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Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibition
puppets

These 1950s Coffee Commercials Featured Violent 'Muppets' Prototypes

Buy Wilkins Coffee—or else.
Michael Waters June 6, 2017
Can you hear the hunting horn cry of the Lord of Misrule?
objects of intrigue

Secrets of the Swazzle

Meet the hidden tool that defines what a Punch and Judy show sounds like.
Eric Grundhauser April 27, 2017
video games

A Centuries-Old Malaysian Puppet Show Puts a New Spin on Star Wars

A long time ago in a theater far, far away...
Lauren Young March 13, 2017
film

A Closer Look at That Oscar-Winning Animatronic Horse Puppet

This thing is incredibly lifelike.
Ella Morton February 27, 2017
Water puppet show
Hanoi, Vietnam

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.
Lakewood, Colorado

Casa Bonita

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Augsburger Puppenkiste Museum
Augsburg, Germany

Augsburger Puppenkiste

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.
Les Fêtes de Gayant
Douai, France

Les Fêtes de Gayant

This traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.
dinosaurs

Exit Interview: Being A T. Rex Turned Me Into A Monster

Eric Grundhauser October 16, 2015
Permanently Closed
A crowd gathers streetside for a monthly service
Los Angeles, California

almighty Opp

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.
puppets

LOST: Hollywood's Greatest Twitter Account

Sarah Laskow August 20, 2015
The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi
Barcelona, Spain

The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.
Screen Novelties
Los Angeles, California

Screen Novelties

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.
society adventures

Inside LA's Puppet-Lover's Paradise of a Stop Motion Animation Studio

Sandi Hemmerlein June 23, 2014
Birthplace of Kermit the Frog
Leland, Mississippi

Birthplace of Kermit the Frog

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
Permanently Closed
The World Through Wooden Eyes
Glasgow, Scotland

The World Through Wooden Eyes

This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.
Berlin, Germany

Puppentheater-Museum Berlin

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.
Bread and Puppet Show, August 2009.
Glover, Vermont

Bread and Puppet Museum and Theater

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.