{"id":82111,"date":"2024-07-04T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T20:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/london-exhibition-showcases-65-years-of-barbies-evolution-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T20:49:06","slug":"london-exhibition-showcases-65-years-of-barbies-evolution-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/london-exhibition-showcases-65-years-of-barbies-evolution-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"London exhibition showcases 65 years of Barbie’s evolution | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0A new exhibition looking at the evolution of Barbie opens in London this week as the famed Mattel doll celebrates her 65th birthday this year. Barbie: The Exhibition<\/em>, running at the Design Museum from July 5 to February 23, features more than 250 items from the Barbie universe, including an array of dolls showing her changing appearance, design sketches and dream houses.<\/p>\n

On display is a first edition of the first Barbie released in 1959 with blonde hair, angled eyes, dressed in a black-and-white swimsuit, along with later models representing different races, hair textures and shapes. Other “firsts” include a Black Barbie and one in a wheelchair. One section dedicated to career roles includes a police officer, scientist, doctor, president and a voter, while another focuses on Barbie’s long-term companion Ken, who was introduced in 1961.<\/p>\n

“I hope that whatever your reason for coming to this show …, whether you’re a Barbie fanatic or whether you’re a Barbie sceptic, you come away with an appreciation of detailed research and the rigorous design thinking that goes into the making of Barbie,” curator Danielle Thom said in an interview.<\/p>\n

“I do hope that people come away having learned something about … how this brand has come into being and managed to dominate the toy market for such a long period of time.” The exhibition coincides with Barbie’s 65th birthday this year and follows on the huge success of last year’s Barbie<\/em>\u00a0movie starring Margot Robbie, which grossed $1.4 billion at the global box office.<\/p>\n

“Barbie’s resonance and culture has never been larger, more prominent,” Kim Culmone, senior vice president of design for Mattel, said.<\/p>\n

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LONDON: \u00a0A new exhibition looking at the evolution of Barbie opens in London this week as the famed Mattel doll celebrates her 65th birthday this year. 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