Go Behind the Scenes Where Jim Henson's Puppets Are Built
An 80-minute walk through Jim Henson's Creature Shop with a live puppeteer demo, from $150 plus taxes and fees.
🧵 Saturdays in Long Island City
🐸 What the Shop Makes
Jim Henson's Creature Shop is the workshop where Henson puppets and walk-around characters are designed and built, with stars from Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Sesame Street and Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas among its work. New York City has been the workshop's home from the start, and its current Long Island City space now opens to the public for 80 minute guided visits. Tickets start at 150 dollars plus taxes and fees.
🎭 Inside the Workshop
The visit includes a walk-through of the shop, photo opportunities with classic characters, a live puppetry demonstration from a Henson puppeteer, and a meet and greet with one of the shop's puppet builders, plus a few surprises. Expect fabric racks, drawers of puppet eyes and noses, and characters in progress on the worktables, with exclusive merchandise sold only at the shop.
🎟️ Times, Tickets and Rules
The next dates are Saturday, October 24 and Saturday, October 31, with visits starting every 40 minutes from 9:40 AM to 4:20 PM, and tickets are on sale through December. Tickets are 150 dollars plus taxes and fees and all sales are final. Photography and video are restricted in some areas of the shop. Guests under 16 need an adult and children under 4 are not admitted. Arrive 10 to 15 minutes early, as late arrivals may not be accommodated. The shop is at 37-18 Northern Boulevard, under two blocks from the R train at 36th Street.
