Entertainment Nation exhibit opens at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC opened their permanent hall of entertainment history. The Entertainment Nation exhibit features a case dedicated to Jim Henson with a rotating display of puppets donated by the Henson Family in 2010 and 2013. Additional Henson puppets from Sesame Street are displayed in the children's television section of the exhibit.
Legacy President Craig Shemin, Vice President and Archives Director Karen Falk, and
Henson Archivist Susie Tofte attended the opening ceremony for Entertainment Nation.
Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, and Rosita on exhibit with other icons of
American children’s TV at the Smithsonian.