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    Museum of Puppetry Arts

    MuseumsTheatre, music & film
    The museum aims to introduce the history and current developments of the art of puppet theatre for adults and children alike. The beginning of the permanent exhibition of the Puppet theatre museum dates back to the year 1952 when the Estonian National Puppet Theatre (today Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences) was founded. The exhibition tells the story of the 70 years of the theatre on the corner of the Lai street in Tallinn, exhibiting pieces of that theatre's history. For the smaller visitors, the history of the theatre is presented through thematic games on each decade. The second part of the permanent exhibition introduces different types of dolls, you can play with table dolls, rod dolls, puppets and marionettes.

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    TripAdvisor logo tripadvisor rating 4.0 of 5

    based on 90 reviews

    • A hidden Gem!

      tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
      August 5, 2023 By 428sandiv

      A hidden gem! One of the many places the Tallinn card give you free admission to. What an interesting and fun place. Many hands on exhibits, beautiful work to see and so much to learn about.

    • Great place to visit with kids

      tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
      August 19, 2021 By Andres B

      Great place to visit with kid(s) as I did and to be honest, I did enjoy seeing a lot of "good old friends" that became familiar when I was a child. I especially enjoyed the video section in the... Read more comments

    • Worth to visit for local (not too young) people

      tripadvisor rating 4 of 5
      July 13, 2021 By IGVellamaa

      A nice small museum in Tallinn old town. Probably more interesting for local people who have some experience in the puppetry theatre to have a kind of "I remember..." effect as well (but sure I can... Read more comments