![]() The Global Collection comprises the other half of the new Worlds of Puppetry Museum and features approximately 175 puppets from around the world. A mock television studio fashioned with an interactive puppet area allows guests to play the part of a puppeteer, maneuvering their puppet on the stage while staying hidden from sight of the television cameras. There is also a re-creation of Henson’s workshop called The Creature Shop, which includes new interactives and gives visitors a chance to peek inside drawers filled with puppet components. The Jim Henson Collection gallery also includes a re-creation of Jim Henson’s office that includes items found in his workspace, such as his desk and his signature red sketchbook, which includes reproductions of his illustrations and designs. In addition to Henson’s well-known puppets are more classic works, including representations of the Seven Deadly Sins from the 1975 pilot of The Muppet Show and the oldest piece on display, Omar, from Henson’s 1955 television show Sam & Friends. More than 500 artifacts will be on rotating display in the gallery, which includes some of Henson’s most famous and beloved puppets, including characters from Sesame Street, The Muppets, Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. Housed in this gallery is the largest and most comprehensive collection of Henson puppets and artifacts in the world, which were donated to the Center by the Jim Henson Foundation in 2007. Thinkwell worked in close collaboration with the Center and The Jim Henson Legacy, the organization dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Henson’s contributions, to create an interactive, engaging and contextually rich experience inside the Jim Henson Collection gallery. ![]() Thinkwell’s partnership in this process has been and will continue to be an integral part of the Museum’s success.” “The reality of the designs is even more than we had ever imagined. ![]() “Thinkwell was tasked with the challenge of creating a space that would appeal to local, national and even global audiences one that is visually stunning and functional for Jim Henson’s work and our international puppetry collection,” said Vincent Anthony, Center for Puppetry Arts founder. The $14 million, 15,000-square-foot expansion, Worlds of Puppetry Museum, which opened on November 14, features the new Jim Henson Collection and Global Collection galleries. Los Angeles, CA, USA - Thinkwell Group, a global experience design and production agency specializing in the creation of theme parks, major attractions, live events, and museum exhibits around the world, has announced its role in designing, producing and assisting in the curation of a new museum for the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Ga. ![]()
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