Strings Attached: Czech Puppets

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Strings Attached: Czech Puppets

With more than 140 puppets and related set designs, masks, and costumes, dating from the 1850s to the present, Strings Attached explores the rich history of puppetry in the Czech Republic and its influence throughout the world. Through touch-screen monitors, exhibition visitors can view a sampling of productions and watch puppet-makers at work. Visitors also can create their own puppet shows and experience firsthand the magic of this art form. The earliest puppets in the exhibition are those used by itinerant puppeteers who performed for both adult and young audiences. During the lengthy Hapsburg domination of Czech lands, when German was enforced as the legal language, these wandering puppeteers traveled with their families and helped to foster Czech language and culture as they performed in villages and small towns. By 1800, puppet theaters were in the homes of many of the wealthy. Soon after, affordable, commercially-produced theaters and puppets became popular in working-class homes throughout the Bohemian countryside. Puppets in the exhibition include those that represent traditional Czech myths, legends, and fairytales, including dragons, water sprites, and devils as well as the tricksters who outsmarted them. The exhibition is organized by the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) with the National Museum of the Czech Republic and in cooperation with the Arts and Theatre Institute in Prague. Curators of the exhibition are Joe Brandesky, Professor of Theater, The Ohio State University, and Carole Genshaft, CMA Adjunct Curator....more

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Columbus Museum of Art
480 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

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Local Number: (614) 221-6801

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Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM