This unique museum, opened to the public in 1996, features a collection of more than 160,000 original works by cartoonists from over 50 countries in all genres of the art, including animation, comic books, comic strips, caricature, and more. The collection also includes over 10,000 books on cartoons and a thousand hours of film and tape of animated cartoons, interviews, and cartoon documentaries.
Currently, the first floor of the Museum's 52,000-sq-ft facility is open to the public; galleries, classrooms, a theater, sculpture garden, gift store and caf are available for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Changing featured exhibits are scheduled throughout the year; guided tours are available. Open Tuesday-Sunday, hours subject to change.