![]() ![]() Entitled Worlds of Puppetry, the new museum opened in 2015 and features the Global Collection and the Jim Henson Collection in separate galleries. This donation spurred a capital campaign, Believe in Make Believe, which raised over 14 million dollars to support the building of a new museum facility at the Center. In 2007, the Jim Henson Family selected the Center as the home for the bulk of their collection of puppets, props, and costumes from Henson’s career, including many iconic pieces from well-known productions such as Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and Fraggle Rock. In addition to geographic diversity, the Center’s collection contains puppets of historical, cultural, religious, sociopolitical, and artistic significance. Truly international in scope, the Center’s collection contains objects from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Over the past 37 years, the Center’s museum collection has grown to include more than 3,600 puppets and 1,000 posters of historical and cultural significance. ![]() The Center for Puppetry Arts’ museum collection was established in 1978 with a major donation of puppets from Nancy Lohman Staub. Barroso, 1988) Heaven and Hell Tour (Jon Ludwig, 1990) Safe as Milk (Jon Ludwig, 1994) Kwaidan (Jon Ludwig, in collaboration with theatre artist Ping Chong and designer Mitsuru Ishii, 1998) The Plant Doctors (Jon Ludwig, 2001) American Tall Tales (Jon Ludwig, 2005) Anne Frank: Within & Without (Bobby Box, 2006) Duke Ellington’s Cat (Jon Ludwig, 2008) Little Pirate Mermaid (Jon Ludwig, 2010) The Ghastly Dreadfuls (Jon Ludwig with Jason Hines, 2012). Barroso, 1985) Hansel and Gretel (Luis Q. Thirteen Center for Puppetry Arts productions have earned the Citation of Excellence from UNIMA-USA: Jungle Book (Vincent Anthony, 1977) AlleGorey ( Janie Geiser, 1982) Dr. In addition to the Center’s own award-winning shows, it regularly hosts guest performances by artists from all over the USA and the world. The Center’s two theatre spaces present over 600 fully staged puppetry performances per year including a Family Series, the New Direction Series for Adults & Teens, experimental works, and a film series. ![]() It is also the headquarters of UNIMA-USA. Throughout the years, the Center for Puppetry Arts has been a leading voice in the field of puppetry arts, and has hosted numerous conferences and festivals. Today, the award-winning Center features performance spaces, educational workshops and classes, Distance Learning programming, the Nancy Lohman Staub Puppetry Research Library, and the Worlds of Puppetry Museum with galleries featuring the Jim Henson Collection and the Global Collection. Founded in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, by Vincent Anthony, the Center for Puppetry Arts is the largest nonprofit in North America dedicated to the art of puppetry. They are taught how to make different types of puppets and actually get to make one to take home (Workshops vary, but I think they all cover similar activities) This is definitely worth the trip for just the show, but I would suggest you stay for the extra activities if possible.American puppetry institution. We did one when my daughter was younger and she loved it. (Make sure you read the show descriptions carefully, as they do some adult only shows from time to time.) There is an opportunity after certain shows to sign up ahead of time for workshops after the show. Open until showtime for evening performances. Tours are available for groups of 10 or more by special request. Self-guided tour brochures are available for the Museum. Visit for current performances and dates / times.Ĭenter hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am-3pm Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday, 11am-5pm. Please check the facility's website for the latest information before making a trip. The Visiting Info shown below, if any, is always subject to change. ![]()
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