To mark the 200th anniversary of his creator’s birth, the Puppet Theater Collection is exhibiting puppets and other items related to Pinocchio, the naive and good-natured—but also reckless—hero.
Originally, the “wooden rascal” Pinocchio was supposed to end up on the gallows. But in 1881, readers of the magazine “Giornale per i bambini” complained about this ending. The author, Carlo Collodi, had to continue the story of Pinocchio, and thus a worldwide literary success was born.
Originally, the “wooden rascal” Pinocchio was supposed to end up on the gallows. But in 1881, readers of the magazine “Giornale per i bambini” complained about this ending. The author, Carlo Collodi, had to continue the story of Pinocchio, and thus a worldwide literary success was born.
