Hours: Museum Hours: 9am - 5pm Tuesday through Saturday, Sunday, 11am-5pm, closed on Monday. Consult the Center for Puppetry Arts web site or call for details.Īdmission: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $6 children. The 14m Worlds of Puppetry Museum, which opened on November 14, was designed and produced by Thinkwell Group, in partnership with the Center for Puppetry Arts. Great historical exhibits can be found at the National Centre for Civil and Human Rights and the Atlanta History Centre and music lovers can immerse themselves in local culture at the. The Center for Puppetry Arts mission is to inspire imagination, education, and community through the global art of puppetry. The Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, has cut the ribbon on a new, 15,000sq.m museum that features two extensive galleries. Special "behind the scenes" tours are offered at an additional cost. Family-friendly museums in Atlanta range from the Fernbank Museum of Natural History to The King Centre, Delta Flight Museum, and the Centre for Puppetry Arts.
the Nancy Lohman Staub Puppetry Research Library, and the Worlds of Puppetry Museum. The Center for Puppetry Arts is located in a former elementary school in Midtown at the corner of Spring Street and 18th, next door to the Berman Jewish Heritage Museum the Center is not far from Georgia Tech, the High Museum and The Varsity. Exterior of Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta, GA, United States). XPT performances present the sum of the collaborative efforts of artists from various fields who extend boundaries by unifying elements of ancient puppet techniques with completely modern, sometimes out-of-this-world modifications. He Center includes the largest puppetry museum in the United States (be on the lookout for puppets from Muppet creator, Jim Henson and Salem, the talking cat from the hit television show, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch), entertaining and educational performances for all ages - including adults and teens - and hands-on puppet building workshops.įor a unique experience available only in Atlanta, try the adult-only "New Direction Series" performances put on by the Xperimental Puppetry Theatre (XPT) will change your mind about puppets forever. Established by master puppeteer, Vincent Anthony, in 1978, the Center for Puppetry Arts is dedicated to entertaining and informing the public about puppetry as an art form, as well as nurturing would-be puppeteers.
When you're in Atlanta, be sure to plan a visit to the Center for Puppetry Arts.