Special Events | Ages 4+ | Our Location
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Experience Family Day at the Center
What do Lamb Chop, Cookie Monster, and the giant balloons of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have in common? They were all brought to life by puppetry pioneers who changed the art form forever!
Families are invited to explore the lives, creativity, and lasting impact of the innovators who shaped modern puppetry. Journey through the Center and discover the stories behind visionary American artists, including Jim Henson, Shari Lewis, Tony Sarg, Bil Baird, Willis O’Brien, and Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin.
Enjoy hands-on art activities inspired by their groundbreaking work, encounter puppets from their traditions, and hear their stories.
Spread across the Center, Pioneers of Puppetry is an interactive experience filled with creativity, imagination, and the artists who transformed puppetry for generations of audiences. This exciting Family Day also invites guests to be among the first to see the new Stars, Stripes & Strings: Pioneers of American Puppetry pop-up exhibition!
All Family Day activities are included with either museum or show tickets!
Choose from 2 Ways to Buy!
Pioneer Day (Only)
Enjoy all Pioneer Day activities and access to the Jim Henson Collection, the Global Gallery Museum, and the Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation special museum exhibition.
Pioneer Day + Show
Double your Family Day fun with Pioneer Day AND a performance of American Tall Tales. All tickets also include early access to the Jim Henson Collection, the Global Gallery museum, and the Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation special museum exhibition.
