Lin Ching-fu, the chairman of the Taiyuan Arts and Culture Foundation, donated his collection of puppets. MOA Collection: Eh149, Eh147, Eh164, Eh144, Eh142. Born from a passion for the art of puppetry, Mr. 2) String puppets (Italian), by Napoli Family. Photo credits (L-R): 1) Biidaaban, stop motion puppets, by Amanda Strong (Métis, Cree, Anishnaabe).
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From graceful Vietnamese water puppets and comical British hand puppets to the captivating stop-motion puppet animation of the award-winning Indigenous artist Amanda Strong-the full spectrum of human resilience and creativity is on display.Ĭurator: Nicola Levell, Associate Professor, Anthropology, UBCĭiscover the artists and performers featured in this exhibition in the Museum Note, or view hereĮxplore the virtual exhibition website for Shadows, Strings and Other Things Shadows, Strings and Other Things is an immersive experience that illuminates how puppetry continues to evolve and innovate in the hands of artists and performers who keep the tradition alive.
With a focus on Asia, Europe and the Americas, the exhibition draws from MOA’s stunning international collection of puppets-the largest in Western Canada-and reveals new acquisitions from China, Brazil, Sicily, Java, the UK and France. The Museum is a space whose main objective is to exhibit, document and preserve the memory of the activity of puppeteers, companies, artisans and creators. Whether animated using age-old techniques or digital technologies, puppets are manipulated by hand, and here you’ll discover more about the different forms of manipulation and animation that give them life: shadow, string, rod, hand, and stop-motion. The center focuses on three areas: performance, education and museum. Extraordinary stories and fantastical characters fill the stages, cases and multimedia installations of this enchanting exhibition. The Center for Puppetry Arts, located in Atlanta, is the United States largest organization dedicated to the art form of puppetry. Puppets are the precious purveyors of our epics, dreams and satires.Įnter into a theatrical world of kings and queens, demons and clowns, supernatural beings and more.
Suggested duration < 1 hour Suggest edits to improve what we show. Many weekends we also feature shows and workshops for which there is a charge. Puppets have been delighting, entertaining and educating audiences of all ages, letting our imaginations soar. Portland Puppet Museum 4.5 11 116 of 454 things to do in Portland Speciality Museums Closed now Visit website Call Email Write a review About Puppets of all types are displayed here. For thousands of years, knowledge holders and storytellers around the world have engaged puppets as a means to dramatize the human experience.
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