I went to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, at the end of February. While I was there, I was able to see an exhibition on Jan Svankmajer, as well as I think their permanent collection that included the history of film, costumes and props/make-up through the ages, and an different arcade games, as well as a lab where you can make stop-frame animations. There was an abundance of old film paraphernalia that was really interesting to look at now - as well as funny things, like make-up from the set of Sex and the City. I also was able to see the exhibition on Jim Henson and his career. The exhibition outlined his start as a printmaker to his eventual interest in puppets - they also many of his sketches on display as well as some of his experimental films. When you think of Jim Henson, the first thought is obviously muppets, but the exhibition really lent itself to see the breadth of his work, and the talent he had for so many different things within the arts - especially with his experimental films, all the drawings, even his earliest posters it's easy to tell that from the beginning he was an incredibly creative person.
