漳州竹初木偶艺术馆简介

漳州竹初木偶艺术馆是国内外著名的艺术展览馆，是中国第一家专业木偶艺术馆。馆藏有珍贵的古代、现代木偶艺术品，其中，固定系统地展示竹初木偶艺术珍品是本馆的特色。

漳州竹初木偶艺术馆的展品曾到美国、英国、法国、德国、俄罗斯、日本、澳大利亚、韩国、新加坡、瑞典、瑞士、香港、台湾等100多个国家和地区展览，创作的木偶作品被世界上许多国家和地区的博物馆、美术馆所收藏，木偶作品被作为国家的珍贵礼品，赠送给许多国家的首脑和贵宾，受到高度评价并被称之为“东方艺术珍品”、“世界一流艺术”、“活的‘文物’”、“中华一绝”、“国宝级艺术珍品”。

馆内还可为参观者操作表演木偶戏，表演木偶雕刻技艺。本馆生产的礼品、纪念品、木偶玩具、民俗刺绣雕刻工艺品、戏剧服装道具，品种众多、琳琅满目。是知识性、欣赏性、经营性为一体，动静结合的艺术馆，当您前来漳州竹初木偶艺术馆的时候，会让您充分领略到竹初木偶迷人的魅力。

An Introduction to Zhuchu Puppet Gallery of Zhangzhou

Zhuchu Puppet Gallery of Zhangzhou is a world widely known gallery with a collection of rare puppets not only from modern but also from the ancient time. Being the first professional puppet gallery of China, it distinguishes itself by a systematic display of Mr. Xu Zhuchu’s works. Mr. Xu is a renowned master in puppet designing and carving both home and abroad. His works have been collected by art galleries, museums, and personal collectors all over the world. High remarks have been given to them such as “a treasure of Eastern art”, “a top-rank art of the world”, “a live ‘cultural relic’”, and “a Chinese specialty”.
The items on display in the gallery have been exhibited in more than 100 countries and regions such as American, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Australia, Korea, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.. Besides appreciating various kinds of puppets, the visitors can also watch puppet show and puppet carving here. What’s more, they can buy all kinds of souvenirs ranging from puppet toys, embroideries and carvings to props and costumes of Chinese opera. In other words, the visitors can expand their scope of knowledge, entertain themselves and increase their personal collection at the same time in this gallery. Come here yourself! You will surely have a taste of the charm of Zhuchu puppets.