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spacer Explore the Museum: 2nd Floor Galleries

Gift Shop | Library | Peace Mandala | African Artifacts | World Instruments | Artists | Performers | Workshops


EXHIBIT CASES
2nd Floor Showcase
2nd Floor Showcase
Europe and America

Africa: Morocco to South Africa

Mexico: Our nearest neighbor, two cases

Dance & Life Passages Case

Cambodia

Vietnam & Water Puppets


PIANO
piano
Piano
Sit down and play!

Painting of "The Cairo Market With Two Perspectives" by Dick Adler.

Uzbek Tribal wedding hanging from Afghanistan.


PERFORMANCE AREA
Belly Dance Performance
Belly Dance Performance
Performances are given regularly, including on Community Sundays and First Fridays. See our Events & Calendar listings for a schedule.


DRESS-UP
Girls in kimono dress
A variety of costumes are available to try on for size
Dress-up in costumes in all sizes from five continents for all ages. Bring a camera, and please help children hang clothes back up.


TEXTILES
Textiles
Textiles
Textiles: Also: Loom, Spinning Wheel.


ANTIQUE FRENCH CASE
Antique French Case
20-piece Folktale Art from Matroshka, Russia
20-piece Folktale Art from Matroshka, Russia


PUPPETS & MARIONETTES
puppets
Madame Butterfly Marionette

puppets
Puppets in all hands-reach for all to touch and manipulate
Two tiers of puppets: One to admire and a score to stage your own puppet shows.

Marionette on Center Stand: Madame Butterfly from Puccini's Classic opera, recreated from pieces salvaged from the New Year's Day fire which destroyed the New England Marionette Opera. Donated by Ted Leach along with a training video explaining the puppeteer's artistry.


THERESE LAMARRE BOURDON COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
bourdan showcase
Nadia Petrova Weidman with display of her family's
embroidery and bundula instrument from the Ukraine
The Community Showcase, funded by kind donors Clyde Kessel and Françoise Bourdon of Carlisle, MA in honor of her mother Marie Therese, is a new feature at Mariposa Museum. The case will be available seasonally for local residents to showcase their family history.
STAIRCASE TO 3RD FLOOR
Staircase to 3rd Floor
Staircase to 3rd Floor
Display of Cityscapes in drawings and photographs.



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When children are raised with respect and curiosity towards
other cultures, the world will know more peace and less war.

Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center
26 Main Street ~ Peterborough, New Hampshire ~ 03458
Southern New Hampshire's Year Round Arts Community
603.924.4555


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