Schweizer Figurentheatermuseum

Om museet

The museum grew out of the collecting passion of the painter, sculptor and marionette maker Jean Bindschedler. After a travelling exhibition of his figures (1983 to 1985), he founded the Musée suisse de la marionnette in 1985 together with Marie-José Aeby in the Auquartier of Fribourg on the Saane. The two puppeteers had gathered the core of the collection on their travels; since then it has grown through numerous donations.

In 1989 the Fondation Bindschedler was established to promote the art of puppetry, and it supports the museum and the Théâtre des Marionnettes de Fribourg. In 1997 the foundation, with the support of the Federal Office of Culture, acquired the present building on Derrière-les-Jardins; from 1999 it was restored and fitted out. Between 2001 and 2008 the museum, theatre and a café came together under one roof, and the façade and roof were also renewed in keeping with the character of the house from around 1900.

The collection comprises shadow figures and puppets of different performing techniques from China, India, Indonesia, Africa, South America, various European countries and Switzerland, including works by Jakob Flach, Else Hausin, Erich Weiss and Jean Bindschedler himself. In addition there are toy theatres, stage sets and masks. On the first floor there is a library on figure theatre and a small children's theatre for playing with.

Højdepunkter

• Over 5,000 marionettes, puppets and shadow figures from around the world
• Works by Jean Bindschedler, Jakob Flach, Else Hausin and Erich Weiss
• Toy theatres, stage sets and masks
• Children's theatre to try out and library on the first floor
• Puppet theatre and café with a terrace above the Saane in the same building

Permanent udstilling

• Dauerausstellung zur Kunst des Figurentheaters – Marionettes, hand puppets and shadow figures from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America show the art of puppetry through different times and cultures.

Grundlagt

1985

Ejer

Fondation Bindschedler

Entrépriser & rabatter

Cash only. Free admission with the AG culturel subscription. Discounts are available with the Pass Musées AMCF, Swiss Museum Pass or Swiss Travel Pass, Raiffeisen card, City Card Fribourg and other cards listed by the museum on its visit page.

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer
• Børnefødselsdage

On the first floor there is a children's theatre for playing. On request there are craft workshops (2.5 hours, for groups of 4 to 10 children, CHF 190 flat fee plus admission), three-day holiday workshops (CHF 120 per child) and storytelling afternoons with fairy tales (CHF 14 per child). Children's birthdays with a workshop package (CHF 190 for up to 10 people) or a tour with a performance (CHF 140), in each case plus admission.

Transport & parkering

According to the website, the street in front of the museum was at times a construction site.

Service & spisesteder

• Café

Café de la Marionnette in the building with a terrace above the Saane (www.lecafedelamarionnette.ch, +41 26 321 36 32); Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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