Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts celebrated Jim Henson’s legacy on Saturday with a special screening of "The Muppet Movie," featuring behind-the-scenes insights from puppeteers Jason Hines and ...

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. National ...

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.

Quentin Tarantino made for an odd yet strangely fitting celebrity guest when he briefly shared the screen with Kermit the Frog in a Muppet movie.

Like a lot of young children over the last 70 years, when Zachery Garner was a kid he developed a passion for puppets and ...

Jim Henson and Rowlf the Dog explain the art and history of puppetry, and let the viewer in on some of the secrets in performing his own act, the Muppets.

After graduating, he taught for a couple of years, then got a job as a puppet fabricator with the Jim Hensen Co. as part of the "Sesame Street Live" tour and The Muppets, he said. He was laid ...