Lubeck Museum of Theatre Puppets Germany


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The Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets, Germany is one of the many attractions here. This museum attracts many visitors as well as local people throughout the year. The collections of this museum can be easily compared with the corresponding collections of internationally recognized museums like the Münchener Stadtmuseum in Munich or the Dresdner Puppenmuseum in Dresden. This museum of international puppetry in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, Germany is enshrouded in a narrow street called Kolk situated close to the Holstentor and below the brick Gothic St. Peter's church in the medieval city centre of Lübeck.

The Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets, Germany is home to more than three centuries of theatre puppets like hand puppets, marionettes, puppets on a pole, dangling puppets, puppets for shadow plays, ventriloquist's puppets and various other puppets from different European, Asian and African countries. Besides the different kinds of theatre puppets the Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets also exhibits various other articles related to theatre puppets like posters, leaflets, entrance tickets, trading licenses of players' dynasties, complete stages, scenery, props and tools. There is also an extensive collection of organs, musical instruments and street ballad display panels. Al these puppets and other items akin to the history of puppetry in Germany and abroad are the passionate collection for decades of Fritz Fey. Fritz Fey has displayed part of his collections in this Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets which comprises five medieval brick houses. The Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets is sponsored by the City of Lübeck and the Possehl-Stiftung, a private charitable foundation. The museum quiz beckons the youth and their parents to the world of puppets. A short documentary is in the video room demo's puppet plays from all corners of the world. The Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets houses a shop and a café. The visitors can relax in the midst of old marionettes and representatives of grime and sermonizing ballads formerly recited by street singers.

The Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets, Germany is a great place to visit and a must go for the tourists. This museum will take you to the world of puppets. You will surely love it.

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