The Center was also the only theater group chosen by the 1996 Olympics to participate in all four years of its arts festival program, garnering recognition from Newsweek as 'one of the most exciting companies in American theater.

The prestigious Kresge Foundation awarded the Center three different grants to support its capital campaigns. The Ford Foundation selected the Center as one of only 28 national organizations to be recognized for success in management and innovative programs. In addition, the Center has been recognized both nationally and internationally as an organization for excellence. Through the years, the Center has been a leading voice in the field, and has hosted numerous conferences and festivals. The Center reaches the community through its focus on core programming: performance, museum, and education. Since its inception, the Center has worked to serve the diverse populations of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the world at large. The Center produces 600+ performances a year, offers 50+ types of educational programs, presents programming through digital platforms in all 50 states and more than 44 countries, and the in-house Worlds of Puppetry Museum is home to more than 5000 puppets and artifacts, including one of the largest collections of Jim Henson puppets in the world. The first puppetry center in the United States, today it is the largest American organization solely dedicated to the art of puppet theater. It is one of our favorite places to visit, and we are looking forward to their 2017-2018. Inside the building lives a museum, research library, and theater which screens films and performs fully-staged puppet shows. The Center for Puppetry Arts opened to the public on September 23, 1978, when Kermit the Frog and his creator Jim Henson cut the ceremonial ribbon. My family and I love the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Atlantas Center For Puppetry Arts is the United States largest non-profit organization dedicated to the art of puppetry. The Center for Puppetry Arts’ mission is to inspire imagination, education and community through the global art of puppetry. Since 1978, the Center has introduced millions of visitors to the wonder and art of puppetry and has touched the lives of many through enchanting performances, curriculum-based workshops, and the hands-on Museum, as well as Digital Learning and Outreach Programs. The puppets are based on the characters and style of puppetry in each individual production. In the workshop, guests are invited to build, decorate and perform with their own puppet on the Center’s classroom stage.

The Center for Puppetry Arts is a unique cultural treasure - a magical place where children and adults are educated, enlightened and entertained. A Center ticket includes 3 activities: the performance, the Worlds of Puppetry Museum and the Create-A-Puppet Workshop.

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