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 ...

Jim Henson didn’t set out to ... the senior costume conservator at the National Museum of American History, is tasked with conserving and presenting the Muppets that arrive in her lab.

It had been Henson’s intention to create a film that proved puppetry did not mean that a project was only intended for ...

If you speak to a puppeteer, chances are they might tell you puppetry is everywhere. Richard Termine, a University of ...

Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts celebrated Jim Henson’s legacy on Saturday with a special screening of "The Muppet Movie," featuring behind-the-scenes insights from puppeteers Jason Hines and ...

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 ...

Sesame Street premiered November 10, 1969, on PBS with Jim Henson's Muppets. Discover items in the collections related to these events and others from 1969. In 2019, the Smithsonian’s National Air and ...

Trace the life and career of visionary puppeteer Jim Henson through this ... Street" and the creation of "The Muppet Show." In addition to interviews with Henson, his wife, Jane, and close ...