Center for Puppetry Arts Reviews

I actually want to give it a 2.5 star rating. There were two issues about this museum. 1st, my friend told me the puppetry in Taiwan nowadays has been more modern and fantastic than the display in the museum (more like 50 years ago). As a professional puppetry museum, I would expect them to exhibit the accurate info instead of misleading the public.
2nd, we were the second family into the theater, and we were not allowed to choose our own seats. (It's first come first served.) The excuse was they need to use every seat since it was going to be full. But this excuse was not true: 1. Not every seat was occupied eventually. 2. There was no conflict between let us to choose seats and fully utilized the capacity. I'd strongly suggest them to get advice from Atlanta Botanical Garden for improvements.

Very interesting place. The dark crystal exhibit was awesome

The creativity and Henson exhibit are worth the trip.

Center for Puppetry Arts is great for both kids and adults. The space is interactive for children whilst also informative for adults. I suggest if you're visiting without children and plan to see only the museum that you time your visit with when a show is on as there will be less people going through the area at the time

So much fun! Great Henson puppets!! The Labyrinth special exhibit stole my heart!

I wish we didn't live so far away from here. My family had a wonderful time and my children still talk about the puppet show that we saw. We hope to go back again.

Very interesting but building is extremely old. I took my 3 year old grand daughter. Not much to see and do but its an experience for the older 50-70 era whrn touring the exhibit or museum hall. We did not see the puppet show but we made a paper puppet. That was nice. Next time will try the puppet show. Waiting for The Muppets or a Christmas play.

This is one of my favorite places to pop into when I'm in Atlanta.

I enjoyed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the second year in a row. Positive and fun experience every time I've been.

The Urban Sleeping Beauty was very well done. Even my 9 year old grandson found it humours. The Puppet Museum was excellent.

I particularly enjoyed The Labyrinth exhibit -- "It's like meeting an old friend."

You can get free passes to this museum from your local library. Which i would suggest doing because all though the museum is awesome it is also very small.

Great place to take the kids. Huge display of Jim Henson memorabilia! Also great live shows and a film series. If you live in town, might as well become a member.

Always a great time at this museum! I love how I can see several different puppets each visit as they rotate the exhibits about twice a year. The guided tour is very much worth the price of admission but just going through on your own is quite enjoyable too! A great place to take out of town guests - especially if they are Jim Henson/Muppet fans!

My grandson had his 3rd birthday party there. Staff was great and helpful. I would recommend the center.

Cute place. The kids had a great time watching Click Clack Moo and making cow puppets and my husband and I really enjoyed the museum.

Awesome place to visit. I recommend it to children of all ages

Such an amazing museum. Loads of Henson plus more. They even have puppetry shows you can watch. Very cool.

Went for the Elmo Birthday event. I feel the advertising was a little misleading about "taking pictures with Elmo", but the kids had fun.

Went here to find a tiny door but wasn't able to. Maybe it got moved

Delightful whimsical environment. Great for children in many ways!

The shows for kids here are always great! At the end of 2019 we saw The Adventures of the Gingerbread Man, and it was truly as much fun for me as it was for our 5 year old.

The standing exhibit has cool content in it, and you can learn about puppetry in other cultures as well as see iconic puppets from the last half century.

Place was SO AWESOME. great for a day trip into the city.

Such an amazing place. The Jim Henson exhibit is amazing. I was nearly teary-eyed with nostalgia. The Puppets of the world exhibit was also great. I went during winter, and the show they were performing was and adaptation of the Rankin/Bass Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer. It was very well done. I highly recommend this place. Must see! I just hope they expand their exhibits over time, I would love to see more puppets.

Truly wonderful experience for all ages!! NOT just a puppet show! Right now they have Dark Crystal on display as well. We saw the Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer! Awesome show! Recommend becoming members!

It is a nice place to see once. I did not see the shows there just the museum. It was fine if you have never seen a puppetry one then it is good to visit.

Harold and the Purple Crayon was lovely. Students from BPA contributed beautifully.

Great place to check out for childhood memories with Muppets.

Nice museum for young and old people. The famous puppets are cool

I feel like the behind the scenes tour could have more to it. Maybe a mini show on what happens during a show.

Wonderful, magical performances and a Jim Henson museum too. Award-winning directors and performers Tim and Amy Sweeney hold magic in their hands. Atlanta is lucky to have them and the Center!

Awesome small museum. Lots of famous puppet in there which was cool to see in person.

It's a nice place to visit in Atlanta. You can see puppet from all over the world here. And they offer tours around the theater.

Muppets! Bird Bird, Etnie and Bert, Cookie Monster and more, and that is only half of it. A feast for the puppet senses.

Jim Henson exhibit was awesome and all 3 of my daughters, 18,15 and 2 years old enjoyed

Very cool place! Took a guided tour of the Jim Henson areas. Needs more Ninja Turtles though.

Amazing to see Jim Henson puppetry. Dark Crystal and Labyrinth came to life like never before.

LOVE the museum! Glad I got to check out the Labyrinth exhibit. Great shows too!

Just great for all ages. My child is 1 but I had a friends 6 year old and both of them really enjoyed the show.

Has a very nice history of puppetry art. interactive but kind of small, takes about 40 minutes to go through everything.

I have always loved the Center and have taken my children there for 20 years now. However we went on a recent field trip (reduced rate is good) and saw Stellaluna. The play, though good enough in itself, was performed in an overt style (seeing the puppeteers in the open) was disappointing. I'm an adult and I know there are people working the puppets. I just don't want to see them, watch their mouths move along with the puppets' mouths and see them as part of the performance. The smaller children there didn't seem to mind, but mine were disappointed...and so was I. The regular ticket price is a bit much at $25. Try to set up a field trip with 10 or more and it's about half price, including a make a puppet workshop. It can be quite unorganized in the workshop if a lot of children are participating, so ask for the puppet kit to go if you're a loner, have several small children to help or strapped for time. They are always fun and usually include all you need to complete it at home. For educators or home-schooled families, there are usually resources and extra related info on the website, or within the program leaflet. Also, a coordinator can give you more info on resources as well.

The center and museum and show are great however the staff are rude. First visit and last visit. Your staff may need a little training on courtesy and keeping their hands to themself.

Visited during quarantine but still had an amazing experience! The lady working the ticket counter was very friendly and the virtual puppet tour guide had answers for all my questions, no matter how silly they seemed to me.

I took my daughter to visit. While we were browsing, a group of people walked over next to us. A red haired female guide started to tell about the puppets and we listened in to learn. The woman stopped talking, turned to us and rudely said "THIS IS A PAYING TOUR, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED!!". I was shocked. We never knew their was a tour to participate it (paying or not) and the woman brought the group in next to us and just started talking. Funny thing is, as we moved away to each section to view, the woman still was walking within earshot with her "not allowed" tour group. Crazy people.

All the people that work there are so amazing ,and kind ,the show was spectacular ,my first time there and I really enjoyed the show ,I enjoyed making shadows with the children ,they all had so much fun.I can't remember his name I'll call him the shadow puppet director he was so amazing.

Amazing little place. I could spend all day in there. They have regular Jim Henson displays. Worth checking out..

If you are a Muppet fan, you will love this place! It took us about an hour and a half to go through it. Didn't see any extra performances.

Had the best time here! We arrived after 1 which was perfect bc the school children had just left leaving us plus two other groups the only people in the museum. The Jim Henson section is really interesting as it goes through his life and how things evolved over the years. There are several Muppets on display so it was cool to see Kermit,Miss Piggy,etc close up. The Dark Crystal exhibit was small but so worth it. That's worth the ticket price right there. The only bummer was the World of Puppetry side which seems more like an afterthought and would benefit a re-design.

The mupets are awesome, but other than that, a bit boring for small kids

Some neat, well-designed exhibits showing the history and vast culture behind puppetry arts. The staff left a lot to be desired. Different people had different answers as to where events were happening. We opted to pay more to make our own puppet and see a little show, neither of which were worth it. They both ended at 3pm and we arrived at 230pm but no one told us the times were conflicting and we wouldn't be able to do both. The "show" was not very good. One of the two ladies had great enthusiasm, but she was trying to talk over an audio visual exhibit right next to them so the kids were distracted the whole time. Her partner, with the puppet, was not good with the puppet at all. So much potential! The Jim Henson exhibit, for someone like myself born in the 80s, was very cool and nostalgic! Lots of the main characters, like Big Bird, and the little workers from Fraggle Rock. They also had some neat things for the kids to play with in this area, like puppets and books.

A great place for a family and children entertainment

Wondergul. Magical Great way to spend an afternoon.

I loved this place. We took our 9 year old and she loved it too! They have different sections of puppets. The best was the Jim Henson collection and the dark crystal display. If you are a movie buff you will love this!!!! All of it brought me back to my childhood. Great place!

We have been members for the past year and have enjoyed every production that we have attended. Be sure to check out the museum.

Visited on a field trip with my son's school and really enjoyed it. They had a puppet making work shop for the kids and puppet museum. The Cat n the Hat puppet show was the main attraction. It was very entertaining. I especially appreciated the puppeteers explaining how the puppets worked at the end of the show.

Puppetry is always cool.

The highlight is definitely all the Jim Henson stuff.

Fantastic adventure for the family, I was able to relive my childhood with my own child right beside me!

My son loves the Rudolph show. Friendly staff, great shows. Always try to support as it's really a fun place for my toddlers

An Atlanta secret! Home to Jim Henson's Muppets. Very good play productions, and an incredible museum for the kids and adults. Must see!

Great facility, talented artists, friendly staff. My little one loved it!

If you really like puppets it's probably ok. We did the tour and my kids got very bored.

A great Jim Henson through the ages exhibit and a puppets around the world exhibit. Also they currently have a special Dark Crystal exhibit. If you take your time you can see it all in 2hrs.

A magical place in Atlanta! Great value, I don't know if they lowered their prices (what seems to be the complaint for most reviews), but 12.50 is a great value for what you see. The history and world puppetry exhibit was informative and interesting to see how puppetry is used around the world to tell stories. The Jim Henson collection was amazing and well done. We got to see all of the iconic characters from fraggle rock, the Muppets, dark crystal, and of course Sesame Street. It is a great way to preserve the legacy of an amazing artist who has touched the lives of many with his medium. The dark crystal exhibit was very cool, telling of how Henson formed the story and puppets seen in the film. Could not recommend more!