Do you know of puppet sites of international interest that knock your sock puppets off? Send them our way... CLICK HERE USA Puppeteers of America Center for Puppetry Arts Ballard Institute and Musuem of Puppetry Jim Henson Foundation The O'Neill Puppetry Conference The Puppetry Home Page   CANADA Ontario Puppetry Association Canadian Museum of Civilization exhibit PuppetBuzz.com   UNITED KINGDOM Puppeteers UK The British Puppet & Model Theatre Guild The Punch and Judy Fellowship The Punch and Judy College of Professors Puppetry Centre Trust Puppet Animation Festival in Scotland The Theatre Museum LATIN AMERICA La Hoja del Titirtero INTERNATIONAL THEATER International Association of Theatre for Childern and Young People TCG Theatre Communications Group US Center of the International Theatre Institute ITI MORE SITES THAT WILL GRAB YOUR ATTENTION UN International Day of Peace World of Puppetry Puppets in Prague Periscope UNIMA History of Puppetry/Puppetry Resources Portal Puppetry Arts (in French) Puppetring UNESCO To date, 9 traditional forms of puppetry have been designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Information, slides, and video footage of these forms can be accessed at the UNESCO web site. Chinese Shadow Puppetry (2011) Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian Puppet Theatre (2001,2008) - Italy  The Oral Heritage of Gelede (2001,2008) - Nigeria The Wayang Puppet Theatre (2003,2008) - Indonesia  Ningyo Johruri Bunraku Puppet Theatre (2003,2008) - Japan Sbek Thom, Khmer Shadow Theatre (2005,2008) - Cambodia Processional Giants and Dragons in Belgium & France (2005,2008) - Belgium, France Karagöz (2009) - Turkey Namsadang Nori (2009) - Repbulic of Korea Hitachi Furyumono (2009) – Japan The Asia/Pacific UNESCO Centre Important Intangible Cultural Heritage List includes an additional 11 puppetry traditions: Quanzhou Muqu Quanzhou Marionette Show - China Ravanachhaya Shadow of Ravana –India Kheimeh-shab-bazi Puppet Play – Iran Sayeh Bazi (Bazi-e-khial, Khial-Bazi) Shadow play – Iran Awaji Ningyo Joruri Awaji Puppet Theatre – Japan Puttli Kari (Putli Tamasha, Katth Puttli) Making of Puppets – Pakistan Baltal Masked Puppet Show by Feet – Republic of Korea Hun Krabok Thai Puppet Show – Thailand Hun Lakhon Lek Drama puppetry – Thailand Nang Talung Nang Khuan, Nang Khaek (former name) Shadow Play – Thailand Mua Roi Nuoc Water Puppetry – Viet Nam Copyright © UNIMA-USA