Puppet Show / Museum
Museum Collections
Experience the magic of the distinctive collections of the Center for Puppetry Arts Museum! Explore the world’s largest collection of iconic Jim Henson puppets—including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy—and discover captivating puppetry traditions from around the globe in our interactive, family-friendly galleries. Check out the rotating special exhibition on view during your visit.
Event Details
- Category: Exhibitions
- Age Guidance: All Ages
Three Galleries. One Ticket.
Puppets can make us laugh, tell stories, preserve traditions, challenge conventions, and bring the impossible to life. At the Center for Puppetry Arts, the Worlds of Puppetry Galleries & Special Exhibitions invite you to discover the remarkable breadth of this art form.
Explore all galleries under your Museum Admission ticket. There is always something new to see, every visit offers another way to experience the art of puppetry.
Explore the Collections
From puppetry traditions practiced around the world to the groundbreaking imagination of Jim Henson to the artists who continue to push puppetry in new directions, the permanent collections offer encounters with iconic characters, extraordinary objects, and stories from across cultures and generations.
Permanent Exhibition
Jim Henson Collection
Explore the world's largest collection of Jim Henson's puppets and props.
Permanent Exhibition
Global Collection
Explore the Center's founding and ever-growing collection of puppetry performance traditions, artistic inventions, and contemporary works from the US and across the world.
Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
June 12-December 27, 2026
Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop‑Motion Animation invites visitors behind the scenes of one of the most enchanting forms of visual storytelling.
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Exhibitions
Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
Performances
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™
Performances
Pinocchio
