Vent Haven Museum is always changing. Each year figures, photographs, and other vent collectibles are rotated on and off exhibit. In addition to this ongoing rotation, there are several new exhibits on view for the 2025 season.
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Playbills and Posters
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Vent Haven founder W.S. Berger collected more than just ventriloquism figures. He collected anything and everything having to do with ventriloquism. That includes "playbills," the posters that advertise an upcoming theatrical performance. Vent Haven Museum has hundreds of these posters in the museum's archives, and several dozen of the most colorful and interesting playbills--some dating back to the 19th century--are on display for the 2025 season.
An Expanded Shari Lewis Exhibit
​Shari Lewis (with her soft puppet Lamb Chop) was one of the most successful and beloved ventriloquists of the 20th century. Her exhibit in the Bob Baker Gallery has been greatly expanded thanks to a generous donation from her daughter Mallory (the current voice of Lamb Chop). New items include puppets from her 1975 TV show The Shari Show and a larger than life-sized Charlie Horse from the late 1990s show Charlie Horse Music Pizza.
The Wall of Heads
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A stunning exhibit in the Bleacher Room (Gallery 3) presents more than 30 ventriloquist heads mounted on the wall without their accompanying bodies. This exhibit allows visitors to get an up close, eye-level look at these figures and allows visitors to see the variety of mechanisms in these complex, artistic creations.
New for 2025 Figures
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Each year, Vent Haven Museum's collection grows as figures from all over the world are donated to the museum. Every dummy donated to the museum in a twelve month period is displayed in a special exhibit for that season. This year's "New for 2025" exhibit includes more than 30 dummies joining the Vent Haven collection. They'll be displayed together for this season in the Venezio Family Gallery.
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