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Call for Presentations: Webinar Series – Conserving – Archiving- Exhibiting Puppets

📢 Call for Presentations 🎭 Organized by: Heritage Commission 💻 Format: Online (Zoom) UNIMA International Heritage Commission cordially invites archivists, curators, museum practitioners, researchers, and other professionals to present in its webinar series focusing on the conservation, archiving, and exhibition of puppets. The series aims to provide a platform for sharing experience, expertise and diverse […]

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Online session: Audience development methods in the context of international puppet theatre festivals

📅 21 April 2026 🕐 Time: 14:30 CET 🌐 Language: English ⏱️ Duration: Approx. 120 minutes The UNIMA International Festivals Commission invites festival organizers, artistic directors, programmers, festival managers, and all other members of the international puppetry community to an open online session focusing on audience development and audience engagement at puppet theatre festivals. The […]

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Open Call to Puppet Festivals: Join UNIMA PASSPORT Program

📢 Open Call for Festivals 🎭 Organized by: UNIMA International Festival Commission The PASSPORT program invites festivals to support young UNIMA members—puppeteers and students—by giving them the opportunity to attend international events and gain practical experience in festival organization and programming. By participating, your festival can: Offer free accommodation and festival tickets to young artists […]

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Open Call: Puppet Museums & Collections – Heritage Commission Questionnaire

Questionnaire for the Directory of Puppet Museums and Puppet Collections 📢 Open Call for Museums & Collections 🎭 Organized by: UNIMA International Heritage Commission The UNIMA International Heritage Commission invites museums and collection holders to complete the Directory of Puppet Museums and Puppet Collections questionnaire which aims to collect information on puppet museums and diverse […]

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Virtual Canada-USA Puppeteers Get Together!

Canada, News, Notices, United States - 9/01/2026

Join UNIMA-Canada, UNIMA-USA, Puppeteers of America and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center on Zoom for a first ever virtual gathering of Canadian and US puppeteers on Monday, January 12th at 8 pm EST. – This event is in English, is free, and lasts approximately 75 minutes.  Led by Mark Blashford, this gathering will feature short […]

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Best Wishes for the Holidays and the New Year!

– Letter from the President and the General Secretary of UNIMA Dear Colleagues, These first seven months at the helm of UNIMA International have taken us around the world, allowing us to discover your remarkable projects—projects that unite, inspire, and structure the development of the art of puppetry. They have made us realize the scope […]

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