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Genoveva, Marionette, Ende 19. Jh., Tschechoslowakei (Detail)
© Puppentheater-Museum Berlin
© Puppentheater-Museum Berlin
© Puppentheater-Museum Berlin
© Puppentheater-Museum Berlin
© Puppentheater-Museum Berlin

First founded in 1986 as the "Mobile Puppet Theatre Museum", the Puppet Theatre Museum Berlin (Puppentheater-Museum Berlin) moved to its current location in the district of Neukölln in 1995. In a series of annually changing exhibitions, the museum showcases its rich array of hand puppets, stick figures, marionettes, shadow figures and cartoon characters drawn from diverse cultures in Europe, Asia and Africa. Some of them were actually even made by leading stage builders and figure creators. Visitors can take part in guided tours custom-made to their age and interests and designed to introduce them to the world of puppet theatre. Information is provided on the function of puppet theatre in the past 150 years and about the various themes and techniques used, and visitors can even try out the puppets themselves. In addition, special exhibitions explore the creatures designed by today's leading puppet makers. The museum's archive preserves a wealth of literature, photos, posters, graphics and plays that cover the historical development of puppetry. The exhibitions are complemented by presentations in the museum's own puppet theatre. The museum also offers fairy tale presentations, readings and workshops – for example, on the subjects of puppet making – directed at children and adults respectively.  

Opening hours,

  • Monday closed
  • Tuesday-Sunday 14:00 - 18:00

Location,

Karl-Marx-Straße 135, 12043 Berlin

Telephone,

+49 (30) 98 37 81 31

Website,

www.puppentheater-museum…

Email,

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Prices,

Admission price 6,00 €

Discounts are currently only available for recipients of ALGII /Berlin Pass holders.

Exhibitions

Events

Digital

Tickets

Admission price

6,00 €

Discounts are currently only available for recipients of ALGII /Berlin Pass holders.

Services

  • Museum Shop
  • Archive

Accessibility

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Audioguides

Nearby

Foto: Marco Funke

Exhibition house

KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art

© Künstlerhaus Bethanien

Exhibition house

Künstlerhaus Bethanien

© SPB / Foto: Natalie Toczek
Das Treptower Riesenfernrohr in der Archenhold-Sternwarte der Stiftung Planetarium Berlin.

Planetarium

Archenhold-Sternwarte

Stiftung Planetarium Berlin

Permanent exhibition Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge
© JF / Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge.

Design Museum

Werkbund Archive – Museum of Things

FHXB Museum
© FHXB-Museum

City History Museum

FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum

Mittelteil des Hauptgebäudes des ehemaligen Diakonissen-Krankenhauses Bethanien, heute Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Ausschnitt)
© Wikimedia Commons. Foto: Benedikt Emmanuel Unger

Exhibition house

Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien

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