World Doll Day 2026

World Doll Day was established to celebrate the enormous contributions dolls have made to the development of children worldwide and to humanity as a whole. It is celebrated annually on the 2nd Saturday in June. This year it falls on June 13, 2026. Typically, clubs, organizations, and/or individuals give a doll to someone, specifically a child in need. I don't have any specific plans for World Doll Day (WDD) this year, but last year I modified the widely used WDD logo (shown next) to one above that features a Black child with a doll (because representation matters). 

The original World Doll Day logo lacked representation, so I modified it last year, as shown in the first image.

This year, I wanted a more inclusive logo, so I created the next one.

While not all ethnicities are captured, this is a more inclusive World Doll Day logo.

In this second, more inclusive logo, the two girls are swapping dolls, probably temporarily, but each one gets an opportunity to enjoy the other girl's doll.

*~*~*~*~*~

Side Note: Yesterday's Virtual Black Doll Museum installation of an Original Dolls by Goldie art half doll marks the 1000th installation in the virtual museum. The goal of installing 1000 dolls in the combined categories of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind Black dolls has been met. Additional installations have been prescheduled for June 2026, and future plans for the museum exist.

Am I back to my Tuesday and Thursday blog posts? No, but I will publish a post when the "Spirit" moves me to do so.

__________

All photos and text are copyrighted and cannot be used elsewhere unless permission is granted by the author.

©Black Doll Collecting/dbg

There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
__________

Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published. To contact me directly, use the About page link, which is also visible in Web View mode, find, and use the email link.

Visit and follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum for detailed installations of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind black dolls. http://virtualblackdollmuseum.com

Another Break

I am taking another much-needed break from the routine Tuesday and Thursday blog posts to focus on completing my goal of installing 1000 dolls in the combined categories of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind dolls in the Virtual Black Doll Museum. To date, there are 983 doll installations (actually more, since some include multiple dolls, but I count each installation as one). There are now fewer than 20 dolls to curate and install, which will take approximately two more months. 

If and when I need to post anything Black-Doll-Collecting-related, I will. Until then, take care of yourself, enjoy your dolls, and life. 🫶🏾✌🏾

__________

All photos and text are copyrighted and cannot be used elsewhere unless permission is granted by the author.

©Black Doll Collecting/dbg

There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
__________

Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published. To contact me directly, use the About page link, which is also visible in Web View mode, find, and use the email link.

Visit and follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum for detailed installations of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind black dolls. http://virtualblackdollmuseum.com

Betye Saar's Black Dolls

Screen shot from NYH

Screen shot from NYH

An exhibition of Betye Saar's Black dolls will open on May 8, 2026, at the New York Historical. The exhibition will extend through October 4, 2026.

Buy tickets and learn more here.

__________

All photos and text are copyrighted and cannot be used elsewhere unless permission is granted by the author.

©Black Doll Collecting/dbg

There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
__________

Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published. To contact me directly, use the About page link, which is also visible in Web View mode, find, and use the email link.

Visit and follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum for detailed installations of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind black dolls. http://virtualblackdollmuseum.com