The Quiet Corner

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  • 1. Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

    Museum/Gallery

    Hand puppets, rod puppets, body puppets, shadow puppets, marionettes—this museum has more than 2,500 puppets in its extraordinary collection. Many are the work of Frank Ballard, a master of puppetry who established the country's first complete undergraduate and graduate degree programs in puppetry at the University of Connecticut. If you're lucky you might even catch Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street on display.

    Storrs Center, Storrs Rd., Mansfield, Connecticut, 06250, USA
    860-486–8580

    Sight Details

    Rate Includes: $5, Tues.–Sun. 11–7
  • 2. William Benton Museum of Art

    Museum/Gallery

    The permanent collection of this museum includes European and American paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures from the 16th century to the present. Its galleries also host changing exhibitions, lectures, recitals, and readings. The museum has a café and museum shop.

    University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, Connecticut, 06269, USA
    860-486–4520

    Sight Details

    Rate Includes: Free, Tues.–Fri. 10–4:30, weekends 1–4:30
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