Now on display!

Open through the end of May 2026
Saturdays 12-4pm
Sundays 12-4pm

FREE ADMISSION

NORTHWEST PUPPET CENTER
Carter Family Puppet Theater
9123 15th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115



Arriva: The Puppet Traditions of Italy
This exhibit is the most comprehensive look at Italian puppets ever seen in America! Northwest Puppet Center presents a rare glimpse into the three major types of traditional Italian puppetry - marionette, pupi and burattini. Artifacts from the 17th century to the 20th century on display. See traditions from Naples, Rome, Venice, Palermo, Catania, and Torino. Special thanks to support from Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and generous individual donors.

Northwest Puppet Center is proud to have become one of the greatest resources on the art of puppetry. Major contributions of puppets and books include: The Lettie Connell Schubert Collection, The Cook/Marks Collection, The Aurora Valentinetti Collection, The Ann and Monroe Morgan Collection, The John Miller Collection, The Josie Robbins Collection, The Glenn Paulsen Collection and The Russell Shanks Collection. Along with offering programs in Seattle, Northwest Puppet Center brings puppetry to communities across the nation and around the world.

To learn more about puppetry, including many artists and traditions represented in Northwest Puppet Center collections, please explore WEPA:

World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts

Northwest Puppet Center
9123 15th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115-3111


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