The Kermit on display since the exhibition opened has been replaced with one from 1963.
It's "only the second Kermit ever made, and before the character acquired his trademark collar and flippered feet." The puppet on loan from Heather Henson was designed by Jim Henson and built by Henson and Don Sahlin.
Above are MoMI Deputy Director for Exhibitions Wendell Walker and former Henson puppet builder and stylist Bonnie Erickson installing the puppet.
It's "only the second Kermit ever made, and before the character acquired his trademark collar and flippered feet." The puppet on loan from Heather Henson was designed by Jim Henson and built by Henson and Don Sahlin.
Above are MoMI Deputy Director for Exhibitions Wendell Walker and former Henson puppet builder and stylist Bonnie Erickson installing the puppet.
Other areas have have changed as well, with new objects added by guest curator Karen Falk, Archives Director of The Jim Henson Company!
They include a cartoon drawn by a teen-aged Jim Henson and materials from The Cube, the experimental TV program directed by Henson and co-written with Jerry Juhl, that aired in 1969.
There's a sketch by costume designer Polly Smith for the 1980 Janice puppet, accompanied by test swatches and the knitting pattern for Janice’s sweater.
More info about the museum can be found on their website.
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