The announcement we’ve been waiting for is here: The permanent Jim Henson Exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York will open Saturday, July 22, 2017!
You want details? I can’t tell you any better than the museum’s press release, so I’ll quote it liberally:
This dynamic visitor experience—housed in a new gallery space funded by the City of New York—explores Henson’s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on popular culture.
The Jim Henson Exhibition features a broad range of artifacts from throughout Jim Henson’s remarkable television and film career. It reveals how Henson and his team of builders, performers, and writers brought to life the enduringly popular worlds of The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. It also includes material from Henson’s lesser known and experimental film projects, presenting Henson as a restlessly creative performer, filmmaker, and technical innovator.
Among the nearly 300 objects on view in The Jim Henson Exhibition are 47 puppets—including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Rowlf, The Swedish Chef, Statler, Waldorf, Big Bird, Elmo, Cantus Fraggle, a Skeksis, and other popular favorites—character sketches, storyboards, scripts, photographs, and iconic costumes. Film and television clips and behind-the-scenes footage are presented on more than 27 monitors and projections throughout. Interactive experiences allow visitors to try their hand at puppeteering on screen and designing a puppet character.
Many of the artifacts in the exhibition are drawn from the 2013 donation by Jim Henson’s family to the Museum’s collection, which includes nearly 500 objects related to Henson’s unparalleled career and features historic puppets, costumes, production design material, and licensed merchandise. The exhibition also includes sketches, storyboards, scripts, and other material on loan from The Jim Henson Company Archives. Archival video and photographic material was provided by The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and The Muppets Studio.
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Advance tickets for timed entry to The Jim Henson Exhibition will be made available soon. Complementing the exhibition, the Museum will present an array of education programs and public events.
And there you have it! I have a feeling a lot more visitors to NYC will be including Queens in their plans soon.
Click here to include nearly 500 objects related to the Tough Pigs forum!
by Ryan Roe – Ryan@ToughPigs.com
