2008 Exhibit
Puppets through the Lens

"Puppets through the Lens"

Twentieth anniversary of puppet preservation at UCONN

REGULAR HOURS:

April 27 - November 30
Friday, Saturday & Sunday,
Noon to 5 PM

Free admission
(Donations accepted)

Free parking and handicapped accessible


LOCATION: BIMP is on the UConn Depot Campus.
Weaver Road, off Route 44, Storrs, CT
On the grounds of the former Mansfield Training School.

From now until November 30, 2008, come see "Puppets Through the Lens: The Puppet in Film, Television, and the Internet."  The exhibit displays a wonderful array of puppets by Rufus and Margo Rose, Bil Baird, Shari Lewis, Jim Henson, Marty Robinson, Tim Lagasse, Jim Napolitano, Bart Roccoberton, Flexitoons, Frank and Elizabeth Haines, Janie Geiser, and others. You can see animatronic puppets from Jurassic Park II, Caddy Shack, and AI: Artificial Intelligence; as well as the original Audrey II carnivorous plant from The Little Shop of Horrors; and wonderful examples of puppets in the avant-garde, including works by Janie Geiser, Paul Zaloom, Xander Marro, and other artists featured in Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams series.  Our hands-on element is the instant creation of internet-ready cut-out puppet shows, made with paper images, a surveillance camera, and a video monitor.  Try your hand at making your own Youtube puppet spectacle!

FOR INFORMATION, call 860-486-0339. Docent-led tours available every day during regular museum hours. Special group tours and puppet-making workshops available by appointment.

E-mail: BIMP@Uconn.edu

Special tours by appointment.

LOCATION : BIMP, UConn Depot Campus.
Weaver Rd. off Route 44, Storrs, CT

Between Rte. 32 and Rte. 195

Updated May 1, 2008