Puppet Exhibition in Liberec Open!

In collaboration with the North Bohemian Museum in Liberec, Anifilm has prepared a unique exhibition titled Beyond the Boundaries of Animation: Manipulated Puppets in Czech Filmmaking. The exhibition will be held from 14th March to 2nd June 2024.

For the first time, this exhibition gives a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of manipulated puppets in Czech filmmaking from its beginnings to the present day. Visitors can see not only puppets, but also decorations, set designs, graphic designs and artworks, sketches and film posters from prominent graphic designers and artists such as Jan Švankmajer, František Antonín Skála, Jakub Dvorský and Bára Čechová.

The exhibition visitors will have a chance to see rare puppets such as Spejbl and Hurvínek, Mephisto, Kasperle, scene from Švankmajer’s Punch and Judy and also 'Czech muppets' Jů and Hele from Studio Kamarád. The core of the exhibition are puppets and scenes from the films Little Man (2015) and Big Man (2024) by director Radek Beran. In addition to the film’s characters, the exhibition includes for instance Tiny’s laboratory, Majolenka’s kiosk, Barnshop and library interior. The exhibition also includes puppets from popular film Kooky (2010). To balance things out, there is the impressive installation by Televize Estráda, a punk group using manipulated puppets.

The entrance fee to the North Bohemian Museum is voluntary and the Museum is open everyday except Monday from 10:00 to 19:00. In collaboration with Anifilm, the North Bohemian Museum has prepared an accompanying programme to the exhibition. You can find out more at the museum website.