Exhibits :: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

“Red Gate: Pauline Benton and Chinese Shadow Theater” open now!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Ballard ~ 6 Comments

The Ballard Institute’s new exhibition Red Gate: Pauline Benton and Chinese Shadow Theater in the United States, an exhibition of rare Chinese shadow figures from the collection of Pauline Benton, curated by Stephen Kaplin and Kuang-Yu Fong of New York’s Chinese Theatre Works is now open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 12 to 5 p.m. Pauline Benton was one of…

From the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

New “Connecticut Yankee” Puppet Exhibit at The Mark Twain House in Hartford, now through March 5, 2012

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

An exhibition featuring puppets from the University of Connecticut’s 1996 production of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is now on view at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, and will be on display until March 5, 2012 . The exhibition, presented by the Ballard Institute, UConn’s Puppet Arts Program and the Mark Twain House, also features original illustrations for…

Ballard Museum closing for the season December 18th

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Ballard ~ 2 Comments

If you have not yet had a chance to see our exhibition Frank Ballard: An Odyssey of a Life in Puppetry, we invite you to spend some time during the next two weekends at the Ballard Museum because it will be closing December 18th, 2011. Frank Ballard: An Odyssey of a Life on Puppetry is paired with our second exhibition, Frank Ballard:…

“World of Puppetry” Exhibition at Bradley International Airport extended through January 2012!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Ballard ~ 1 Comments

A compelling exhibition of over 70 Ballard Institute puppets from around the world at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut (just north of Hartford) has been extended through January, 2012. Originally scheduled to close in November, this popular display of world puppetry traditions will now be on display for holiday travelers. The exhibition, titled The World of Puppetry, was curated…

Roberts Foundation to Support Ballard Institute’s “World of Puppetry in New Haven” Project

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Ballard ~ 2 Comments

The Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation of West Hartford has announced it will support the Ballard Institute’s World of Puppetry in Hartford project, with a generous grant for this 2011-2012 collaborative effort with four of Hartford’s great cultural institutions: the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, the UConn Health Center, Billings Forge Community Works, and the Mark Twain House and…

UConn Puppet Alumni Open House at Ballard Institute

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

Join us during UConn’s Alumni Weekend at an open house for UConn Puppet Alumni, on Saturday, June 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry on UConn’s Depot Campus will host an open house event to welcome UConn Puppet Alumni and the people who love them. Join us for snacks and refreshments and meet with…

Two new exhibitions dedicated to Frank Ballard, now open!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

Come see our newly opened exhibitions—Frank Ballard: An Odyssey of a Life in Puppetry (curated by UConn Puppet alumna Rolande Duprey) and Frank Ballard: Roots and Branches—examine Ballard’s life and work, his creation of the UConn’s famed Puppet Arts Program, and his many spectacular puppet productions. Frank Ballard: An Odyssey of a Life in Puppetry Frank Ballard’s rich career as a director, designer,…

“Red Gate: Pauline Benton and Chinese Shadow Theater” open now!

New “Connecticut Yankee” Puppet Exhibit at The Mark Twain House in Hartford, now through March 5, 2012

Ballard Museum closing for the season December 18th

“World of Puppetry” Exhibition at Bradley International Airport extended through January 2012!

Roberts Foundation to Support Ballard Institute’s “World of Puppetry in New Haven” Project

UConn Puppet Alumni Open House at Ballard Institute

Two new exhibitions dedicated to Frank Ballard, now open!

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