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The Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum strives to increase the knowledge and appreciation for the art of puppetry. We have many more puppets to display than available space to present them. Our floor pieces and display cases are updated on a regular basis to guarantee that during each visit you will be presented with a new experience.What is a Puppet? 2008 New Acquisitions In Celebration A selection from the more than 140 gifts to the
Exhibition: February
through April 2009
This exhibition
begins a milestone year for the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum.
October 2009 will
mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Puppet Museum.
In the last ten
years the Museum has moved to three different locations. Our first
home was in the
basement of the Admiral Theatre in downtown Bremerton. From
there we moved to
the Fourth Street Building and on to our present location at 257
Fourth Street. In
these ten years the collections have grown enormously from the
original core
collection of about 250 items to in excess of 1,000 today. All of this
has been made
possible through the generosity of individual donors. Our holdings
far exceed our on
site capasity to house these collections.
2009 is also
important for two offsite significant exhibits in Washington State. The
first
exhibit
opened February 1st
at the World Kite Museum in Long Beach,
Washington
(Pacific County).
The display consists of nine hand-puppets from China that represent
the story "Journey
to the West" a tale about the bringing of the sacred text of
Buddhism
to China. This
exhibit will be on display through the month of April, 2009.
In July the Curator
will be mounting a major exhibit of highlights of the collection at
the
South Sound Communithy College in Olympia. This exhibit,
sponsored by the
Capitol Playhouse Theatre
in conjunction with their summer "Page to Stage"
program
will open in July and run for 6 weeks to 2
months, closing in August. In conjuction
with this exhibit there will be a display of
puppets at the Olympia branch of the Timberline
Library as a part
of the summer program.
In October the Curator will mount a special
exhibition of highlights from the collection to
mark the Tenth Anniversary of the opening
the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum.
Come visit the Museum located at 257 Fourth
Street in downtown Bremerton. Hours are
Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 am to 4:00
pm. Help support this unique West Sound
Treasure.
Queries may be sent to the attention of the
Curator at the Museum
musmcurator@telebyte.com
NOTE: The Aurora Valentinette Puppet Museum would like to be able to share special displays of selected puppets in the collection. Institutions interested in hosting such displays should contact the museum curator.
Contact InformationMuseum Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thanksgiving week: Museum
will be open Wed. Nov. 25; Closed Thanksgiving Day;
Open Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27 & 28.
Christmas & New Years holidays: Museum will be open Wed.
Dec. 23 and Closed Dec. 24, 25 & 26.
The week before New Years the Museum will be open
Wednesday, Dec. 30th and Closed Dec. 31 & Jan. 1
& 2.
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