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Museum of Puppetry at Ljubljana Castle, 2015

Opened in 2015, the Museum of Puppetry is a joint project of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and the Ljubljanski grad Public Institute, supported by the Municipality of Ljubljana. The permanent exhibition Images of Slovenian Puppetry Art, 1910-1990 displays the numerous forms, contexts and techniques of puppet shows, featuring both children's plays as well as experimental theatre performances.

The establishment of the museum presents a pioneering work for Slovenian puppet arts, as the material history of Slovenian puppetry has never before been systematically researched, not to mention restored and exhibited. With this in mind, one of the primary objectives of the museum is to create the conditions for the proper care and long-term preservation of Slovenian puppetry culture heritage.

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Background

Slovenia's tradition of recorded and preserved puppet theatre goes back to early years of the 20th century. At that time, one of the primary figures was the painter Milan Klemenčič (1875–1957), who established his own puppet theatre. Between the wars, these theatres were greatly popularised and multiplied by the Sokol [Hawk] movement. By that time, puppetry was present to such an extent that in 1933, Ljubljana hosted the international puppet association UNIMA congress. After WWII, in 1948, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre was established. Having hosted nearly 300 premières till now, it is clear that puppetry forms a regular part of Slovenia's cultural production.

In 1990, Milan Klemenčič's daughter donated his legacy to the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Museum Collection. The collection was set-up as a part of Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and while it is now incorporated into the museum, it is in a way also its predecessor. The material legacy of other early puppet theatres was mostly housed in various personal collections or regional and specialised museums and archives, where a lot of it still resides.

As a result, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre had its own, rather vast repositories and in fact, they are now the primary source of the museum.

The repositories of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

The repositories of the theatre contained material representing nearly 300 puppet shows, which means around 3000 puppets and the accompanying scenery. These had never been systematically stored, and the material legacy of theatre based Slovene puppetry was actually quite badly preserved. When the decision to establish the museum was made a few years ago, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre was faced with the fact that no previous know-how on handling and restoring the archived materials was available and for this, the skills and the knowledge had to be acquired.

While the museum now holds the highlighted pieces, the majority of the material is still maintained in the repositories, and based on the knowledge gained when setting up the museum, these materials are now being actively restored and conserved. For this, the theatre has recently been awarded funds from the Creative Europe programme of the European Union for a project entitled All Strings Attached: Pioneers Of European Puppetry Behind the Scenes that also involves the Municipality of Cividale (Čedad) in Italy, the Spanish theatre group Etcetera, and the Croatian Art Academy in Osijek.

The museum collection and programme

The museum houses a vast collection of material artefacts such as artistic and technical designs for puppet shows, puppets, scenic elements, stages and written documents. In addition, the museum also screens television puppet shows, runs workshops, presents interactive puppet stages, and actively engages in developing the field of puppetry conservation and restoration know-how.

The permanent exhibition of the Museum of Puppetry is set up in a recently-restored part of the Ljubljanski grad. The collection is divided into two distinct parts. The first part presents material from the decades between 1910 and 1968. One of its sections is entitled The Birth of Slovene Puppetry besides the aforementioned legacy of Milan Klemenčič and the Sokol movement.

Ballerina, the Sokol puppet created in 1930. The Sokol movement was an important platform for the 1930s puppetry development in Slovenia.

The section also presents (among others) the very curious collection of the Partisan puppet theatre (set up during WWII and lent by the National Museum of Contemporary History). A second section in this part focuses upon the early works by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre – some of which plays are still running today. The original folk hand-puppets called lileks and Pavliha (the Slovenian version of Pulcinella, Kasperl or Punch), both introduced by ethnologist Niko Kuret, are also on view.

The second part of the exhibition focuses on the development of Slovenian puppetry from 1968 onwards as well as on the contemporary artistic creation in this field, which at the start of the 1980s also became a podium for more adult and experimental-oriented puppet endeavours. Besides the material legacy and stills from the performances, the collection screens some early Slovenian puppet animations and televised puppet show series, since already for a long time, RTV Slovenia has had its own puppet studio. This material was lent to the museum by RTV Slovenia and by the Slovene Film Archives.

There are also three interactive wooden stages, one for string puppets, one for hand puppets and a third for shadow puppets, all of them accompanied by experiential content on interactive screens. The three stages were designed and made by the renowned puppet director and artist Silvan Omerzu, founder of the Konj Puppet Theatre and recipient of the Prešeren Award.

Guided tours of the the permanent exhibition are available, which will also be accompanied by additional educational programmes for children, youth and adults.

Additional puppetry programmes

Not only has the museum opened its doors at the Ljubljana Castle, the castle will also be the venue for a regular programme staging old puppet shows.

Lutkovna pot (Puppet Path) comprises of five installations animated by interactive mechanisms created by Silvan Omerzu. That are situated between the two locations in order to signal the connection of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and the museum.

External links

Gallery

Dane Zajc's play Kralj Matjaž in Alenčica [King Matjaž and Alenčica], staged in 1976 at Jože Pengov Puppet Theatre, Dravlje, Ljubljana. Directed by Helena Šobar - Zajc with puppets designed by Melita Vovk.

Ballerina, the Sokol puppet created in 1930. The Sokol movement was an important platform for the 1930s puppetry development in Slovenia.

Goldfish puppet from Zlata ribica [The Goldfish] performance premièred at the City Puppet Theatre (today's Ljubljana Puppet Theatre) in 1953, directed by Jože Pengov with puppets by Ajša Pengov.

Žogica marogica puppet from Jan Malík's Žogica Marogica [Spotty the Ball]. The popular performance premièred at the City Puppet Theatre (today's Ljubljana Puppet Theatre) in 1951, directed by Jože Pengov with puppets by Ajša Pengov.

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-[[Museum of Puppetry]] is a joint project of [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]] and [[Ljubljanski grad Public Institute]], newly opened up in May [[established::2015]] and supported by the [[Municipality of Ljubljana]]. It presents more than a hundred years of puppetry in Slovenia and displays the numerous forms, contexts and techniques of puppet shows, featuring both children's plays as well as experimental theatre shows. Besides housing material artefacts such as artistic and technical designs for puppet shows, puppets, scenic elements, stages and written documents, the museum also screens television puppet shows, runs workshops, has interactive puppet stages and is actively developing puppet conservation and restoration know-how.
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+Opened in [[established::2015]], the [[Museum of Puppetry]] is a joint project of the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]] and the [[Ljubljanski grad Public Institute]], supported by the [[Municipality of Ljubljana]]. The permanent exhibition  ''Images of Slovenian Puppetry Art, 1910-1990'' displays the numerous forms, contexts and techniques of puppet shows, featuring both children's plays as well as experimental theatre performances.
+The establishment of the museum presents a pioneering work for Slovenian puppet arts, as the material history of Slovenian puppetry has never before been systematically researched, not to mention restored and exhibited. With this in mind, one of the primary objectives of the museum is to create the conditions for the proper care and long-term preservation of Slovenian puppetry culture heritage.
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-The establishment of the museum presents a pioneering work for Slovene puppet arts, as the material history of Slovene puppetry has never before been systematically researched, not to mention restored and exhibited.
+{{vimeo|301440681}}
 ==Background==
-Slovenia's tradition of recorded and preserved puppet theatre goes back to early years of 20th century. At that time, one of the primary figures was the painter [[Milan Klemenčič]] (1875–1957), who established his own puppet theatre. These were later, between the wars, greatly popularised and multiplied by the ''Sokol'' [Hawk] movement and puppetry was present to such an extent that in 1933, Ljubljana hosted the international puppet association UNIMA congress. After the war, in 1948, the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]] was established and with almost 300 premier performances being hosted there up until now, puppetry forms a regular part of Slovenia's cultural production.
+Slovenia's tradition of recorded and preserved puppet theatre goes back to early years of the 20th century. At that time, one of the primary figures was the painter [[Milan Klemenčič]] (1875&ndash;1957), who established his own puppet theatre. Between the wars, these theatres were greatly popularised and multiplied by the ''Sokol'' [Hawk] movement. By that time, puppetry was present to such an extent that in 1933, Ljubljana hosted the international puppet association UNIMA congress. After WWII, in 1948, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre was established. Having hosted nearly 300 premières till now, it is clear that puppetry forms a regular part of Slovenia's cultural production.
-In 1990, Milan Klemenčič's daughter donated his legacy to the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Museum Collection]]. The collection was set as a part of Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and while it is now incorporated into the museum, it was in a way also its predecessor. The material legacy of other early puppet theatres was mostly housed in various personal collections or regional and specialised museums and archives, where a lot of it still resides.
+In 1990, Milan Klemenčič's daughter donated his legacy to the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Museum Collection]]. The collection was set-up as a part of Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and while it is now incorporated into the museum, it is in a way also its predecessor. The material legacy of other early puppet theatres was mostly housed in various personal collections or regional and specialised museums and archives, where a lot of it still resides.
-The Ljubljana Puppet Theatre had its own, rather vast vaults and in fact, they are now the primary source of the museum.
+As a result, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre had its own, rather vast repositories and in fact, they are now the primary source of the museum.
-===The vaults of Ljubljana Puppet Theatre===
+===The repositories of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre===
-The storage rooms of the theatre had kept for about 300 shows of puppet materials, which means around 3000 puppets and the accompanying scenery set-ups. These were never systematically stored, and the material legacy of theatre based Slovene puppetry was actually quite badly preserved. When a few years ago the decision to establish the museum was taken, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre was faced with the fact that no previous know-how on handling and restoring the archived materials was available. For this, the skills had to be be gathered elsewhere, like in the Czech Republic, which has a very long and deep connection with the puppet theatre.
+The repositories of the theatre contained material representing nearly 300 puppet shows, which means around 3000 puppets and the accompanying scenery. These had never been systematically stored, and the material legacy of theatre based Slovene puppetry was actually quite badly preserved. When the decision to establish the museum was made a few years ago, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre was faced with the fact that no previous know-how on handling and restoring the archived materials was available and for this, the skills and the knowledge had to be acquired.
-While the museum now holds the highlighted pieces, the vaults nevertheless still keep most of the materials, and based on the knowledge gotten when setting up the museum, these materials are now being actively restored and conserved. For this, the theatre has recently gotten funds from Creative Europe with a project that also which involves the Municipality of Čedad (Italy), the Spanish theatre group Etcetera and the Croatian art academy in Osijek.
+While the museum now holds the highlighted pieces, the majority of the material is still maintained in the repositories, and based on the knowledge gained when setting up the museum, these materials are now being actively restored and conserved. For this, the theatre has recently been awarded funds from the Creative Europe programme of the European Union for a project entitled ''All Strings Attached: Pioneers Of European Puppetry Behind the Scenes'' that also involves the Municipality of Cividale (Čedad) in Italy, the Spanish theatre group Etcetera, and the Croatian Art Academy in Osijek.
 ==The museum collection and programme==
-Museum of Puppetry is set up in a recently restored part of the [[Ljubljanski grad Public Institute|Ljubljanski grad]]. Its collection is divided into three distinct parts, with the first one being titled ''The birth of Slovene puppetry (1910–1968)''. Besides the aforementioned legacy of Milan Klemenčič and of the Sokol movement, there is also the very curios collection of the Partisan puppet theatre (set up during the war) and a focus on the early works by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre - with some of those plays still running today.
+The museum houses a vast collection of material artefacts such as artistic and technical designs for puppet shows, puppets, scenic elements, stages and written documents. In addition, the museum also screens television puppet shows, runs workshops, presents interactive puppet stages, and actively engages in developing the field of puppetry conservation and restoration know-how.
-The second section presents what they call the ''Cornerstones of Slovene puppetry'' and focuses on both the development of Slovene puppetry from 1968 onwards and also on the contemporary artistic creation in this field, which has at the start of the 1980s also become a podium for a more grown-up oriented and experimental puppet endeavours. Besides material legacy and stills from the shows, they are also screening some early Slovene puppet animations and televised puppet shows, as [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)|RTV Slovenia]] has for a long time even had its own puppet studio. This material was lent to the museum by RTV Slovenia and by the [[Slovene Film Archives]].
+The permanent exhibition of the Museum of Puppetry is set up in a recently-restored part of the [[Ljubljanski grad Public Institute|Ljubljanski grad]]. The collection is divided into two distinct parts. The first part presents material from the decades between 1910 and 1968. One of its sections is entitled ''The Birth of Slovene Puppetry'' besides the aforementioned legacy of [[Milan Klemenčič]] and the Sokol movement.
+{{wide image|Museum_of_Puppetry_1930_Sokolska_lutka_-_Ballerina.jpg}}
+The section also presents (among others) the very curious collection of the Partisan puppet theatre (set up during WWII and lent by the [[National Museum of Contemporary History]]). A second section in this part focuses upon the early works by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre &ndash; some of which plays are still running today. The original folk hand-puppets called ''lileks'' and Pavliha (the Slovenian version of Pulcinella, Kasperl or Punch), both introduced by ethnologist [[Niko Kuret]], are also on view.
+The second part of the exhibition focuses on the development of Slovenian puppetry from 1968 onwards as well as on the contemporary artistic creation in this field, which at the start of the 1980s also became a podium for more adult and experimental-oriented puppet endeavours. Besides the material legacy and stills from the performances, the collection screens some early Slovenian puppet animations and televised puppet show series, since already for a long time, [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)|RTV Slovenia]] has had its own puppet studio. This material was lent to the museum by RTV Slovenia and by the [[Slovene Film Archives]].
-The third part are the three interactive wooden stages, one for string, the other for hand and the third for shadow puppets, all of them accompanied by experiential content on interactive screens. The three stages were designed and made by the renowned puppet director and sculptor [[Silvan Omerzu]], of the [[Konj Puppet Theatre]].
+There are also three interactive wooden stages, one for string puppets, one for hand puppets and a third for shadow puppets, all of them accompanied by experiential content on interactive screens. The three stages were designed and made by the renowned puppet director and artist [[Silvan Omerzu]], founder of the [[Konj Puppet Theatre]] and recipient of the [[Prešeren Award and Prešeren Foundation Awards|Prešeren Award]].
+Guided tours of the the permanent exhibition are available, which will also be accompanied by additional educational programmes for children, youth and adults.
-==Other programme==
+==Additional puppetry programmes==
-Alongside the museum opening its doors, there is also the newly established ''Lutkovna pot'' [Puppet way]. Also conceptualised and created by Omerzu, it signalls the connection of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and the museum. It is comprised of five installations placed between them and all of them animated by interactive mechanisms.
+Not only has the museum opened its doors at the Ljubljana Castle, the castle will also be the venue for a regular programme staging old puppet shows.
+''Lutkovna pot'' (Puppet Path) comprises of five installations animated by interactive mechanisms created by [[Silvan Omerzu]]. That are situated between the two locations in order to signal the connection of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and the museum.
-Guided tours are available the permanent exhibition, which will also be accompanied by additional temporary exhibition.
 ==See also==
 *[[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]]
-*[[Ljubljanski grad Public Institute]]
+*[[Ljubljana Castle]]
-*[[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Museum Collection]]
 *[[National Museum of Contemporary History]]
 *[[Slovene Film Archives]]
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 ==External links==
-*[https://www.pinterest.com/lutkovnimuzej Museum of Puppetry on Pinterest]
+*[http://lutkovnimuzej.si/Home Museum of Puppetry website]
-*[https://instagram.com/msumofpuppetry Museum of Puppetry on Instagram]
+*[http://instagram.com/msumofpuppetry Museum of Puppetry on Instagram]
-*[http://www.lgl.si/en/theatre/zgodovina A short hostory of Slovene puppetry]
+*[http://www.lgl.si/en/theatre/zgodovina A short history of Slovenian puppetry, LGL web page]
+* [http://allstringsattached.anv.si/pioneers/milan-klemencic/ Milan Klemenčič presented on the All Strings Attached project website]
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+[[Category:Venues]]
+[[Category:Museums]]
+[[Category:Specialised museums]]
+[[Category:Theatre museums]]
+[[Category:Producers]]
+[[Category:Puppetry]]

Difference between revisions of "Museum of Puppetry"

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Contents

Background

The repositories of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

The museum collection and programme

Additional puppetry programmes

See also

External links

Gallery

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