by Silke Technau | Apr 14, 2021 | A look in the depot
Of course I, Urmel the dragon, was once a baby! I have been around a good long while though! Indeed, my egg lay in an iceberg with me tucked inside for a long, long time. My egg and I even travelled around with the iceberg to Titiwu and Lübeck. From time to time a...
by Stephan Schlafke | Apr 9, 2021 | Raise the curtain
The four well-known animals of the puppet designer: Doris Gschwandtner © Gschwandtner/KOBALT Figurentheater HL As one grows older, one doesn’t necessarily function the same way as when one was 20 unfortunately. However assets gained along the way include...
by Antonia Napp | Apr 8, 2021 | A look in the depot
As object of the week we presented on Monday the Kasper (Punch) from the hand puppetry collection of the Reichsinstitut für Puppenspiel (Hitler’s National Institute for Puppetry) as well as a rough outline of the plans for this institution in the future.A few...
by Antonia Napp | Mar 25, 2021 | A look in the depot
War Front Puppet Theatre. War diary with photos On Monday we presented our object of the week – a puppet from a prisoner of war camp. This sounds a little unusual perhaps, however historical research has shown that puppet theatre was and is still performed by...
by Ulrike Sonnenberg | Mar 23, 2021 | A look in the depot, Interviews
Dr. Antonia Napp took over as director of Lübeck’s Museum of Theatre Puppets in autumn of 2015. She studied art history and Slavic studies in Freiburg and Vienna. Completing her doctorate in 2004 in Freiburg on 19th century Russian painting, she subsequently...
by Ulrike Sonnenberg | Mar 16, 2021 | A look in the depot
Puppetry in Film and Television | Collage: KOLK 17 Puppet Theatre & Museum Our Sandman, Yoda from Star Wars, Captain Blue Bear, Ernie and Bert, Alf, the suitcase from the show Siebenstein or the Gelflings by Muppet creator Jim Henson all have something in common:...
by Antonia Napp | Mar 11, 2021 | A look in the depot
The Clown, Marionette by Ernst Hummel, played by Walter Büttner, Aliceville ca. 1944 Our object of the week today has a very special story: the man in elegant tailcoat and striped trousers is dressed up as a clown. Despite the “make-up”, you can see that...
by Astrid Franck | Mar 9, 2021 | Raise the curtain
Small groups, parents with children, a grandmother with her grandson, a father with sons, all seated at a distance. No excited children crowded together on benches, proud to sit alone in the front row without mum or dad. A very different, much quieter atmosphere, but...
by Museum | Mar 5, 2021 | special exhibitions
Professor Harry Kramer was a German dancer, artist and professor of sculpture at the Kassel Art Academy. Our museum preserves figures from this artist that have been thought to be missing in the official catalogue of works. As a prelude to the special exhibitions,...
by Museum | Mar 5, 2021 | special exhibitions
Special Exhibition under the patronage of UNESCO From July, 2nd 2012 to 21st of October 2012 “The world of shadows – Chinese shadow theatre meets Beijing Opera” They tell tales about the downfall of the late Han Dynasty, they dream about journeys through western...
