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. Listen to ...

Where does the image originate? The image comes from the 1999 film Muppets From Space. For context, the Muppets character is ...

Jim Henson didn’t set out to become a famous puppeteer or create characters beloved by children—and adults—worldwide. He made puppets simply because he wanted to work in television.

But today, the museum announces that the Jim Henson Legacy organization and the Henson family is donating 21 of Henson’s most cherished puppets from “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street ...

The Muppets are 50. The American History Museum will exhibit Jim Henson's first puppets and such classics as Kermit the Frog. Last year, Cheryl Henson, Henson's daughter and a Muppet designer ...

"The Weirdos are a band who we're trying to help out," Chris Martin recently told Billboard of the Muppets creator's latest puppet characters Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working ...

Phill Jupitus examines the enduring popularity of the TV puppet and reminisces about some ... who worked with Jim Henson on The Muppets, and talks to the voice of Zippy from Rainbow Ronnie le ...

invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet out of one of his mother's coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half, UMD said. Henson, who went on to create the Muppets, died in 1990.

Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world's most famous frog will deliver the university's commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words ...