Center for Puppetry Arts history

The Center participates in the 1996 Cultural Paralympiad, offering museum tours and performances that were sign interpreted and audio described

Nancy has worked for Piccadilly Puppets since 1997 as a puppeteer, has assisted with administrative duties, and has written several shows for the company.

Center’s 20th anniversary; Cheryl Henson leads the toast at the 1998 Puppetry Arts Festival; featured guests were Bear and Tutter from Jim Henson’s Bear in the Big Blue House

Jane Fonda attends the String Fling Gala 2004 as a special guest and is presented with a Barbarella marionette designed by Jason Hines

Bobby Box receives a grant from The Jim Henson Foundation in support of Anne Frank: Within & Without, an original work that premiered in 2006

On July 25, 2007 the Center announced the opening of a new Jim Henson Wing, which houses anywhere from 500 to 700 retired Muppets, including those from Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, and Sesame Street.

The Center hosts the festival attendees on July 18, 2009, officially proclaimed by the City of Atlanta as “Jim Henson Day.”

Carol Daniel was the Director of the Piccadilly Puppets for over 20 years until her death in 2011.

The Center receives 2014 CILC Pinnacle Award for interactive videoconferencing

The wing, which is a part of the Center's new building, opened November 14, 2015.

March 12, 2016, the Salzburg Marionettes present a special performance of The Sound of Music

June 10, 2017: Special performance by Pambos Charalambous from Cyprus, sponsored by the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Cyprus in Atlanta

The Center wins a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to double its offering of programming for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder through the 2019-20 season.