The story of puppets the Museum narrates starts as late as in the 19th century when people in Pilsen could enjoy theatre performances of strolling folk puppeteers who travelled with their horses and carts through their favoured stands, so-called “Abstechern” or trips. The oldest famous families that operated strolling theatres were Kopecký, Maizner, Dubský, Kočka or Fink.

Another part of the exposition focuses on the development of puppetry in Pilsen at the end of the 19th century when the first standing puppet stage was established in addition to a number of associations. Škoda’s Theatre is represented in the exposition by a unique animated model made according to a well-preserved negative.

The story of the puppet theatres continues on the second floor where little family theatres, combining the worlds of children and adults, become a new phenomenon on the imaginary time axis.

A specific role in the history was played by the Puppet Theatre of Holiday Settlements where the association making contributions to summer holidays for poor children and the strolling theatre of Karel Novák joined their forces and the theatre settled permanently in Pilsen.

Another part of the exposition is devoted to the renowned personalities, such as Gustav Nosek, Josef Skupa and Jiří Trnka, whose joint work gave birth to the probably most famous Czech puppets - Spejbl and Hurvínek.

That the rich puppet tradition in Pilsen has not died the visitors can satisfy themselves in the room devoted to the ensembles of the present and recent periods. The ensembles represented in the Museum are Špalíček, V Boudě, Střípek, Rámus and Divadélko dobrý den.