This included my two favorites, Fraggles and The Tale of the Bunny Picnic. Sesame Street started in 1969 and Elmo, Cookie Monster, a Muppet I didn’t recognize, and Hoots make up the display.įrom here you move through to other Muppets and puppets. It’s BIG BIRD! He’s made of hundreds of colored turkey feathers. And you see a shadow across the wall that everyone knows. Then… you enter a space that everyone knows. The red fur you see in the photo below at the top of the pile of fabrics is real Elmo fur! The red Muppets notebook was a replica of the original that held all the specs for every Muppet Jim created.Īs you move through you get to see the design process for creating puppets and Muppets. Some things were originals like the Kermit Lamp and the Emmys. I KNEW THE SONG! Lydia the Tattooed Lady is from an obscure cassette tape I had as a kid and I hummed it as I walked through to the next exhibit.īelow is a replica of Jim Henson’s desk. Rolf was the first Muppet you saw as you entered the exhibit, carrying a sheet of music with him. Kermit didn’t actually start as a frog, but as a lizard. Most of the exhibits are generous donations from the Henson Family. The Collection has many pieces that are rotated through so they don’t get too much light on them, wearing them out and making them spoiled for future generations. I couldn’t resist snapping a few of this amazing photographic mural. As you enter, you’re greeted by the amazing image in the photo below which leads you to all the exhibits. I was mostly at the Center of Puppetry Arts to see the Jim Henson Collection. The Center for Puppetry Arts used to be a school and the original building is still part of the Center.
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