Reserved puppet-museum tea and making experiences
Take tea with marionettes—or bring a vintage puppet head to life
Puppetry Arts Institute
The institute offers a reserved group tea-and-tour with dessert, puppetry history and demonstrations. Separately scheduled workshops let participants paint and costume remnant Hazelle factory puppet heads, or string and learn to manipulate a clown marionette.
Current location note / listed area: Independence, Missouri · reserved onsite group experiences
Tea, puppet making and private shows are distinct arrangements, not one included package. Confirm current group acceptance, vintage-component stock, age suitability, materials and scheduling. Some site sections retain older information despite current 2026 activity. Wedding adaptation requires inquiry; no exclusive museum closure or accessibility guarantee is assumed.
Public-source research · 2026-10-31 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://puppetryartsinstitute.org/activities/
- https://puppetryartsinstitute.org/
- https://puppetryartsinstitute.org/about/
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Missouri · based
The institute’s current owned pages locate its working museum and workshop facility at 11025 East Winner Road, Independence, Missouri, and expressly invite reserved group tea, puppet-making and private-show inquiries.