Jim Henson's Fantastic World Concludes Its National Tour
The touring exhibit presented by The Jim Henson Legacy and The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service finished its tour with an extended run at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York. Featuring original artwork, puppets, props, costumes, video and photography, the exhibit examined Jim Henson's creative process and his career, from his start in local television in 1955 through his feature film work in the 1980s.
Kicking off in 2007, the tour brought the exhibit to 13 cities in four years.
| 9/7/2007 | 11/25/2007 | Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR | |
| 12/15/2007 | 3/9/2008 | Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ | |
| 3/27/2008 | 6/22/2008 | Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA | |
| 7/12/2008 | 10/5/2008 | International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC | |
| 10/25/2008 | 1/18/2009 | Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA | |
| 2/7/2009 | 5/3/2009 | Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, FL | |
| 5/23/2009 | 8/16/2009 | Experience Music Project | Science Fiction Museum, Seattle, WA | |
| 9/12/2009 | 11/29/2009 | James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA | |
| 12/19/2009 | 3/14/2010 | Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS | |
| 4/3/2010 | 6/27/2010 | National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA | |
| 9/24/2010 | 1/23/2011 | Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL | |
| 02/12/11 | 05/01/11 | Lakeview Museum of Art and Science, IL | |
| 07/16/11 | 01/16/12 | Museum of the Moving Image, New York |
Thanks to everybody at all of the museums that we worked with to make this tour such a success, and thanks to everybody who visited the exhibit and shared their enthusiasm and affection for Jim and his work.