Les Marionettes du Monde: Puppets of the World

Les Marionettes du Monde: Puppets of the World, Greg Pellone and Louise Barrett puppet collection, the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book – Feb. 3 to April 25, 2018.

The Pellone and Barrett puppet collection represents nearly 20 years of collecting, resulting in a representative sampling of puppets from around the world. The exhibit includes Bamana puppets from Mali, marionettes from Sri Lanka and other Asian puppets, as well as Mexican Sierra puppets, and Punch and Judy characters. Also in April  2018, Gallery Six will host the Bread and Puppet Photography Exhibit by Karl  Schwartz, a collection of about 70 paintings of pictures from the Bread and Puppet Museum in Vermont. Also on exhibit will be The Einstein Band, a collection of musical marionettes by Tom Andrew. An exhibit reception will be held on Feb. 3, 2018 from 1-3 pm. Also, we will be showing Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams in the Main Library auditorium on Saturday, April 7 at 2 pm, with a make it and take it puppet craft area.

We’d also like to thank The Puppet Guild of South Florida for the inspiration to present this exhibit, which coincides with World Puppetry Day on March 21, and the Guild’s exhibit at ArtServe from March 3 to March 31.  For information about the Puppet Guild and other puppetry events happening in South Florida, contact them at President@PuppetGuildOfSouthFlorida.com, or call (954) 667-3283.

So please join us for these events for the months of Feb. through April, highlighting these extraordinary works of art.  Le Marionettes du Monde will be on display from Feb. 3 to April 25, 2018 in the Bienes Museum for the Modern Book, Main Library, 6th floor. For further information please call 954-357-8342.