Professor Harry Kramer was a German dancer, artist and professor of sculpture at the Kassel Art Academy. Our museum preserves figures from this artist that have been thought to be missing in the official catalogue of works. As a prelude to the special exhibitions,...

Special Exhibition under the patronage of UNESCO From July, 2nd 2012 to 21st of October 2012 “The world of shadows – Chinese shadow theatre meets Beijing Opera” They tell tales about the downfall of the late Han Dynasty, they dream about journeys through western...

A fascinating addition to our permanent exhibition There is an abundance of well-known movie productions featuring puppets as their main characters. These animation movies use a vast array of puppet types, some are covered with fabric, others are made out of modeling...

The Augsburger Puppet Theatre and how it all began As a child, Walter Oehmichen (1901–1977) is already into theatre and his visit to a marionette theatre in 1936 turns out to be a key experience. The second one takes place during WWII: with his very first marionette,...

Exhibition to the 4th Puppet Theatre Festival Lübeck, 18 September – 13 November 2016 Fascinating puppet designers of today are the focal point of this year’s autumn exhibition. Works by Kristiane Balsevicius, Jürgen Maaßen, Michaela Bartoňová, Christian Werdin,...

June 5, 2016 – September 4, 2016 As one of the most important texts in Italian literature, The Adventures of Pinocchio is the foundation upon which all stories involving moving figures are based. Indeed, when Carlo Collodi (1826 – 1890) published the novel in...

November 13, 2015 – April 10, 2016 For the first time, the Museum of Theatre Puppets displays a photo exhibition. It features the French photographer Christophe Loiseau with his series “Manipulated Portraits”. In this series, the artist has collaborated with...

Special exhibition April 6th-June 9th, 2014 Adolph Friedländer – king of lithography People, animals and sensations – in a time without movie theaters, public broadcasting or television, posters were the most modern and effective means of mass advertising....

A Finland Institute circulating exhibition:Opening on Sunday, November 17 at 11:30 a.m. t is a lovable, eerie, and exciting world, Jannson writes in The Moomins and the Great Flood which was first published in 1945. This winter, our museum’s join-in...

5 November – 30 December 2017  For the 35th anniversary of the Museum of Theatre Puppets, we show some of the highlights from the largest continent on earth. We make our way on a voyage – not just through the Asian collection, which is also part of the permanent...