Photo by Peter Senzamici
Showtimes & Tickets
This Mother’s Day, the MFA teams up with Puppet Showplace Theater to bring you an art tour led by one the Museum’s knowledgeable guides — with help from a very silly puppet “assistant.”
May 10 (Sun) 2026: 10:30am | 11:30am | 1:30pm
Location: Meet at Sharf Visitors Desk at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Included in Admission - Free for Boston Families: Boston Family Days provide students who live in Boston and their families free access to the Museum on the first and second Sundays of each month.
MFA Boston Family Days: Let a Puppet Be Your Guide! with Puppet Showplace Theater
Let a puppet be your guide! What does a furry monster or a zany animal know about art? Come find out, and giggle your way through the Museum’s collection!
This Mother’s Day, the MFA teams up with Puppet Showplace Theater to bring you an art tour led by one the Museum’s knowledgeable guides — with help from a very silly puppet “assistant.”
Optional: to help your Puppet Tour Guide feel at home, you are invited to bring a puppet or a stuffie from home to join you on the tour!
This 30-minute tour was created for ages 5 - 105, as part of Boston Family Days!
Photo by Peter Senzamici
About the Artist Behind the Puppet Tour Guide
Sarah Nolen is a puppeteer and filmmaker known for her versatile work across multiple puppetry styles. Originally from Texas, Sarah lives in Waltham, Massachusetts, where she works as a freelance puppeteer, director, and puppet builder for both stage and screen through her company, Puppet Motion.
Currently, she is the third-ever resident artist at Puppet Showplace Theater, touring family puppet shows and teaching puppetry to all ages. Most recently, Sarah was a shadow puppet fabricator for A.R.T.'s The Odyssey (2025), built a puppet and puppeteered in Adam McKay's Don’t Look Up (2021), and directed Sandglass Theater's latest puppet production Feral (2024). In June 2025, Sarah premiered Party Animals, a new touring family puppet show with original music by Phil Berman.
