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STORY: All these Barbies belong to one woman: Patsy Carlyle

"I became really into collecting in 1998."

This pop-up during the Women's World Cup showcases 500 of her Barbies and Kens

It's only a fraction of what she owns

[Megan Dunn, Curator / The Barbie Collector]

"Patsy’s been collecting for a long time. She has over 1,600 boxes of Barbies. I want to create an exhibition that could delight families, and capture the magic of this incredible toy, as people are watching Barbie the movie. I did think the movie was going to be a bit of culture sensation, but boy, has it been a lot bigger than I ever could have expected."

The 66-year-old retired paramedic says collecting Barbies helped her de-stress

[Patsy Carlyle, Barbie collector]

"It's a pretty challenging job. It's quite extreme from low acuity to high acuity patients and you never quite know what you're going to come across. And the dolls were just like a happy release. So very different to my professional life that it was just fun."

The exhibition unboxes memories for many visitors

[Sam Thacker, Exhibition visitor]

"It was my whole childhood growing up, and I think it's really special that I can share it with my daughter now, and then my friend and her daughter. So I really, really wanted to come for the nostalgia, and I love that Barbie is still just a big icon in everybody’s life.”

[Greg Brown & Kathy Brown, Exhibition visitors]

"There’s evolution in women through time. You know, and Barbie has kind of grown through time. I think that the next Barbie, they should have, you know, a World Cup champion Barbie. That’d be actually really nice to see.”

"Absolutely.”