Grand Opening of “Spiffy Pictures: Adventures in Television Animation” and “Frank Ballard into the 80s” on 7/14
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present the…
Past Exhibitions
“American Puppet Modernism: The Early 20th Century,” February 22 – July 1, 2018
American Puppet Modernism: The Early 20th Century celebrates the puppet revival that developed across the…
UConn Avery Point Exhibit: “Sailors, Sea Creatures and Strings: Maritime Puppets from the Collections of the Ballard Institute,” 10/11-12/17
UConn Avery Point, in collaboration with UConn School of Fine Arts and the Ballard Institute…
“Mascots! Mask Performance in the 21st Century,” 10/19/17-2/11/18
The world of mascots is one of the most vibrant and active areas of contemporary…
“Obstreperous Puppets: The Puppeteers Cooperative,” 6/22/17-10/8/17
Co-founded by Sara Peattie and George Konnoff in 1976, the Boston-based Puppeteers Cooperative is one…
“Banners and Cranks: Paintings and Scrolls in Performance”, February 23-June 11, 2017
Cantastorias and crankies are forms of sung picture story-telling that trace their origins to 6th-century…
“Frank Ballard’s Marionette Modernism: ‘Peer Gynt’ and ‘The Love for Three Oranges'”, October 22, 2016-February 12, 2017
Frank Ballard’s Marionette Modernism: Peer Gynt and The Love for Three Oranges will be a…
“Object, Image, Text: The Bread & Puppet Press”, October 22, 2016-February 12, 2017
Object, Image, Text: The Bread & Puppet Press will feature an integral element of Bread…
“The Bureau of Small Requests: Puppetry and Animation of Laura Heit,” April 23-October 9, 2016
The Bureau of Small Requests includes multiple examples of the masterful small-scale puppets and objects from…
“From Thought to Image: 30 Years of Sandglass Theater,” November 14, 2015-April 10, 2016
This first-ever retrospective exhibition of work by the world-renowned Vermont-based puppet company co-directed by Eric…