Schematic plan: Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company Schematic, compiled from published sources. Not to scale. 1. Chapter 1: Sesame Street and the Muppets; 2. Chapter 2: Fraggle Rock; Backstage puppeteer corridors in Gallery 1.1; 3. Chapter 3: Fantasy worlds and the Creature Shop. river Stanley Place Entry Long Gallery Gallery 1.1 Gallery 1.2 Gallery 1.3 River Room Chapter 1: Sesame Street and the Muppets Chapter 2: Fraggle Rock Chapter 3: Fantasy worlds and the Creature Backstage puppeteer corridors 1 2 3
Schematic, compiled from published sources. Not to scale. Chapter order is published; which room holds which chapter is not yet confirmed.

Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company

Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) · 12 Sep 2026 – 18 Apr 2027 · Lead Designer

On now at GOMA

At a glance

31
weeks
500+
works
3
chapters
Venue
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
Status
Now showing, until 18 Apr 2027
Scale
Entire GOMA ground floor, across three chapters
Organised by
QAGOMA in collaboration with The Jim Henson Company
Curator
Amanda Slack-Smith

The exhibition

Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company opened at the Gallery of Modern Art on 12 September 2026 and runs to 18 April 2027. It occupies the entire GOMA ground floor across three chapters, with more than 500 artefacts, sets and puppets. It was organised by QAGOMA in collaboration with The Jim Henson Company. The curator is Amanda Slack-Smith.

Video: QAGOMA, Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company / Tickets on sale. Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Spatial strategy

Schematic plan: Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company Schematic, compiled from published sources. Not to scale. 1. Chapter 1: Sesame Street and the Muppets; 2. Chapter 2: Fraggle Rock; Backstage puppeteer corridors in Gallery 1.1; 3. Chapter 3: Fantasy worlds and the Creature Shop. river Stanley Place Entry Long Gallery Gallery 1.1 Gallery 1.2 Gallery 1.3 River Room Chapter 1: Sesame Street and the Muppets Chapter 2: Fraggle Rock Chapter 3: Fantasy worlds and the Creature Backstage puppeteer corridors 1 2 3
  1. Stop 1: Chapter 1: Sesame Street and the Muppets
  2. Stop 2: Chapter 2: Fraggle Rock
  3. Backstage puppeteer corridorsSource: QAGOMA Stories
  4. Stop 3: Chapter 3: Fantasy worlds and the Creature ShopLabyrinth; The Dark Crystal · Farscape · animatronics and digital puppetry
Schematic, compiled from published sources. Not to scale. Chapter order is published; which room holds which chapter is not yet confirmed.

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