IN CELEBRATION OF THE 2015 NATIONAL PUPPETRY FESTIVAL COMING TO UCONN NEXT WEEK —
The William Benton Museum of Art will be open an extra day and extended hours
from 10 am to 5 pm
Monday through Saturday
August 10-15
We're pleased to be exhibiting SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT!, a retrospective of the masterful protest puppets of Bread & Puppet Theater, Glover, Vermont.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NEXT MONDAY
Peter Schumann, the creative genius behind Bread & Puppet Theater, will present a performance of Captain Boycott on Monday, August 10, at 8 pm at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets and a complete schedule of public events, please go to http://www.nationalpuppetryfestival2015.com
The National Puppetry Festival 2015 is presented by the Puppeteers of America, Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, UConn School of Fine Arts, and UConn Puppet Arts.
ALSO ON EXHIBITION at the Benton
Remembering the Vietnam War
The Best of the Benton
The Benton will be closed August 16 through 31, reopening September 1.
THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
University of Connecticut
The School of Fine Arts
245 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT
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For more information, contact: The Benton at 860-486-4520