Famous dollhouse receives $200,000 renovation

[@jelsner5077]

A trip to Chicago is never complete without seeing Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle and the Miniature Thorne Rooms.

[@nyc757]

I was given a book about this Castle when I was a young girl. I can't wait to see it in person one day. Grateful it is still around.

[@Art_and_Anxiety]

The Miniature Rooms are magical. Seeing them never gets old.

[@marthaross6301]

Totally agree

[@onlycat5132]

Jokes on me, I’ve lived in the Chicago metropolitan my whole life, but I’ve never seen this portion of the museum!

[@jkjk8]

Wow, how wonderfrul. This dollhouse has got to be the dumbest use of human life moments ever.

[@AmandaLeigh1004]

She took it on tour to raise money for children's charities and met her husband while doing so...I swear that brought a tear to my eye, she sounds like such a delightful person!

[@HipPocketMemories]

Two of the joys of my life were seeing this doll house in Chicago and Queen Mary's dollhouse in Windsor Castle back in the 1980's.

[@thecuriousmeow2776]

I remember seeing this at the museum for the first time,as a little girl! I was really into doll houses and wanted one so badly! I loved them so very much! I still do now as an adult. And I've even recently been considering building a wooden doll house and it would be so much fun designing each room!

[@DARWINZOO]

I suggest starting with a room box. You learn lighting et ali

[@nbenefiel]

Do it. While you can still enjoy it.

[@babyblue5503]

I've seen this in person and boy does it not disappoint. Now I'll have to go back and look out for the books. 😍

[@lisaflint7027]

Growing up in Chicago the MSI was like my home away from home, and any visit had to include a stop at the Castle! My love of miniatures started with Moore's Castle! My other favorite miniatures were the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute. My father started to build architectural models, he gained recognition for his skill and attention to details, he was contracted to make repairs and improvements to the Thorne Rooms, that was a big thrill for me! Great memories that I will always cherish.

[@DARWINZOO]

Wow! There's a wall at the back that's an incredible explanation of the original crafts "men" What a cool fact!!!

[@elisabethclancy3949]

This is the first dollhouse I seen as a child ! I would go to see the dollhouse as much as I can . I would spend hours just looking at it . It started my love of miniatures !

[@EDH-kp6xi]

absolutely love this house, have tons of books on it, a large one on the house itself, a number of the museums annual supplements advertising it, and my prized possession The Enchanted Fairy House signed by Colleen Moore. After seeing this house I try to incorporate fairy tales in every miniature project.

[@jerryhibbs7112]

I have seen this dollhouse about three times in my life....we took a trip with my mom and her husband (my husband and two boys too) That was about three years ago....I was still so amazed at how beautiful the castle was as I did when I was a little girl! If you haven't seen this....you really should!! You will be AMAZED!!

[@reganpierce7267]

I grew up in Chicago and I have seen the castle many times. It is gorgeous! I have never gone to the museum without walking around it. I wish I had been there when it was being renovated so I could have seen some of the furniture up close.

[@hangin-in-thereawesome4245]

Many years ago my mother bought me a pamphlet of College's doll house. I was mesmerized by it as I was only about six. My grandfather built me a doll house but not on that scale. I'm 80 now and I love her doll house just as much now as I did then. I had always wanted to visit Chicago just to see it!

[@ezragonzalez8936]

A piece of the actual cross wow! perfect for this fairy tale setting! wonderful masterpiece Queen Mary's doll house is its only other contender!

[@victorbuendia8306]

I wish I can live in it its simply amazing

[@steelman86]

Her Father had it made for her in Hollywood and, yes, jewels from family heirloom jewelry was used. Colleen lived in Paso Robles and was a board member of the now defunct Pioneer Players theatre group started by Frances Rafferty Baker. I have a personally autographed copy of the dollhouse book she signed to me in her home here.

[@kathryncarter6143]

Wow, how cool!

[@frankievalentine6112]

Thank you CBS Sunday Morning for teaching me about this!! And this amazing star I would never have heard of!

[@SB4E.2]

I must have watched this 10 times! Takes my breath away!!!

[@chrisanderson263]

I have old books with photos of this Fabulous doll house! I grew up wishing I could have one like it. Thanks for posting this!😊💜

[@greeneyedwarlock882]

Absolutely FABULOUS!! Moore sounded like a Wonderful Woman and Humanitarian. Three Cheers for her and the Castle Doll house is INCREDIBLE and worth every penny of it’s 200K restoration.

[@TheTonialadd]

The history behind each tiny piece is amazing! This is a dollhouse for us grown ups. ❤️

[@stellaanam731]

I adore Colleen Moore, and even more I love the Fairy Castle -but, she *did NOT* design it herself. In fact, she had over 100 people working on it at once, including a famous architect , a set-designer from her film studio and the designer of her own real house! The tiny cradle "rocking" in the wind-blown tree-top was made from her grandmother's jewels which Colleen inherited upon her birth, as she never was able to meet the grandmother who passed away before she was born.

[@tahabenchrifa155]

Stella Anam waw😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@rongablue]

Stella Anam. I believe it was a Christening Font that was made from her grandmother's jewels.

[@Dahlia22273]

The story said she had over 100 people assist her.

[@jeremydavidtarrant7053]

According to an interview with Colleen Moore, it was her grandmother who accompanied her to Hollywood.

[@philipmarsh2801]

Yes they said that

[@macpduff2119]

1949 when I was 5 years old, I had a copy of the Dollhouse Tour Book. My parents bought it when the dollhouse came to Manhattan NY. I was in love with the pictures and desperately wished that I could make myself tiny enough to live in the castle. Thank you for presenting this story.

[@kathryncarter6143]

Always been fascinated by this work

[@TheJoyfulEye]

I never heard of this before. Absolutely amazing.

[@LaurenceDay-d2p]

What a work of art! So glad it has been cared for.

[@kathryncarter6143]

I've seen this at least a half dozen times & never tired of it. I remember being told of the rare gems used in its making. I actually hurt not to be able to play with it. I wanted to do that so bad & still would if I had a chance. Hard to believe how it could breakdown just sitting there, but I know it did. So glad they restored it & kept it looking beautiful. It really is a sight to behold.

[@BalliBee]

I wish I could be miniaturised so I could spend a night or 2 here.... I love these dollhouses, absolutely magnificent! 🏰💙

[@newwavepop]

Collen was adorable! and as a straight adult man that collects miniatures i would have loved to know her. a gorgeous dollhouse for a living doll.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I'm sure she would have loved the miniatures we have now!

[@Momster1000]

My absolute favorite thing to see at msg. I have been enchanted by this beautiful castle since I can remember.

[@chuckandmax7313]

I wish they would have gone into more detail about the treasures in the castle, what they were made out of, and what their value is. It’s definitely a treasure that can not be matched, it is the number 1 fantasy castle of the world. I’m making a Victorian Queen Anne house which has 11 rooms, though nothing as big as the castle, but I have spent close to $50,000 on its construction and decorations, furnishings, and tiny collectibles. Like Colleen I have hired artists from all around the globe to create one of a kind pieces for me. I have a dinnerware set of China that serves 6, that I spent $6500 on alone. I’m 90% done now, with just the landscaping and draperies to be made and then one day it will get donated to a museum or library for everyone to enjoy.

[@susanboyd5471]

I have seen the dollhouse many times. Love it! Once the pandemic goes I plan to go back and see it again!

[@MicaRayan]

Astounding.... she has great taste and so bohemian.... it's great that his legacy lives with her grandchildren

[@ifloatupwards]

One of my favorite exhibits at the museum. My childhood home is 20 miles South-west of chicago. On a clear day you can see the skyline from the town's bluff. I have taken many train trips into the city. Never a dull moment.

[@lindaclark1406]

I have never seen anything like this. The detail is fabulous.

[@HerAeolianHarp]

Colleen Moore was lovely. The doll house and her associated charity work were among the happiest things in her life. I highly recommend her autobiography though sadly it may be out of print and so many of her wonderful film performances all too hard to find.

[@josephconsoli4128]

Miniatures always fascinated me. Just stunning.

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

I remember going to the museum of science and industry on a filed trip in 1988. I think I had the flu because when we got to this dollhouse, I threw up on the floor. They brought me to some room where I passed out. Cool model, crazy memory of it..

[@VivaLaVaca2010]

I remember the room it used to be in in the museum. There were phones that would tell the story and tell you about the rooms as you made your way around. I remember my mom would listen so intently as she looked for the details in the rooms.

[@PhancyPants99]

Granddaughter is an absolute beauty!

[@natalie8212]

3:34 "Conservators like Enis Leenis" anyway, this is amazing, I just want to shrink down and walk around in there.

[@032319581]

I have heard about this doll house. So glad this video came up on my feed.

[@Sills71]

Rick from Pawn Stars would give her $500 for it.... "it is gonna take up a lot of space in the shop and it is gonna take a long time to sell... I am takin all the risk... "

[@DickWigglin]

Plus, Chum still works here.

[@Hom-n3z]

I knew what this was the moment I scrolled past it ! First thing I said “museum of science and industry” ; grew up in this museum, the school field trips. Chicago is home ❤️

[@jeansiegel4128]

Saw this several times as a child in Chicago. Back then there’s were no lines to see it.

[@greyeaglem]

I saw it once in the late '80s. I could have looked at it all day but we only had an hour or so to spend at the museum. I wish I could have seen the display of the pieces from the house up close when they were restoring it. I did buy the book they had about it at the museum.

[@Luboman411]

I keep forgetting that anything built in the 1920s will soon be 100 YEARS OLD! This dollhouse will soon reach its centenary, and is looking mighty good for being so old. Wow, how time passes...

[@evah5997]

I wounder if she saved any of the 1920s clothing of her grandma that. Would b something

[@kingfisher9725]

This is just wonderful. What a treasure!

[@carolhodson6353]

Beautiful and a clever lady.

[@iyannaharrison4707]

im only here cause i wanna watch dollhouses

[@DbDb-pn4fu]

Wow a doll house that is a mansion and also cost as much as one true art and dedication

[@johnwheet7037]

always a favorite at the museum

[@Dahlia22273]

My favorite exhibit at the MSI

[@user-ll7zc4hw6g]

I grew up in Chicago, and between school trips and YMCA outings, I would get to the Museum of Science and Industry at least once a year. The highlight was always visiting Colleen Moore's Doll House (as it was called back then). There were two tiers to walk around it, and never enough time to absorb even a fraction of its wonders while in an always-moving group. I went back I think while I was in college on some week day and was able to spend far more time in it. Absolutely magical. The other great wonders for those who love miniatures were the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute - miniature rooms that evoked a more reality-based world, a vision of shops and homes from the turn of the century to maybe the 1920's. There was always one Thorne room on display next to where the line would form for Colleen Moore's doll house. Cross promotion at its finest.

[@jamesfox2579]

I remember seeing this many years ago!❤️

[@hollyw9566]

I saw it on my first trip to Chicago, back in 1983, I think. Anyway, yes, it's delightful. See it if you can. My then boyfriend also bought me the book that day. I still have it and can see it on my shelf as I write this. It's a treasure.

[@rjmcallister1888-l3p]

A dollhouse almost as lovely as the doll who brought it to life. And Colleen Moore was certainly that from the late 1910's through the mid-1930's. As intelligent as she was lovely, she was able to retire on her own terms. As more of her films thought lost are recovered and restored, that part of her legend returns, along with her other passion; that dollhouse. Kudos to the museum that didn't let her memory fade.

[@daveroberts2296]

Nice short segment. It was interesting to learn about Colleen Moore, but I would've preferred it if they had dedicated 95% of the footage to examining the dollhouse. Incidentally, I didn't even know about the dollhouse being in the Chicago Science and Industry Museum. I wish that it would've been promoted more prominently when I last visited it. Anyone else go there and miss seeing the Dollhouse?

[@fintan3563]

Beautiful story! ❤️

[@lesleydickson7746]

It's amazing! I'd love to see it.

[@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918]

I've seen some Fairies at Chicago's "Boys Town." The Dolly Madison doll house well worth seeing, unbelievable.

[@hellosunshine305]

WOW, that transition at 6:24 shows how much she looks like her grandmother.

[@AllenManor]

I agree there is a resemblance but actually they were not genetically related (Colleen Moore was her father's adopted mother).

[@momv2pa]

That was amazing!

[@CozyGameJunkie]

So beautiful 😍😍😍

[@sinikkakormano1909]

So fine Colleen Moore's Titania's Palace dollhouse!

[@alivc2458]

Amazing!!!

[@ewsophia2907]

I LOVE THIS

[@joshuakelly7066]

I feel attacked. This doll house is worth more than my actual house. Though tbf this probably was built better than my actual house anyway

[@santosh99samuel]

With regards to the logic of the "floating" staircase, 'fairies have wings, they need no banisters' Um if they have wings why do they need stairs at all😂

[@bellabookitty9047]

Because sometimes their wings become tired . The fairies must rest their wings for a bit and use their legs so they dont get muscle atrophy . Fairies do have arms and legs . 🧚‍♂️

[@PhancyPants99]

Because its a stunning set piece

[@anne-droid7739]

They need something unlikely Upon which to pose...

[@kathryncarter6143]

There is a real staircase in a church in New Mexico that has normal supports missing. Architects still can not understand how it supports weight.

[@anne-droid7739]

@@kathryncarter6143 If you mean the Loretto Chapel staircase, that notion is a myth. Its support system is well understood. skepticalinquirer.org/1998/11/helix-to-heaven-the-staircase-stands-but-the-myth-fall/ Wood technologist Forrest N. Easley noted (as reported by the Skeptical Inquirer) that “the staircase does have a central support,” an inner wood stringer of such small radius that it “functions as an almost solid pole.” As well, Nickell observed when he visited Loretto in 1993 that the structure included an additional support, “an iron brace or bracket that stabilizes the staircase by rigidly connecting the outer stringer to one of the columns that support the loft.” Nickell concluded: “It would thus appear that the Loretto staircase is subject to the laws of physics like any other."

[@tomortiz3514]

Wow great knew about the doll house but this amazing

[@bbkirbee]

tbh I want a whole street in my house of these million dollars doll houses

[@GregMcLogan]

Colleen Moore lived in my hometown of Hillsdale, Michigan at one time. Approximately half of Moore's films are now considered lost, including her first talking picture from 1929. What was perhaps her most celebrated film, Flaming Youth (1923), is now mostly lost as well, with only one reel surviving. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_Moore

[@miranda23ize]

This is absolutely incredible. And a cross made from the actual cross that Jesus was crucified on? I mean come on...thats insane. I would love a dollhouse like this!

[@claudermiller]

I saw this in 1969 then I showed it to a friend several years ago who grew up in Chicago who had never heard of it. Lol.

[@Placebo201]

Gorgeous

[@foxsykitten]

so beautiful

[@nightengale7163]

What a fun story!

[@scarpettaT]

WOW LOVE IT.

[@bayoen9819]

God, what is that intro music? It sounds unbelievably familiar, I know I heard it on the radio. QXR

[@aLiEnNaTiOnGirL]

what scale would this castle be?

[@cibiraj1275]

1:12, typically dollhouses are made in this scale, for every 12 inches, there will be 1 inch

[@trgoohileshea2820]

@@cibiraj1275 Exactly, it's an inch to a foot.

[@marilynthomas8036]

It's beautiful

[@CaboVerdeish]

That was amazing

[@Yappipo4520]

Somehow the interior reminds me of Yubaba's Penthouse in Spirited Away

[@olee1990]

I LOVE this l would want this

[@benhynes4258]

What is the scoring used in the Intro and outro to this segment?

[@maggiedepa5253]

me and my summer

[@looser8351]

I'm not that Rich

[@DH-gq7bm]

Its camille saint saens carnival of the animals, the aquarium part. Look up aquarium saint saens

[@debbiemorgan6701]

Very pretty.

[@kathryncarter6143]

Been there, never forgot it.

[@Haunter994]

Can anyone help me with the song in the first 15 seconds? I should know it but I can’t remember

[@bluehammy1]

It’s “The aquarium” from st-saens Carnival of the Animals. I used to play it for my preschoolers!

[@kanepickrel9388]

when a doll house is worth 4 times your own home

[@barbarakaywhite5166]

amazing

[@nikimuhlfeld7202]

very nice

[@jamellenariggsbee5474]

Oh my god that is nice

[@leiajiang7877]

How to get your grrandkids to visit.

[@lisamcdonald2877]

I must see this!

[@maxcovfefe]

It's hard to fully appreciate this. I want to be enchanted, but it's nearly painful to see this in 2021's pandemic with people losing their jobs, their medical insurance, waiting for a measly $1400 stimulus check that probably won't even cover 1 month of rent, dying of illness... It's a fabulous, magical thing juxtaposed to modern troubles. This kind of lavish frivolity seems almost a little heartbreaking and even careless. I won't deny it's wonderful and made with overwhelming beauty. I just wish it wasn't so difficult to relate to right now.

[@nanduschka]

If this ain't the coolest toy I've ever seen...

[@mrsspeech]

I love going to o see these.

[@cliffashley7230]

fabulous,i could play some music there.............

[@magicalmilimi894]

1 second in and brain goes straight to "Beauty and the Beast"

[@munchkinsanddonaadventures732]

i really want one

[@nhblackdc5]

So no one is gonna point out that right before she died she looked like Edna Mode from The Incredibles?

[@variegatus]

Easily the most creative and beautiful dollhouse in the world. Leave it to Hollywood. Enjoyed it a few times when I was a kid. Disappointed the dubious curators dumbed down the experience by replacing real running water in the bathrooms and weeping willow pond with plastic water. Hopefully this will be restored at some point.