A 101-year-old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here’s a look inside

by December 9, 2025

written by December 9, 2025

Arlene Wagner founded the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in 1995 with her late husband, George Wagner. It now holds the largest collection of nutcrackers in the U.S. She is pictured holding a figurine called The Nutcracker Lady, which was designed in her image by a German craft maker.

Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington.

(Image credit: Chona Kasinger for NPR)

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A 101-year-old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here’s a look inside

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