The museum houses a collection of 600 puppets, including interviews with South Indian puppet makers, transcriptions of plays, slides capturing nighttime performances, several volumes of diapositives, and pen-and-ink illustrations of puppets.
Read moreEthnographic museum showing puppets as part of daily life.
Read moreHarald Gripe’s paper theater collection is on permanent display.
Read moreThe museum holds the largest puppet collection in Western Canada, featuring puppets from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. They also have an interesting virtual exhibition online (www.shadowstringthings.com).
Read moreAmong other highlights, the collection features puppets donated by the Henson family, including characters from Jim Henson’s first television show, Sam and Friends.
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