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International Puppet Museum

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Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum

And the land of Comedia del Arte, opera, and theater, the Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum has over 5000 items including marionette hand puppets and shadow puppets from all over the world with the aim of preserving and educating the greater world about the art of tapestry and its place in the performing arts.

The museum was founded in 1975 by the association of conservation of folk traditions. All year around the museum hosts events such as live puppet performances and exhibitions of puppetry around the world to highlight the importance of the art and cultivated excellent play and fun within the community. The Festival di Morgana takes place yearly and has great fun for all ages. For a day filled with excitement, we invite you to experience the International Puppet Museum or catch a show while in Italy.

Read what others share about their experience

J M

3 weeks ago
A great museum. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It contains masks and puppets from different parts of the world. It also makes me wonder about to a what extent storytelling involving puppetry on a personal level is a lost skill in many developed countries, taken over by cartoons and other forms forms of media
Kevin Flynn

4 months ago
A family run, living museum with a wonderful selection of marionettes. We also caught a show during our visit. The children loved it. The whole experience was charming.
Yu Kho

5 months ago
A small museum with the impressive collection of the puppets from different countries such as China, Vietnam, Thailand, etc. Along the way you can watch the videos from the old shows or learn some facts from history of the puppets. There is a performance once a month on Sunday from October 2025 to April 2026 at the museum. A price of a ticket is...
Jodie

5 months ago
For me it was only three stars but I feel like they probably knock it out of the park for people who are into puppets and I don’t want to be unfair. I wasn’t sure if I had a stance on the puppet world before going in, there were some interesting videos playing, for example of some Asian puppeteers working together, and then they had what...
Kyle W-M

2 months ago
Wonderful little museum keeping the art of puppetry alive. Definitely see the puppet show if you can - the unique collection of puppets from all over the world was impressive, but seeing how the large puppets come to life and all the funny stage effects of the performance was a highlight. The show is all in Italian but the story is great for all...