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May 29, 2026

Jim Henson's Creature Shop opens for tours

  • Here's what's inside the once-hidden puppet studio.
    • By PHILIP MARCELO
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Seth Wenig [enlarge]
    The tours give fans a chance to meet a puppet builder, see demonstrations and take photos and videos with beloved characters from “Fraggle Rock,” “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street” and other Henson creations.

    NEW YORK — Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world's most beloved children's characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity.


     
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