A New Home for Kermit, Miss Piggy and the Gang Miss Piggy once said, “This, you see, is my ultimate ambition – to live a simple life with the frog I love.” Her simple life with Kermit soon will have spiffy new surroundings. The Center for Puppetry Arts, already internationally known for its collection of Jim Henson puppets and artifacts and its entertaining puppet shows, has announced a $14 million renovation and expansion. The project, expected to be completed in 2015, will include a new museum that will house the world’s most comprehensive collection of Henson puppets along with a Global Collection of puppets from around the world. Plans call for galleries that depict Henson’s 35-year puppetry career, a re-creation of his office and the Muppet Workshop, and a mock TV studio.
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The 15,000-square-foot, two-story museum will be built in front of the puppetry center’s Midtown building. During construction, the center will remain open to visitors and puppet productions will continue. While the center met its $14 million fund-raising goal set in 2007 for the expansion, it is continuing to seek donations for space that will remain unfinished until funds are raised. For more information, see puppet.org.
February 2014 Atlanta Parent 11