The Puppet Museum
		Wish Tower, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

Good museums are no longer dry dusty places but vital,exciting, living centres of inspiration, wonder, stimulation and entertainment for all ages and the Wish Tower Puppet Museum is no exception.

Whether you are seven or seventy-seven our museum has something for you.

The Wish Tower Puppet Museum is a cultural time capsule in which, in the space of an hour, you can pass from mankind's earliest experiments with SHADOW PUPPETS through to the latest ANIMATRONIC wizardry and everything in between including:

• Wayang shadow figures from Asia
• Turkish Karagoz shadow puppets
• String marionettes
• Rod puppets
• Japanese Bunraku figures
• Glove puppets
• Punch and Judy
• Favorite TV & film characters

Western and non-Western cultures are widely represented by the puppets and their history.

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EDUCATIONAL

At the Wish Tower Puppet Museum we believe that learning should be a FUN experience.

What better way to investigate other cultures and times than through their puppetry and drama. Folklore, religion, myth and ritual are at the very heart of puppetry. We offer you the chance to explore the universal themes of peoples the world over.

SCHOOL TRIPS

WORKSHOPS

• Learn how to design and make puppets and exppress ideas and feelings through using shape, form and space.
• Identify how visual elements are used to convey feelings and meaning in images and artifacts.
• Investigate, disassemble and evaluate existing puppets and work with a range of compliant and resistant materials to design and make your own puppet.
• Take the opportunity to work with experienced crafts people.

Do you remember?

• Muffin the Mule
• Pelham Puppets
• Penny Plain & Twopence Coloured
• Thunderbirds

The Museum is housed in a 19th century Martello Tower (originally built as a defence against the feared Napoleonic invasion) on Eastbourne's seafront.
Entry prices are:

• ADULTS £1.80
• CHILDREN £1.25
• RESIDENTS, OAP'S & STUDENTS £1.50
• FAMILY TICKET (2+2) £5.00

Please telephone 01323 - 417776 or email us to check on opening days and times.