Charleville Mezieres

Charleville-Mezieres is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes division in the Grand Est district. Puppetry is a critical piece of the social existence of Charleville-Mezieres, which is known as the "World Capital of Puppetry Arts". A global manikin celebration has been held there at regular intervals since 1961, and turned into a biennial occasion in 2011.

The town is likewise home to the world central command of UNIMA just as the International Puppetry Institute, which is housed in a noteworthy structure highlighting a mammoth robot of a puppeteer who plays out a manikin demonstrate each hour on the hour. The Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts de la Marionnette, a school which offers an advanced education in puppetry, is likewise arranged in Charleville-Mezieres. The artist Arthur Rimbaud 1854– 1891 was conceived in Charleville. The Rimbaud exhibition hall is situated in the old water factory Le Vieux Moulin toward the north of the town.