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The Puppetry Arts Institute is a place for puppet enthusiasts and is the only museum in existence dedicated to Hazelle Rollins, a businesswomen from the Kansas City area who created a puppet manufacturing company that’s recognized worldwide, along with her puppets. The exhibit on Hazelle features an array of examples of her finger puppets, hand puppets, and marionettes, as well as parts used to create her company’s puppets. In addition to providing a museum for guests, the Puppetry Arts Institute is also home to a puppetry center and theater, and offers professional puppetry demonstrations, puppet repair, monthly puppet shows, and puppet-making workshops.
11025 E Winner Rd, Independence, MO 64052, 816-833-9777
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