Experience Family Day at the Center! 🌟

What do Lamb Chop, Cookie Monster, and the giant balloons of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have in common? They were all brought to life by pioneering puppeteers who transformed the art form forever!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families are invited to explore the lives, creativity, and lasting impact of the innovators who shaped modern puppetry. Journey through the Center and uncover the stories behind visionary American artists such as Jim Henson, Shari Lewis, Tony Sarg, Bil Baird, Willis O’Brien, and Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin.

🎨 Enjoy hands-on art activities inspired by their groundbreaking work, encounter puppets from their traditions, and hear their captivating stories. Spread throughout the Center, Pioneers of Puppetry offers an interactive experience filled with creativity and imagination—celebrating the artists who have transformed puppetry for generations!

This exciting Family Day also invites guests to be among the first to see the new Stars, Stripes & Strings: Pioneers of American Puppetry pop-up exhibition! 🌈

✨ All Family Day activities are included with either museum or show tickets!

👉 Learn more and get tickets here!