Make, Believe, Magic The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company

12 Sep 2026 – 18 Apr 2027

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Our two architecturally acclaimed galleries, Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), sit 150 metres apart in the Queensland Culture Centre on the banks of Maiwar in South Brisbane.

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Uncle Travelling Matt Fraggle at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane, 2026 / © The Jim Henson Company. JIM HENSON’S mark & logo, FRAGGLE ROCK mark & logo, characters and elements are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved / Original photograph: C Callistemon © QAGOMA

Uncle Travelling Matt Fraggle at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane, 2026 / © The Jim Henson Company. JIM HENSON’S mark & logo, FRAGGLE ROCK mark & logo, characters and elements are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved / Original photograph: C Callistemon © QAGOMA / View full image

The magic of The Jim Henson Company exclusively at GOMA

Bursting with colour and overflowing with familiar friends, the world-exclusive exhibition ‘Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company’ has taken over the entire ground floor of the Gallery of Modern Art.

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Installation view of 'Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company', Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane, 2026, featuring 'Oscar the Grouch’ puppet with Trash Can from Sesame Street 1969–present / Collection: Sesame Workshop, New York / © 2026 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved / Photograph: C Callistemon © QAGOMA

Installation view of 'Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company', Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane, 2026, featuring 'Oscar the Grouch’ puppet with Trash Can from Sesame Street 1969–present / Collection: Sesame Workshop, New York / © 2026 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved / Photograph: C Callistemon © QAGOMA / View full image

Think you know everything about your favourite ‘Sesame Street’ grouch?

For the first season, famously green trash-dwelling Oscar the Grouch was a bright orange puppet. Jim Henson’s first sketches for Oscar were magenta.

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Barbara Heath in her Brisbane studio, June 2026 / Photography: C Callistemon © QAGOMA

Barbara Heath in her Brisbane studio, June 2026 / Photography: C Callistemon © QAGOMA / View full image

Explore the artform of jewellery

Celebrated jeweller Barbara Heath invites children & families to explore the art of jewellery-making in the free exhibition 'Hidden Jewels' at the Gallery of Modern Art’s Children’s Art Centre.

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