Worlds of Puppetry Museum — Center for Puppetry Arts
Worlds of Puppetry Museum, a 15,000 sq ft new wing at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta housing the Jim Henson Collection and a Global Collection gallery, opened November 14, 2015, with building architecture by Clark Patterson Lee, exhibit design by TAIT (via its Thinkwell Group studio), and fabrication by kubik maltbie.
| Venue | Center for Puppetry Arts |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2015 |
| Technologies | interactive puppeteering stations, shadow-puppet theater |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| clark-patterson-lee | Architecture | Building architect of the 15,000 sq ft new wing |
| TAIT | Exhibit Design | Credited as "produced by Thinkwell, now tait"; exhibit design of the Jim Henson Collection and Global Collection galleries |
| kubik maltbie | Fabrication | Detailing, fabrication, and installation of exhibit casework, interactives, AV hardware integration, and graphics for the 7,500 sq ft exhibit galleries |
Description
The museum includes a recreation of Jim Henson's office alongside original puppets and artifacts from The Muppets and Fraggle Rock and a replica Sesame Street set, plus a Global Collection gallery with more than 170 puppets from around the world and interactive exhibits including a shadow-puppet theater.