A travelling exhibition from the Museum of Puppetry Arts explores the anatomy and mechanics of theatre puppets. The exhibition opening will take place as part of the contemporary puppetry festival LUTKE on September 26 at 9:00 PM.

What lies beneath a theatre puppet’s surface? The new travelling exhibition Theatre Puppet in X-Ray invites visitors to discover the hidden structures that bring puppets to life on stage.

The exhibition, created by the Tallinn-based Museum of Puppetry Arts, focuses on theatre puppets with human-like features. X-ray images displayed alongside the puppets reveal their inner anatomy, from skeletons and muscles to eyes and teeth, offering a fascinating glimpse into the craftsmanship and mechanisms behind puppet theatre.

Visitors can also try their hand at building a theatre puppet and experimenting with mechanisms that make it move and perform.

The Museum of Puppetry Arts, located in the heart of Tallinn’s Old Town, was opened in 2010 as part of the Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences. The museum preserves and introduces the heritage of Estonian puppetry, with a collection featuring theatre puppets, sketches, photographs, scripts, recordings and other materials documenting the history and creative work of the theatre.

The project is co-funded by Estonian National Heritage Board.