On the second floor, the permanent Jim Henson Exhibition
displays almost 300 objects from throughout the namesake’s
career. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Swedish Chef, Big
Bird and Elmo are among 47 muppets there, along with character
sketches, storyboards, scripts, photographs and costumes from
“The Muppet Show” and its related movies, “Sesame Street,”
“Fraggle Rock,” “The Dark Crystal,” and Labyrinth.
Behind the Screen ─ which shows how movies and television
shows are created, marketed and exhibited through interactive
software, artifacts and lighting ─ is also on permanent display.
Items include everything from cameras used in the 1800s to
drive-in speakers to the model set for “The Silence of the
Lambs.” Highlights include “Star Trek” merchandise, costumes
Robin Williams wore for “Mark & Mindy,” and a sweatshirt that
Eddie Murphy donned in “Beverly Hills Cop.”
Inside scoop: The museum is located on the former site of
Famous Players-Lasky Studio, where the Marx Brothers filmed
movies. In 1942, the United States Signal Corps took it over to
make training and propaganda films during World War II. Now,
the site is owned by Kaufman Astoria Studios, where such TV
shows as “Sesame Street” and “Orange is the New Black” are
filmed.
Address: 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District, and
www.movingimage.us.
SCULPTURECENTER
SculptureCenter is New York City’s only contemporary art
museum dedicated primarily to sculpture. Located in a cavernous
converted trolley repair shop, the venue has presented works by
nearly 750 emerging and established artists over the past two
decades with an emphasis on emerging international talent.
SculptureCenter
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