![]() Among these, it houses the largest and most complete collection of pupi from Palermo, Catania and Naples as well as objects used in the other puppet traditions which are proclaimed UNESCO's Materpieces of Humanity: not only the opera dei pupi, but also the Japanese Ningyo Johruri Bunraku, the Indonesian Wayang Kulit, the Cambodian Sbek Thom and the Nigerian Gelede. 5,000 items: marionettes, marottes, hand puppets, shadow puppets, theatrical machines and playbills from all around the world. The organization of the annual international Festival di Morgana and all the other initiatives allow the expansion of the collection that today includes ab. ![]() In May 2001, UNESCO proclaimed the Opera dei pupi a 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity'. Its promotional strategy is based on a transcultural and multidisciplinary approach that helps the exchange between Sicilian puppeteers, puppeteers from other countries and contemporary artists.Ĭlear evidence of our engagement in the preservation and promotion of folk traditions, with particular reference to the Opera dei pupi, can be found in the decision to write the UNESCO application of Sicilian Opera dei pupi, its promotion and support. In order to safeguard this important form of local cultural heritage, and help the exchange and relation between old masters and new audiences, the Museum project combines museographical activities and theatrical initiatives 'also through the creation of an active theatrical company' in collaboration with all Sicilian puppeteers it promotes and organizes a high number and variety of events 'educational activities, workshops, conferences/seminars, festivals', manages a the Gisueppe Leggio Library and a multimedia archive dialogues with prestigious organizations and works as a mediator with local, inter/national entities. In particular, the Museum foundation followed a deep crisis of the local traditional practices, the Opera dei pupi that is Sicilian puppet theatre provoked by a deep social and economic transformation. As stated in the Association's Statute, since the very beginning the Museum's focus has been the preservation of Sicilian folk traditions, the promotion and encouragement of the study of the related issues. Intangible cultural heritage is the core of the mission of the Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum of Palermo and the Association for the Conservation of Folk Traditions, which is the non-profit organization (established in 1965) that founded the Museum in 1975. And click the video player in this article to check out our exclusive sneak peek at "Masterpiece of Puppetry: Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance!"ĭownload the FOX 5 Atlanta app for breaking news and weather alerts.International Puppetry museum Antonio Pasqualino ![]() click here for more information and to purchase tickets. on Thursdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. The Center for Puppetry Arts is located at 1404 Spring Street Northwest in Atlanta, and current museum hours are 10 a.m. "It’s just a really, really great, creative center for puppetry" says Henson. "Atlanta has a lot of cool puppetry talent and creative people."Ībout the exhibit, Henson adds, "For the ‘Dark Crystal’ display, we made so many characters for that show, and it’s great to be able to show them to people." When we recently interviewed Brian Henson (son of the late Jim Henson) about his Disney+ series "Earth to Ned," we asked about the family’s connection to Atlanta and the puppetry community here. The new exhibit is made possible through the close relationship between The Jim Henson Company and Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts, which already houses the largest collection of Henson puppets, props, and costumes in the world.
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