Puppet Museum

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"The Museo del Burattino (Puppet Museum) is a museum dedicated to the art of puppetry in Bergamo, Italy. It is located in the Palazzo della Provincia, on Via Tasso 8. The museum was founded in 1985 by the Associazione Amici del Burattino (Friends of the Puppet Association) and houses a collection of over 1,000 puppets from Italy and around the world. The museum's collection includes puppets of all shapes and sizes, from traditional marionettes to rod puppets, hand puppets, and shadow puppets. The puppets are made from a variety of materials, including wood, cloth, leather, and papier-mâché. The museum also has a collection of puppet theaters, scripts, and other ephemera related to the art of puppetry."

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