AmericaJR’s Gloria and Jerome Rzucidlo recently visited The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation to check out the new “The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited.” Throughout a singular career spanning four decades, Jim Henson created iconic puppet characters and stories for film and television that left an indelible mark on popular culture. With his gently subversive humor, restless curiosity, and innovative approach to puppetry, Henson built the Muppets into an enduring international brand, contributed beloved puppet characters to Sesame Street, and made movies that applied his vivid imagination to stories for the big screen. This exhibition explores Henson’s unique contributions to the moving image, and how he and a talented team of designers, performers, and writers created an unparalleled body of work that continues to delight and inspire people of all ages.
Admiral Television Receiver, model 19A11 
Kermit the Frog 
Sam and Friends (1955-1961) 
Newspaper advertisement for Sam and Friends on WBAL-TV 
Face cloth puppet, 1967 by Jim Henson 
TV Guide dated Dec. 12, 1970 
Beautiful Day puppet, 1966 by Jim Henson 
Billy and Sue puppets, 1962 by Jim and Jane Henson 
Ernie and Bert 
Wriggling Brothers circus set and worm puppets, 1996 
Grover puppet, early 1970s by Jim Henson
The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited is free for members or included with museum admission. For more info, go to https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/the-jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited