Entry ticket

Atlanta: Center for Puppetry Arts, Worlds of Puppetry Museum

4.5 / 5

28 reviews

Activity provider: Center for Puppetry Arts
Entry ticket

Atlanta: Center for Puppetry Arts, Worlds of Puppetry Museum

Activity provider: Center for Puppetry Arts
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Enjoy a self-guided adventure through the Center for Puppetry Arts, Worlds of Puppetry Museum. Explore the Interactive Jim Henson collection with your favorite characters.

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English
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • See the world’s largest collection of Jim Henson puppets, props, costumes, and artifacts
  • Visit old friends from childhood
  • Put on your own puppet show in the Interactive TV Studio
  • Enjoy free additional events and activities year round
Full description
Discover the history of puppetry in The Global Collection. The collection celebrates puppetry traditions in major cultures from around the world. Highlighting the history of puppetry in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, learn how puppets have been used as a teaching and communication tool. See puppets organized by continent, and find artifacts displayed with rich, contextual backdrops, and hands-on interactives that encourage patrons to immerse themselves in puppetry traditions from around the world.  Explore the interactive Jim Henson Collection, displaying the work of the creator of The Muppets. Follows Henson’s prolific imagination chronologically, and explore environments that typified the master puppeteer’s world, such as Jim’s Office and the Television Studio. In addition to learning how Henson’s characters came to life and are still performed, see iconic puppets such as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
Includes
  • Entrance into the Center for Puppetry Arts, Worlds of Puppetry Museum
  • Performance or Create-A-Puppet Workshop

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Center for Puppetry Arts lobby

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Important information

Not allowed

  • Flash photography

Know before you go

  • All adults and children ages 2 and up must have a ticket
  • Free parking is available onsite
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 28 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.6/5
  • Value for money
    4.5/5

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What a hidden gem! This should be on the top of your site list above Aquarium, Zoo or World of Coke. It is so worth the time! We just loved it!

March 16, 2023

My son and I lovedd everything about this museum, very well put together and it really puts into perspective how important puppets really are in all cultures. Beautiful.

January 10, 2023

I had a different expectation about this experience. Like a show or demonstration for my granddaughter,

October 14, 2022

Product ID: 317572