Rupert the Bear, created in 1920 in Canterbury celebrated his 89th Birthday last week. Fans gathered in the Stour street museum on Saturday 7 November for the 89th Rupert Bear birthday celebration. The event started at 10am and saw people of all ages coming to see Rupert the Bear himself.
Rupert was first created in 1920 and was originally launched as a short cartoon strip in the Daily Express on 8 November that year. His creator was Canterbury-born Mary Tourtel who was trained as an artist at the city’s Sidney Cooper School of Art. The museum In Canterbury is the official Rupert Bear museum with authentic Rupert the bear products including the first Rupert the bear stuffed toy.
The action-packed day included a visit from Barry Purves, who shared some animation secrets from the ‘Rupert Bear Follow the magic’ series, the latest Rupert creation which is aired on Channel 5’s Milkshake show.
Rupert illustrator Stuart Trotter made a special guest appearance, chatting to visitors and signing fans copies of this year’s annual, the 74th annual. In addition, there was Rupert storytelling and singing.
The museum is open all year round, Monday to Saturday 11.00 until 16.00. Admission charge for Rupert Bear Museum only from 1 April 2009 until 31 March 2010: Adults £2.30, Concessions £1.25, Family Ticket £5.95
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