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From Tradition to Modern is an exhibition that surveys the evolution, preservation and revival of Chinese shadow puppetry, which is a popular form of folk art and entertainment that integrates handicrafts, local operas and light manipulation on a miniature stage that has over time developed into different styles from region to region.

The long-term exhibition at the Crafts Museum of China Academy of Art, in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, gathers more than 300 puppets from across the country, from the collection of the China Academy of Art, as well as videos of puppet shows and puppet animations.

It navigates the audience from the past to the present on which artists and craftsmen have worked together to introduce modern art and design into the renaissance of shadow puppetry, to cater to the cultural needs of people today.

9:30 am-4:30 pm, closed on Mondays. CAA Xiangshan Campus, 352 Xiangshan Village, Xihu district, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. 0571-8716-4613.