Bursting with colour and overflowing with familiar friends, the world-exclusive exhibition ‘Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company’ (12 September 2026 – 18 April 2027) at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) celebrates a legacy of creativity and innovation in storytelling.

‘The magic is always there, as long as we keep looking for it’
'Uncle Travelling Matt'

Featuring more than 500 objects, from handcrafted puppets and animatronic creatures to large-scale puppeteering sets, iconic props, unique costumes and original drawings, as well as moving-image clips and digital puppetry, the exhibition offers audiences of all ages a fascinating journey through The Jim Henson Company’s many television, film and stage productions.

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Installation view of 'Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company', featuring ‘Jim Henson’ puppet from Jim Henson’s Inspired Silliness [stage show] 2019–25 and ‘The Country Trio’ banjo from The Perry Como Winter Show 1972