I’m just getting to this now, but a few weeks back I made it out to the James A. Michener Art Museum to see Jim Henson’s Fantastic World, a traveling exhibit that will be in Doylestown until November 29, 2009.

It’s not a large exhibit, though I found the video worth watching–a rarity when it comes to me in museums. Yes, they have Bert, Ernie, and Rolf encased in glass. No, sadly, they don’t have Jennifer Connelly or David Bowie present (though I’ve been meaning to rent Labyrinth). Despite the “timed entry system” stated on the museum Website, they were pretty laid back.

I was most surprised by the fact that Jim Henson worked extensively in graphic design and advertising. Sadly, the YouTube video is gone, but I never knew that Cookie Monster got his start in a 1971 IBM training video (BoingBoing has a photo).

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