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INTERNATIONAL PUPPETRY MUSEUM

formerly The Conservatory of Puppetry Arts (COPA)
1062 N. Fair Oaks Avenue - Pasadena, CA 91103
phone - fax: 626-296-1536



WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO


HISTORY:

In October of 1999, a group of puppeteers, producers, business professionals and lovers of puppetry came together to form a steering committee. The goal was to create a non-profit center in Southern California that promotes and preserves puppetry arts. While there are other such centers in the United States, here in America's heartland of entertainment, there is no place dedicated to honor and celebrate this magical art. As we begin the 21st Century, we are pledged to the creation of what was formally know as the Conservatory of Puppetry Arts (COPA) and is known as the International Puppetry Museum (IPM).

 


NOW COPA IS IPM!

In the fall 1999, a group of puppeteers, producers, business professionals and lovers of puppetry came together to form a steering committee with the goal of creating a non-profit center in Southern California to promote and preserve puppetry as an art form.

The group formed an organization called the Conservatory of Puppetry Arts (COPA). It did not have non-profit status but was able to partner with Community Partners, an organization that provided financial and administrative oversight and training for start up groups such as COPA. Under their auspices, they also provided 501(c)(3) status.

Meanwhile, Alan Cook and the COPA Board were working to reinstate 501(c)(3) status to the International Puppetry Museum. This was achieved. In 2006, a bank account was opened and IPM was able to start making transactions. By the end of 2007, Community Partners felt that it was time for our partnership to end. IPM should then take over and COPA should be retired.

With the exception of the name change, there is no difference. Hopefully, this will clarify why we are now operating as the International Puppetry Museum (IPM). We hope you will continue to support the ongoing work of preserving and promoting the outstanding collection.

 


PUPPETRY IS AN ART FORM

which communicates beyond age, culture, ethnicity, language and education. It opens possibilities that effect the head, heart and soul, communicating on many levels at once, often without words. Adults through puppetry, experience the mysteries of life and understand how possibility can become reality. Children, through puppetry, nurture their imagination receiving the gift of inspiration. Puppets have no boundaries. Strings, plaster, cloth, wood, plastic, cardboard, glitter, feathers, paint - even the human body or the latest technology - are just the base materials with which puppet artists fashion living, breathing creatures, beings that reach out and touch us in mystical ways. By creating and giving form to inspiration, puppets show us the way to see ourselves and our world differently, imparting ideas that bridge cultural differences.

TO CREATE AN OUTREACH PROGRAM
that brings puppet shows and activities to various locations - expected and unexpected throughout Southern California. TO CREATE AN EXHIBITION PROGRAM displaying the visionary legacy of world puppetry at the Conservatory and traveling exhibits.

TO CREATE A WORKING RESTORATION PROGRAM
in order to catalogue and preserve the Alan G. Cook's International Museum of Puppetry collection in the United States as well as the work of other fine puppet artists.

TO CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
that informs, delights and directly involves both children and adults in puppetry arts. Partnering with the Armory Center for the Arts as well as developing our own programs, IPM will inspire creativity through the building and use of puppets.

TO CREATE A LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
where the history of puppetry may be studied and the future of puppetry may be planned.

TO CREATE A NEWS CENTER
where activities about puppeteers and puppet related events can be collected, distributed and exchanged, including a newsletter and a web page.

 
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