Located at 906 SE Umatilla St in the
historic Sellwood District of Portland, Oregon, Portland Puppet Museum is your place to learn
about all things Puppet and let loose your inner
child. Fun for all ages!!!
(Yes, big people are always welcome) Open Thursday - Sunday 2-8 pm
Museum Admission is always FREE!!
Our pint size gift shop features American-made puppets
as well as our book and movie. Support your local artists!!!
Build-a-Puppet Classes at the museum! Yeah, Yeah, we know. The typical build-a-puppet class features paper bag puppets with
glued-on decorations. Perfect to use as a litter bag in the car on the way home from the
class. Well, not here at the museum. We help our students make puppets that they will
take home, display proudly, and actually use. Even big people have fun in our classes. Click here for details
The Museum is located at 906 SE Umatilla St, Portland, OR
(Corner of 9th & Umatilla in the Sellwood district,
two blocks south of Tacoma Street) (503) 233-7723
Trimet Bus 70 comes closest to the museum (Three blocks away)
Click here to put your name on our e-mail list. Each week or so, Ping Pong keeps you
up to date on the latest happenings at his Puppet Museum, the first and only one in Oregon.
No Spam - and we don't sell or share your name with anyone!!!
How about a Field Trip to the museum! Planning a field trip for Seniors, home schoolers, scouts or other groups?
Schedule a visit and have the museum all to yourselves, mornings and
during any hours on days that we are closed. Your group will receive a
more personalized experience and the tour can be adapted to fit your
special needs. (Workshops include instructor & materials fees) Click here for details
We've assembled lots of our videos in one place for easy viewing.
More will be added as time goes by. Recent additions include
No,No, Pinocchio" and "Silbert & Gullivan's - The Mikado"
History of Our Building Our building has been in continual use since way back around the
turn of the century - no not this one, the last one. This picture was
taken around 1900. To learn more about the building, click here.
Check out our latest exhibit here at the museum.
Icicle and Camora take you on a guided tour.
To take a look, Click on the picture below:
Our new exhibit is Now Open !!! The museum is now filled with our
"Enchanting Fairy Tale Puppets" exhibit of
puppets from Germany, Italy, Russia,
France, the Czech Republic, and the United
States. Each a hand made work of art
from years gone by. We're really excited
about this one. Journey with us as we
explore and explain the international world
of fairy tales in breathtaking exhibits and
interactive fun, with a summer of magical
shows for the entire family and the child in
us all.
