The Puppetry of Dan Butterworth
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November 22 – December 31
The Museum of Work & Culture, 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, R.I.
Museum of Work & Culture Presents Work of Puppeteer Dan Butterworth
(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) ??? The Museum of Work & Culture is now presenting ???The Puppetry of Dan Butterworth??? in its changing gallery. The exhibit highlights the variety of Butterworth???s work, including giant puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets, and a puppet theater. It also includes a peek into his creative process and the production of his puppets.
The exhibit will run through December 31. Butterworth will also be performing during the MoWC???s Open House on Saturday, December 3. He will offer family-friendly puppet shows at 1:30 & 3pm on that day, and will be available to answer questions about his craft. The event is free and open to the public.
Butterworth???s work has allowed him to perform and teach around the world. In 2005, he was honored with the Pell Award for Excellence in Arts. Most recently, he received support from RISCA to create a Tall Ship that can be operated by a wheelchair and will have puppets raise and lower the sails.
For more information, please contact the Museum of Work & Culture by calling (401) 769-9675 or emailing Education & Program Manager Sarah Carr at scarr@rihs.org.??
About the Museum of Work & Culture
The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island???s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.
About the Rhode Island Historical Society
Founded in 1822, the RIHS is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island???s largest and oldest historical organization, as well as its only Smithsonian Affiliate. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book, and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state???s most distinctive areas.