{"id":11590,"date":"2010-03-24T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=11590"},"modified":"2010-03-24T11:31:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T15:31:24","slug":"spring-exhibitions-open-at-puppetry-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/03\/spring-exhibitions-open-at-puppetry-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Exhibitions Open at Puppetry Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11583\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala031_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11583 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"John Bell, director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, talks about Punch and Judy puppets.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala031_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;John Bell, director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, talks about Punch and Judy puppets. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala031_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala031_lg-300x199.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/465;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Bell, director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, talks about Punch and Judy puppets during the institute&#39;s gala opening for its spring exhibitions March 21. The new exhibitions are &#39;Frank and Elizabeth Haines: An American Puppet Company in the 1930s&#39; and &#39;Punch and Judy: Handpuppets, Politics, and Humor.&#39; Photos by Jessica Tommaselli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11585\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala078_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11585 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"A Punch and Judy show, part of the gala opening for the new exhibitions at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala078_lg-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;A Punch and Judy show is put on as part of the Opening Gala Celebration for the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. The new exhibitions include Frank and Elizabeth Haines: An American Puppet Company in the 1930s and Handpuppets, Politics and Humor. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala078_lg-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala078_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/198;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Punch and Judy show, part of the gala opening at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11582\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala005_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11582 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"The Tin Man puppet by Frank and Elizabeth Haines, on display at the gala opening for the new exhibitions at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala005_lg-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;The Tin Man puppet by Frank and Elizabeth Haines, on display at the gala opening for the new exhibitions at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry on March 21. The new exhibitions are 'Frank and Elizabeth Haines: An American Puppet Company in the 1930s' and 'Punch and Judy: Handpuppets, Politics, and Humor.' Photo by Jessica Tommaselli&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala005_lg-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala005_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/199;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tin Man puppet by Frank and Elizabeth Haines.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11581\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11581\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala001_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11581 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"A marionette by Frank and Elizabeth Haines, on display at the gala opening for the new exhibitions at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala001_lg-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;A marionette by Frank and Elizabeth Haines, on display at the gala opening for the new exhibitions at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry on March 21. The new exhibitions are 'Frank and Elizabeth Haines: An American Puppet Company in the 1930s' and 'Punch and Judy: Handpuppets, Politics, and Humor.' Photo by Jessica Tommaselli&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala001_lg-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BallardGala001_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/199;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A marionette by Frank and Elizabeth Haines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Bell, director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, talks about Punch and Judy puppets during the institute&#8217;s gala opening for its spring exhibitions. 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