Museo El Taller de Títeres

About the museum

The museum is an initiative of Joaquín Hernández, director of the company Tragaluz Títeres and of the Taller del Sol, who began gathering puppets, books and related objects in the 1980s, when he came into contact with puppet theatre. It opened in 2012 on a rural estate in Llugarín, about two kilometres from the centre of La Pola Siero, in a building made with ecological materials, designed with energy-efficiency criteria and with space for future extensions.

The collection brings together puppets and objects from the five continents: string, shadow, glove and rod puppets, some recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, as well as toy and paper theatres, automata, posters, postcards, stamps and books. There are giant pieces and tiny ones.

The visit is guided and by reservation, and includes a tour of the exhibition and of the craft workshop, where it is explained how puppets are made, with what materials and how they are handled. Visitors can move some of them. The museum also offers themed animated visits, such as those on shadow puppets or “el ZOO del museo”.

Highlights

• String, shadow, glove and rod puppets from five continents
• Craft workshop explaining how puppets are made and handled
• Toy and paper theatres, automata, posters and stamps
• Giant and tiny pieces, some of them UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
• Themed animated visits, such as shadow puppets and “el ZOO del museo”

Permanent exhibitions

• Colección de títeres de los cinco continentes – String, shadow, glove and rod puppets, toy and paper theatres, automata, posters, stamps and books, with giant and tiny pieces.
• Taller artesano de títeres – Workshop explaining how puppets are made, which materials are used and how they are manipulated.

Founded

2012

Operated by

Tragaluz Títeres

Admission & discounts

Prices for the animated visit on Sundays at 18:00: €6.30 per person, €5.30 on the family rate and €5.50 per person for groups of 16 or more. No reduced rates are published.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The animated visits are designed for all ages and are advertised as visits that delight children; visitors can move some of the puppets. There is a family animated visit (“el ZOO del museo”) and a family rate.

Getting there & parking

The museum is about 2 km from La Pola Siero, next to the AS-377 road (Avenida de Gijón); just before kilometre marker 17 take the signposted turn-off, and the museum is about 80 m away. From La Pola it can be reached on foot via the PR.AS-216 route, in 20–30 minutes.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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