The Forbes Galleries, housed within the

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Building on

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between West 12th and 13th Streets in the

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neighborhood of

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, was the home of Malcolm Forbes' collection, which the Forbes family continued to exhibit following his death.Richard F. Snow
"An Invitation," ''American Heritage'', April/May 2007. The galleries closed in November 2014. The collection stemmed from Forbes' lifelong collection of toys, most of which have since been auctioned off. Among the museum's notable exhibits over time included "Olympic Gold", a collection of medals and other collectibles from some of the world's most accomplished Olympians, a number of Fabergé eggs, an armada of 500 ships and 12,000 toy soldiers and one of the original

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boards. The

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was more popular with visitors than it was with New Yorkers. The Forbes Collection of nine Fabergé eggs was sold in February 2004 to Viktor Vekselberg for almost $100 million.

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