Here's some very cool news: the folks at the Jim Henson Company will lend their skills to building practical monster puppets ...

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 ...

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.

The American History Museum will exhibit Jim Henson's first puppets and such ... Did you grow up making puppets? Oh, yes. I made my first puppets for the first season of "The Muppet Show." ...

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 ...