The Museum of Arts and Design celebrates Barbie’s 65th anniversary with this exhibition that tracks her ever-expanding world ...

Barbie was officially born on March 9, 1959, when she launched at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Mattel’s co-creator, Ruth Handler, became inspired to create a 3D doll that could ...

Tokyopop and Mattel partner to release Barbie and Hot Wheels manga-style graphic novels by 2026. New stories and artwork will ...

Barbie debuted at the 1959 North American International Toy Fair in New York City, and almost immediately, the doll was […] ...

The end of Barbie leaves the iconic Mattel doll with a big decision to make. To Barbie’s surprise, Ken — whose entire sense of identity is dependent on Barbie — joins her on her mission.

TULSA, Okla. — From the 1950’s to the present, Barbie's evolution is on full display in the Tulsa Arts District.

1960s: Barbie made her debut in 1959, grew up in the 1960s and became a cultural icon before the age of 50. She was an adult toy rather than a baby doll and it helped that she had great clothes.

Simpson, 69, died in Cheyenne, WY, of cardiac arrest that occurred during and after surgery due to an intestinal problem. Carol, the youngest of three daughters, was born February 13, 1955, in Idaho ...

Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see. Or tore out pages and added them to ...

Ruth Handler invented the wildly successful Barbie doll in 1959. Elliot Handler decided to enter the toy car market in 1966. Mattel sought something different when it began designing toy cars.