The North East Kingdom and the Bread and Puppet Museum
What is the Bread and Puppet Museum in Glover Vermont?
This was something new for me. Lisa knew about the puppeteers, but neither of us knew what to expect upon our arrival at the old barn that houses the puppet Museum. This outside
Back in 1963, Peter Schumann founded a hand puppet show for children it soon became a way for the activists to bring the problems of the neighborhood to light.
From there it grew into a commentary on the issues of the day such as the Vietnam War. This place can be a bit creepy as you look at all the masks. The characters can be very colorful or mono-chromatic in black & white
To me, the artwork that they create here is just incredible and the two-story Museum houses the incredibly large puppets that they’ve used for the last 40 years. If nothing else, stopping in and viewing all these puppets throughout the 140-year-old hay barn on is worth the trip in itself.
The theater company today makes its income from touring new and old productions the world over and from sales of Bread and Puppet Press’ posters and publications. The traveling puppet shows range from tightly composed theater pieces presented by members of the company to extensive outdoor pageants which always require the participation of many volunteers. They also do performances on the grounds in the summer.
Bread and Puppet is one of the oldest, nonprofit, self-supporting theatrical companies in the country.
Locating the Bread and Puppet Theater Museum in Glover VT
You can find the Bread and Puppet Museum in Glover Vermont at 753 Heights Rd. in Glover Vermont. If you are looking at the map, find Route 122 which is just south of the town of Glover Vermont. Head out of town on Route 16 and on your left, you will see the cemetery and then Heights Rd which is better marked as Route 122. Take the turn for Sheffield and Wheelock. Once on Route 122, you will only travel a short distance, 3-5 minutes depending on how fast you drive.
You will come to a low rusty building on the right that says museum parking and if you miss that, there is a rusty red school bus to catch your attention which says “Cheap Art”, in other words, you’ve arrived.
The museum is just across the road and the entrance is marked by flags over the doorway. The cost of admission is free but donations are welcome. They are open from June 1st to November 1st.
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So the Hazen’s Notch photos – what percentage would you consider that of color?
Hi Nikki… A test? to see how close I am? I’ll have you know that I use the very best color measuring devices and I’ve also researched this with some of the most respected minds at MIT… (OK, you got me I ask my wife…)
And Lisa says… 🙂 Drum roll please… Image one is 40% towards peak Image 2 is a solid 50% maybe a bit higher because many of the trees I’m standing under are 20-30% (but I didn’t show you them). Image 5 again on Hazens Notch (I only played with contrast, whites and highlights in lightroom) and down at the bottom of the hill there is a bunch of green going to yellow but still very heavy on green. But when I add the red in the distance on the far hill I will go with a solid 60% but the image doesn’t show the green hill off to the left out of sight of the camera…
This is the biggest problem in judging percentages of color. My experience tells me one thing but if you have never seen really good fall foliage then you might say my reports 30% is peak…
My wife grew up in North Western Vermont and I may say one percentage but I will check with my wife because she taught me what was peak for her and I base my percentages on what I call peak. To me anything from 70% to 100% is damn fine viewing (In my humble opinion) 🙂
Questions?
I love your blog Jeff. Thanks so much for sharing your great pictures.
thank you for coming by and leaving a note. I’ll try to get some more pictures up for you from this year.