The Jim Henson Foundation and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry (BIMP) at the University of Connecticut will present a new exhibition, American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of UConn’s Puppet Arts Program in 2025.

The exhibition, including over 130 images and selected puppets featured in Termine’s photographs, including works by Paul Zaloom, Torry Bend, Basil Twist, Dan Hurlin, Tarish Pipkins, Theodora Skipitares, Bread and Puppet Theater, Janie Geiser, and Tom Lee. Termine, an alumnus of the UConn Puppet Arts Program, has documented American Puppet Theater for over 30 years with a unique perspective that invites the viewer into the vivid world of puppetry.

The grand opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine on Friday, Jan. 31 will begin with refreshments served at 6 p.m. and an in-person exhibition tour at 6:30 p.m. by Richard Termine, with Cheryl Henson, the President of The Jim Henson Foundation; this will also be streamed on Ballard Institute’s Facebook Live channel (facebook.com/BallardInstitute/). All events will take place at the Ballard Institute, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs. No reservation required