A WONDERFUL WORLD OF PUPPETRY
Valentinetti Puppet Museum showcases the magnificent craftsmanship of generations of puppet artists. Many of these artists are long gone, but at the museum you can still see their work, sense their devotion to a unique art form, and almost hear the laughter that they lovingly created in children long ago.
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The Great Give was a great success as over
$4000 was raised.
Please continue to remember the Valentinetti
because every donation helps.
The puppets are singing and dancing in
thanks to your generosity.
We wish to thank the following donors for their generous support:
Mike & Katherine Adams
Cheri Allen
Phil & Karen Best
Ronald & Jocelyn Bright
Susan Byrne
Arlene Carpenter
Elizabeth Cottrell
Joyce Cowdery
Dustin Curtis
Lauren Dudley
Steve & Betty Fabry
Daniel & Shirley Fontanez
Michelle Grose
Mary Hamlin
Stanley Hess
Deborah Housen
Charles Huddleston
Marilyn Hutton
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Shirley Knight & Carla Grahn
Patty Lent
Connie Lord
Sandra McNabb
Gail & Steven Moss
Shelley & Robert Sherwin
Carol Sperber
Dean Tingey
Carol Watson
Richard A. Eskridge
Ron & Eva Sher
Anne Huey
Ellen Page Smith
These are two examples of what are referred to at Nang Talung, a style of shadow puppet found in Southern Thailand (the Malay Peninsula).
This Nang Talung style of Thai puppetry is related to the style found in the country of Malayasia.
These were recently gifted to the museum by Itsara Namtapi, a UW student from Thailand.