Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

"It’s been kind of a footnote to the Henson history that the company was started by Jim and Jane… It was started by Jim and Jane as a couple, and it sort of was a fact that hadn’t been ...

Jim Henson spent nearly 40 years creating some of the most beloved children’s characters in the history of American media.

So is Henson’s daughter Lisa Henson, current CEO of the Jim Henson Company, and his son Brian Henson, chairman of the company.

A blue plaque has been installed at the former home of the Muppets creator Jim Henson. Henson, who died in 1990 aged 53 from septic shock, lived on Downshire Hill in Hampstead, north London ...