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Michael Frith takes a peek at the exhibit.

Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic (also known as The World of Jim Henson: Muppets, Monsters & Magic and The World of Jim Henson: Art & Animatronics) was an international touring museum exhibit that ran from 1987 to 1995, featuring puppets from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Dinosaurs, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Mother Goose Stories, and The StoryTeller.

The international exhibit was a follow-up to the successful US tour, The Art of the Muppets, which visited 19 US cities between 1979 and 1986. Muppets Monsters & Magic opened in 1987 at the Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt, Germany, and then traveled to London's Museum of the Moving Image, followed by stops in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and one engagement in the US.

The puppets on display included Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and Camilla all dressed in Muppets Take Manhattan costumes; Uncle Traveling Matt, Sprocket, Junior Gorg, and a team of radio-controlled Doozers; Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, The Count and Oscar the Grouch; Baby Sinclair; Baby Kermit, Baby Piggy, Baby Gonzo, Baby Fozzie and Baby Rowlf from The Muppets Take Manhattan; Hoggle, a goblin guard and three Fireys; Mother Goose and her Goslings; Hans from "Hans My Hedgehog"; and the Ritual Master Skeksis from The Dark Crystal.

Hands-on displays included a touch wall, where attendees could feel many of the materials used to create the Muppets, a video demonstration, where guests could try their hand at video puppetry, and an "ask the expert" table where visitors could get information about the Creature Shop.

Also on display was concept art and photographs from various Jim Henson film and television productions, and movie posters from all the Muppet movies.

One wall exhibit entitled "Early Muppets" featured images from Sam and Friends, The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, and commercials for La Choy. Towards the end of the exhibit was a wall display called "New Visions" that featured images from The Secret Life of Toys, City Kids, Dog City, Muppet Treasure Island, and the unfinished project Borgel.

Known venues

Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: November 29, 1987 to January 24, 1988 (Die Welt von Jim Henson: Muppets, Monster & Magie)
Museum of the Moving Image (London): 1988 (The World of Jim Henson: Art & Animatronics)
The City Arts Council Centre, Scotland: March 22 to May 24, 1989
The National Museum of Photography Film and Television, West Yorkshire, UK: March 27 to September 2, 1990 (Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic)
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, California: February 16 to May 1, 1994 (Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic)
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Berlin, Germany: June 2 to August 28, 1994 (Die Welt von Jim Henson: Muppets, Monster & Magie)
Warrington Museum, UK: October 1, 1994 to January 4, 1995 (The World of Jim Henson: Muppets Monsters & Magic)
London's Museum of the Moving Image (second showing), UK: May 4 to September 3, 1995 (Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic)
Hannover, Germany: Date unknown
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland: 6 October 1989-7 January 1990

Gallery

Museum of the Moving Image - Muppet Exhibition 1995

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+[[File:Jim's Red Book "The Art of the Muppets Exhibit"|thumb|300px|Michael Frith takes a peek at the exhibit.]]
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-The exhibit was a hands-on extravanganza that featured puppets from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'', ''[[Labyrinth]]'', ''[[Mother Goose Stories]]'', and ''[[The StoryTeller]]''.
+'''''Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic''''' (also known as ''The World of Jim Henson: Muppets, Monsters & Magic'' and ''The World of Jim Henson: Art & Animatronics'') was an international touring museum exhibit that ran from 1987 to 1995, featuring puppets from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'', ''[[Labyrinth]]'', ''[[Mother Goose Stories]]'', and ''[[The StoryTeller]]''.
+The international exhibit was a follow-up to the successful US tour, ''[[The Art of the Muppets (exhibit)|The Art of the Muppets]]'', which visited 19 US cities between 1979 and 1986. ''Muppets Monsters & Magic'' opened in 1987 at the Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt, Germany, and then traveled to London's Museum of the Moving Image, followed by stops in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and one engagement in the US.
-The puppets on display included [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Gonzo]], and [[Camilla]] all dressed in ''[[Muppets Take Manhattan]]'' costumes; [[Uncle Traveling Matt]], [[Sprocket]], [[Junior Gorg]], and a team of radio-controlled [[Doozers]]; [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], [[Count von Count|The Count]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]]; [[Baby Sinclair]]; [[Baby Kermit]], [[Baby Piggy]], [[Baby Gonzo]], [[Baby Fozzie]] and [[Baby Rowlf]] from ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''; [[Hoggle]], a goblin guard and three [[Fireys]]; [[Mother Goose]] and her Goslings; Hans from "[[Hans My Hedgehog]]"; and the [[SkekZok|Ritual Master Skeksis]].
+The puppets on display included [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Gonzo]], and [[Camilla the Chicken|Camilla]] all dressed in ''[[Muppets Take Manhattan]]'' costumes; [[Uncle Traveling Matt]], [[Sprocket]], [[Junior Gorg]], and a team of radio-controlled [[Doozers]]; [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], [[Count von Count|The Count]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]]; [[Baby Sinclair]]; [[Baby Kermit]], [[Baby Piggy]], [[Baby Gonzo]], [[Baby Fozzie]] and [[Baby Rowlf]] from ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''; [[Hoggle]], a goblin guard and three [[Fireys]]; [[Mother Goose]] and her Goslings; Hans from "[[Hans My Hedgehog]]"; and the [[SkekZok|Ritual Master Skeksis]] from ''[[The Dark Crystal]]''.
-Hands-on displays included a touch wall, where attendees could feel many of the materials used to create the Muppets, a video demonstration, where guests could try their hand at video puppetry, and an "ask the expert" table where you could get information about the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]].
+Hands-on displays included a touch wall, where attendees could feel many of the materials used to create the Muppets, a video demonstration, where guests could try their hand at video puppetry, and an "ask the expert" table where visitors could get information about the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]].
 Also on display was concept art and photographs from various Jim Henson film and television productions, and movie posters from all the [[:Category:Muppet Movies|Muppet movies]].
-One wall exhibit entitled “Early Muppets” featured images from ''[[Sam and Friends]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'', and the [[La Choy Dragon]] commercials. Towards the end of the exhibit was a wall display called “New Visions” that featured images from ''[[The Secret Life of Toys]]'', ''[[City Kids]]'', ''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]'', ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', and the unfinished project ''[[Borgel]]''.
+One wall exhibit entitled "Early Muppets" featured images from ''[[Sam and Friends]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'', and commercials for [[La Choy]]. Towards the end of the exhibit was a wall display called "New Visions" that featured images from ''[[The Secret Life of Toys]]'', ''[[City Kids]]'', ''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]'', ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', and the unfinished project ''[[Borgel]]''.
-==Known venues==
+==Known venues ==
+[[File:WorldofJimHensonPoster.JPG|thumb|367x367px]]
-* Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, [[Germany]]: November 29, [[1987]] to January 24, [[1988]]
+* Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, [[Germany]]: November 29, 1987 to January 24, 1988 (''Die Welt von Jim Henson: Muppets, Monster & Magie'')
-* The City Arts Council Centre, Scotland [[1989]]
+* [[Museum of the Moving Image (London)]]: 1988 (''The World of Jim Henson: Art & Animatronics'')
-* The National Museum of Photography Film and Television, West Yorkshire, [[UK]]: March 27 to September 2, [[1990]]
-* The Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, [[California]]: February 16 to May 1, [[1994]]
+* The City Arts Council Centre, [[Scotland]]: March 22 to May 24, 1989
+* The National Museum of Photography Film and Television, West Yorkshire, UK: March 27 to September 2, 1990 (''Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic'')
-* Filmmuseum Potsdam, Berlin, Germany: June to August 28, 1994
+* [[Bay Area Discovery Museum]], Sausalito, [[California]]: February 16 to May 1, 1994 (''Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic'')
-* The London's Museum of the Moving Image, UK: 4 May to 3 September [[1995]]
+* Filmmuseum Potsdam, [[Berlin]], Germany: June 2 to August 28, 1994 (''Die Welt von Jim Henson: Muppets, Monster & Magie'')
+* Warrington Museum, UK: October 1, 1994 to January 4, 1995 (''The World of Jim Henson: Muppets Monsters & Magic'')
+* London's Museum of the Moving Image (second showing), UK: May 4 to September 3, 1995 (''Jim Henson's Muppets Monsters & Magic'')
+* Hannover, Germany: Date unknown
+* Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland: 6 October 1989-7 January 1990
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery perrow=3 widths=200 heights=200>
+<gallery widths=200 spacing=small>
+File:Museum of the Moving Image - Muppet Exhibition 1995|Footage from London's Museum of the Moving Image (1995)
-Image:Muppetsmonsterandmagie.jpg|German book ''[[Muppets, Monster & Magie]]''
+Image:Muppetsmonsterandmagie.jpg|German book ''[[Muppets, Monster & Magie]]'' <small>(1987)</small>|link=Muppets, Monster & Magie
-Image:Muppets monsters magic uk flyer.jpg|UK Flyer
+Image:MuppetsMonsters&Magic.jpg|Brochure <small>(1989)</small>
-Image:muppetexhibitsign.jpg|The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito
+Image:Muppets monsters magic uk flyer.jpg|UK Flyer <small>(1990)</small>
-Image:muppettouchwall.jpg
+Image:muppetexhibitsign.jpg|Bay Area Discovery Museum, CA <small>(1994)</small>
-Image:sesamefromexhibit.jpg
+Image:DieWeltVonJimHenson-XXLPoster(1994).jpg|German poster <small>(1994)</small>
-Image:muppetsfromexhibit.jpg
+Image:Muppets monsters magic uk flyer3.jpg|UK Flyer <small>(1994)</small>
-Image:skesisfromexhibit.jpg
-Image:hogglefromexhibit.jpg
+Image:Mmm_94_uk_badge.jpg|1994 Badge
+Image:Muppets monsters magic uk flyer2.jpg|UK Flyer <small>(1995)</small>
-Image:fireyfromexhibit.jpg
+Image:1988muppets360.jpg|At Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany <small>(1987)</small>
-Image:jrgorgfromexhibit.jpg
+Image:Exhibit-JimHenson'sMuppetsMonstersAndMagic-161englandfahrt.jpg|At London's Museum of the Moving Image <small>(1989)</small>
-Image:1988muppets360.jpg|At Deutsches Filmmuseum,<br>Frankfurt am Main, Germany
+Image:Exhibit-JimHenson'sMuppetsMonstersAndMagic-164englandfahrt.jpg|At London's Museum of the Moving Image <small>(1989)</small>
-Image:babyfromexhibit.jpg
+Image:Exhibit-JimHenson'sMuppetsMonstersAndMagic-163englandfahrt.jpg|At London's Museum of the Moving Image <small>(1989)</small>
+Image:muppettouchwall.jpg|Muppet touch wall
+Image:sesamefromexhibit.jpg|''[[Sesame Street]]'' characters
+Image:muppetsfromexhibit.jpg|[[Manhattan Melodies]] Muppets
+Image:skesisfromexhibit.jpg|A [[Skeksis]]
+Image:jrgorgfromexhibit.jpg|[[Junior Gorg]]
+Image:hogglefromexhibit.jpg|[[Hoggle]]
+Image:fireyfromexhibit.jpg|A [[The Fireys|Firey]]
+Image:babyfromexhibit.jpg|[[Baby Sinclair]]
 </gallery>
-==External Links==
+==External links==
-* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n2_v192/ai_15143358 Sunset,  Feb, 1994]
+* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n2_v192/ai_15143358 Muppets and Klingons invade Bay Area — Sunset, Feb, 1994]
-* [http://www.deutschesfilmmuseum.de/pre/ft2.php?id=body&main=a1987&img=3img2&ass=a-jahr Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main — exhibition archive]
+* [http://www.deutschesfilmmuseum.de/pre/ft2.php?id=body&main=a1987&img=3img2&ass=a-jahr Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main — exhibition archive] (German)
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Exhibits]]