it a fun day out include the McCord Museum and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, or just explore Les Cours Mont-Royal and shop till you drop (if that’s your thing).
Expo Barbie encompasses quite a large section within Les Cours Mont-Royal, so there are many barbies within the exhibit. The Barbie Expo is advertised as an exhibition of haute couture, so plenty of the barbies on display are wearing clothing from leading fashion houses such as Giorgio Armani, Bob Mackie and Oscar de la Renta. There are barbies dressed as people from the entertainment industry, such as Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Heidi Klum and even a doll of Elvis Presley. The barbies also dress up as fictional characters from movies, such as Rose from Titanic, Katniss from The Hunger Games, and Sandy from Grease. There are many more custom-made, one of a kind barbies on display that shouldn’t be missed. In addition, the barbies feature in a few dioramas that add more color and movement to the exhibit. And if you’ve ever wanted to be a barbie, there is a full-size barbie box that you can take a photo in.
My usual travel buddy and I spent about 45 minutes at the Barbie Expo, but as always, other visitors will take more or less time depending on their interest. (We ran into this lady who’s been visiting for about an hour each day for several days already to take a photo of each and every barbie, which is way more than my allocated 45 minutes.) The Barbie Expo is free, so it’s definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. Anyone interested in barbies and/or fashion will want to take a trip to the Barbie Expo, as it’s probably the largest collection of barbies in one setting that is accessible to the general public. The Barbie Expo is a good family day trip idea for families with girls as they tend to be more interested in barbies than boys, but why not take the boys too, they might enjoy it as well. Barbie is one of the most iconic toys in the world, and she now has her museum, so go marvel at the walls and walls of barbies at the Expo Barbie.
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