Plan Your Visit       Hours & Directions       About Peterborough       Teachers       Lesson Plans       Booking Tours       Contact Things to See       Explore the Museum       Our Artists       Our Performers       Community Showcase       Instrument Collection       For Kids       Gift Shop       Library       Please Touch       Resources       Slide Show Things to Do       Calendar       Upcoming Events       Dance       Galleries       Workshops       E-News Signup       What's New? About the Museum       Description       Dreamer & Founder       Mission       Membership       History       Board & Staff       Job Opportunities       From the Director Home		Explore the Museum: 2nd Floor Exhibits | Piano | Performance Area | Dress-Up | Textiles | French Case | Puppets | Community Showcase | Staircase Gallery EXHIBIT CASES 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 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 Performances are given regularly, including on Community Sundays and First Fridays. See our Events & Calendar listings for a schedule. DRESS-UP 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: Also: Loom, Spinning Wheel. ANTIQUE FRENCH CASE 20-piece Folktale Art from Matroshka, Russia 20-piece Folktale Art from Matroshka, Russia PUPPETS & MARIONETTES Madame Butterfly Marionette 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 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 Display of Cityscapes in drawings and photographs. Go to » 3rd Floor » When children are raised with respect and curiosity towards other cultures, the world will know more peace and less war. Plan Your Visit | Things to See | Things to Do | About the Museum | Home | Contact 26 Main Street ~ Peterborough, New Hampshire ~ 03458 Southern New Hampshire's Year Round Arts Community 603.924.4555 © 2007 Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center. All rights reserved. Top