Editing Jim Henson (section)

===Tributes===
[[File:English Heritage blue plaque at Jim Henson's former home (close).png|thumb|[[English Heritage]] blue plaque at Henson's former home in North London]]
* In 1971, the University of Maryland's [[National Residence Hall Honorary]] chapter was founded as the Jim Henson Chapter. The UMD NRHH Chapter is still the Jim Henson Chapter to this day. The Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library created an exhibit from 2019 to 2020 highlighting Jim Henson's time at the university.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/jim-henson-was-born-gifted-at-u-md-he-became-even-more-talented/2020/01/04/7807f41c-2e82-11ea-9b60-817cc18cf173_story.html|title=Perspective {{!}} Jim Henson was born gifted. At U-Md., he became even more talented.|last=Kelly|first=John|date=January 4, 2020|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=January 5, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104233328/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/jim-henson-was-born-gifted-at-u-md-he-became-even-more-talented/2020/01/04/7807f41c-2e82-11ea-9b60-817cc18cf173_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lib.umd.edu/mspal/gallery|title=In the Gallery at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library – MSPAL {{!}} UMD Libraries|date=December 3, 2019|website=www.lib.umd.edu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019002103/https://www.lib.umd.edu/mspal/gallery|archive-date=October 19, 2019|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref>
*Henson is honored both as himself and as Kermit the Frog on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Only three other people have received this honor: [[Walt Disney]] as both himself and [[Mickey Mouse]]; [[Mel Blanc]] as both himself and [[Bugs Bunny]]; and [[Mike Myers]] as both himself and [[Shrek (character)|Shrek]]. Henson was posthumously inducted into the Walk of Fame in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/jim-henson|title=Jim Henson: Hollywood Walk of Fame|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219022113/http://www.walkoffame.com/jim-henson|archive-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref>
*Henson received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, New York (June 1982)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Jim Henson Legacy – Awards|url=https://www.jimhensonlegacy.org/facts-and-things/awards|access-date=2021-10-13|website=www.jimhensonlegacy.org|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029170929/https://www.jimhensonlegacy.org/facts-and-things/awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Henson was inducted into the [[Television Hall of Fame]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorees |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/hall-of-fame-honorees |website=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501211810/http://www.emmys.com/awards/hall-of-fame-honorees |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Henson received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The theater and Visual and Performing Arts Academy at his alma mater, [[Northwestern High School (Hyattsville, Maryland)|Northwestern High School]], in [[Hyattsville, MD|Hyattsville, Maryland]], is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Northwestern VPA|url=https://sites.google.com/pgcps.org/northwesternvpa/home|website=sites.google.com|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020234539/https://sites.google.com/pgcps.org/northwesternvpa/home|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze]]'' and ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' are both dedicated to his memory.
* Henson featured in ''[[The American Adventure (Epcot)|The American Adventure]]'' in [[Epcot]] at the [[Walt Disney World Resort]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The American Adventure |url=http://www.wdwthemeparks.com/details/epcot/world-showcase/american-adventure-pavilion/the-american-adventure |website=WDWThemeParks.com |access-date=June 9, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612191051/http://www.wdwthemeparks.com/details/epcot/world-showcase/american-adventure-pavilion/the-american-adventure |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The Jim Henson Exhibit, located in Leland, Mississippi, features an assortment of original Muppet characters, official certificates from the [[Mississippi Legislature]] honoring Henson and his characters, and a statue of Kermit in the middle of the stream behind the museum.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Henson Exhibit, Leland, Mississippi |url=https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g43851-d2097980-Reviews-Jim_Henson_Exhibit-Leland_Mississippi.html |website=[[TripAdvisor]] |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=September 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915001815/https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g43851-d2097980-Reviews-Jim_Henson_Exhibit-Leland_Mississippi.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The 1990 television special ''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]'' allowed the Muppets themselves to pay tribute to Henson. The special featured interviews with [[Steven Spielberg]] and others.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251874/ |website=IMDb |access-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628160517/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251874/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]]'s Henson tribute song, "A Boy and His Frog", won the [[Pegasus Award]] for Best [[Filk]] Song in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/people/tom-smith.html|title = Tom Smith|work = Pegasus Awards|publisher = [[Ohio Valley Filk Fest]]|access-date = September 3, 2007|archive-date = October 10, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071010171859/http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/people/tom-smith.html|url-status = live}}</ref>
* The classes of 1994, 1998, and 1999 at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], Henson's alma mater, commissioned a life-size statue of Henson and Kermit the Frog, which was dedicated on September 24, 2003, on what would have been Henson's 67th birthday. The statue cost $217,000 and is displayed outside Maryland's [[Student activity center|student union]].<ref>{{cite web| title =Jim Henson Statue & Memorial FAQ| work =UMD Newsdesk| publisher =University of Maryland| date =July 28, 2004| url =http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/images/Henson/Articles/FAQ.html| access-date =June 19, 2007| archive-date =June 14, 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070614160642/http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/images/Henson/Articles/FAQ.html| url-status =dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arboretum.umd.edu/JimHensonMemorial|title=Jim Henson Statue and Memorial Garden &#124; UMD Arboretum & Botanical Garden|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824105219/https://www.arboretum.umd.edu/JimHensonMemorial|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, the University of Maryland introduced 50 statues of its school mascot, Testudo the [[Terrapin]], with various designs chosen by different sponsoring groups. Among them was Kertle, a statue designed to look like Kermit the Frog by Washington, DC–based artist Elizabeth Baldwin.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fear the Turtle sculptures: Guide to locations|author=<!--staff-->|date=April 21, 2006|work=The Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-vg-turtles-locations-story.html|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114012605/https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-vg-turtles-locations-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 2003, Jim Henson was honored at the annual [[Norsk Høstfest]] in [[Minot, North Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hostfest.com/halloffame/view.asp?ID=107 |title='Jim Henson.10/8/2003' (Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame) |publisher=Hostfest.com |date=October 8, 2003 |access-date=September 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005005534/http://hostfest.com/halloffame/view.asp?ID=107 |archive-date=October 5, 2011 }}</ref>
* Our Atlan, Thibaut Berland, and Damien Ferrie wrote, directed, and animated a 3D tribute to Henson entitled ''Over Time'' that was shown as part of the 2005 Electronic Theater at [[SIGGRAPH]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Keep it in Motion – Classic Animation Revisited: 'Overtime' |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keep-it-motion-classic-animation-revisited-overtime |website=Animation World Network |access-date=June 5, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114032540/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keep-it-motion-classic-animation-revisited-overtime |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=damien ferrie on Behance |url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/3250863/Overtime |website=www.behance.net |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814051618/https://www.behance.net/gallery/3250863/Overtime |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On September 28, 2005, the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] issued a sheet of [[commemorative stamp]]s honoring Henson and the Muppets.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dakss |first1=Brian |title=Muppets Get Their Own Stamps |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/muppets-get-their-own-stamps/ |website=[[CBS News]] |date=September 29, 2005 |access-date=June 5, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061210/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/muppets-get-their-own-stamps/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On August 9, 2011, Jim Henson posthumously received the [[Disney Legends]] Award. Two of his characters, [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Rowlf the Dog]], performed "Rainbow Connection" in his honor.<ref name=DisneyLegend>{{cite news|last=Goldhaber|first=Mark|title=Disney Legends Class of 2011: Modern princesses, the Muppet master and more|url=http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/mouseplanet/post/2011/09/Disney-Legends-Class-of--2011-Modern-princesses-the-Muppet-master-and-more/545673/1|access-date=September 16, 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=September 2, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101200026/http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/mouseplanet/post/2011/09/Disney-Legends-Class-of--2011-Modern-princesses-the-Muppet-master-and-more/545673/1|archive-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref>
* On September 24, 2011, which what would have been Henson's 75th birthday, Mississippi town Leland renamed a local bridge to "The Rainbow Connection" to honor Henson and his work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/muppets-creator-jim-henson-honored-239873|title=Muppets Creator Jim Henson Honored on 75th Birthday|date=September 24, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=September 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012031846/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/muppets-creator-jim-henson-honored-239873|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref> He was also honored with a [[Google logo|Google doodle]] to commemorate his 75th birthday; the Google logo had six Muppets that were clickable using the "hand" buttons.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cavna |first=Michael |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/jim-hensons-muppets-new-google-doodle-celebrates-late-creators-75th-birthday/2011/09/23/gIQAefxbrK_blog.html |title=Jim Henson's Muppets: New Google Doodle celebrates late creator's 75th birthday |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=September 24, 2011 |date=September 24, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924145735/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/jim-hensons-muppets-new-google-doodle-celebrates-late-creators-75th-birthday/2011/09/23/gIQAefxbrK_blog.html |archive-date=September 24, 2011 }}</ref>
* The [[Center for Puppetry Arts]] in [[Atlanta]] opened a gallery of Muppets exhibits within the ''Worlds of Puppetry'' exhibition at the Center in November 2015, a greatly scaled-down version of what was announced in 2007 to have been a wing honoring Henson.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pousner|first=Howard|title=With Muppets on-screen, puppet center works to secure Henson legacy|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-events/with-muppets-on-screen-1249213.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114065649/http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-events/with-muppets-on-screen-1249213.html|archive-date=January 14, 2012|access-date=December 30, 2011|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=December 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Nation's Largest Puppetry Center to Open Jim Henson Wing in Atlanta |url=http://www.puppet.org/pdf/R-Henson.pdf |publisher=Center for Puppetry Arts |date=July 25, 2007 |access-date=December 30, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124065951/http://puppet.org/pdf/R-Henson.pdf |archive-date=November 24, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toughpigs.com/henson-atlanta/|title=It Belongs in a Museum: The New Henson Exhibit in Atlanta|last=Lee|first=Barry|website=Toughpigs|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-date=June 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606194938/http://www.toughpigs.com/henson-atlanta/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In July 2016, [[Hyattsville, Maryland]] installed a memorial to Jim Henson in the city's Magruder Park, featuring a large planter embossed with images of characters from ''Sam & Friends'' and benches inscribed with quotes from Henson.<ref>{{cite news|title=Magruder Park now home to memorial honoring Jim Henson's legacy|work=Hyattsville Today|url=http://hyattsvilletoday.com/magruder-park-now-home-to-memorial-honoring-jim-hensons-legacy/|last=Bennett|first=Rebecca|date=July 9, 2016|location=Hyattsville, Maryland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713064123/http://hyattsvilletoday.com/magruder-park-now-home-to-memorial-honoring-jim-hensons-legacy/ |archive-date=July 13, 2016 |access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2017/07/18/jim-henson-memorials/|title=How Route 1 Honors Jim Henson|last=Teague Beckwith|first=Ryan|work=The Hyattsville Wire|location=Hyattsville, Maryland|date=July 8, 2017|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206004837/https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2017/07/18/jim-henson-memorials/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited'', an exhibition organized by the [[Museum of the Moving Image]] showcasing over 300 artifacts from Henson's career, premiered at the [[Museum of Pop Culture]] in Seattle before opening at its permanent home in New York City in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sharon |last=Arnold |date=May 29, 2017 |title=Jim Henson was more than a puppetmaster |website=[[Crosscut.com]] |url=https://crosscut.com/2017/05/mopop-shows-the-unlimited-imagination-of-jim-henson |access-date= August 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606132032/http://crosscut.com/2017/05/mopop-shows-the-unlimited-imagination-of-jim-henson/ |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jordan |last=Hoffman |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Psychedelia, clubbing and Muppets: inside the world of Jim Henson |website=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jul/20/jim-henson-sesame-street-museum-of-moving-image-exhibition |access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720171125/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jul/20/jim-henson-sesame-street-museum-of-moving-image-exhibition |archive-date=July 20, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> A traveling version of the exhibition, featuring over 100 objects and 25 historic puppets, has been hosted by several cultural institutions across the U.S. including [[Skirball Cultural Center]] in Los Angeles (June–September 2018),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.skirball.org/exhibitions/jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited|title=The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited|date=March 7, 2018|work=[[Skirball Cultural Center]]|access-date=August 8, 2018|language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614010648/https://www.skirball.org/exhibitions/jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Albuquerque Museum]] (November 2019 – April 2020),<ref>{{cite news |date=November 22, 2019 |title=Jim Henson exhibit opens at museum |newspaper=[[Albuquerque Journal]] |location=Albuquerque, New Mexico |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20191122/282544430147610 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |via=[[PressReader]] |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625085307/https://www.pressreader.com/usa/albuquerque-journal/20191122/282544430147610 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |editor-first=Emily |editor-last=Esterton |date=Winter 2020 |title=Unusual People: The Jim Henson Exhibition |magazine=Art. History. People. |publisher=Albuquerque Museum Foundation |pages=6–7 |url=https://issuu.com/emilyesterson/docs/abqm_winter2020issuu |access-date=January 14, 2021 |via=[[Issuu]] |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511123559/https://issuu.com/emilyesterson/docs/abqm_winter2020issuu |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Durham Museum, Omaha, Nebraska|Durham Museum]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] (October 2020 – January 2021),<ref>{{cite web |date=September 22, 2020 |title=Durham Museum to open Jim Henson exhibition |website=[[Durham Museum, Omaha, Nebraska|Durham Museum]] |url=https://durhammuseum.org/durham-museum-to-open-jim-henson-exhibition/ |access-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625064357/https://durhammuseum.org/durham-museum-to-open-jim-henson-exhibition/ |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |editor1-first=Daisy |editor1-last=Hutzell-Rodman |editor2-first=Tara |editor2-last=Spencer |editor3-first=Linda |editor3-last=Persigehl |date=November–December 2020 |title=Calendar of Events – The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited |magazine=Omaha Magazine |volume=38 |issue=7 |page=8 |url=https://issuu.com/omahapublications/docs/omahamagazine_om1120_cityversion |access-date=January 14, 2021 |via=[[Issuu]] |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511123559/https://issuu.com/omahapublications/docs/omahamagazine_om1120_cityversion |url-status=live }}</ref> [[The Henry Ford]] museum in [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]] (June–September 2021),<ref>{{cite web |first=Maureen |last=Feighan |date=May 3, 2021 |title=Jim Henson Exhibition coming to The Henry Ford explores 'Muppets' founder's lasting legacy |website=[[The Detroit News]] |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2021/05/03/jim-henson-exhibition-opening-henry-ford-early-june-explores-muppets-founders-lasting-legacy/4926685001/ |access-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503223640/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2021/05/03/jim-henson-exhibition-opening-henry-ford-early-june-explores-muppets-founders-lasting-legacy/4926685001/ |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Duante |last=Beddingfield |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Meet the man behind the Muppets at the Henry Ford's new Jim Henson exhibition |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/2021/06/03/muppets-jim-henson-imagination-unlimited-henry-ford/5288225001/ |access-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603122415/https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/2021/06/03/muppets-jim-henson-imagination-unlimited-henry-ford/5288225001/ |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Contemporary Jewish Museum]] in [[San Francisco]] (May–August 2022),<ref>{{cite web |first=Tony |last=Bravo |date=April 26, 2022 |title=Jim Henson's world – from beloved Muppets to avant-garde experiments – comes to life at S.F. museum |website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/jim-hensons-world-from-beloved-muppets-to-avant-garde-experiments-comes-to-life-at-s-f-museum |access-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502061645/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/jim-hensons-world-from-beloved-muppets-to-avant-garde-experiments-comes-to-life-at-s-f-museum |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited |website=SF Station |url=https://www.sfstation.com/the-jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited-e2428465 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423144354/https://www.sfstation.com/the-jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited-e2428465 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Grand Rapids Art Museum]] in Michigan (October 2022 – January 2023).<ref>{{cite web |first=Lauren |last=Gordon |date=January 4, 2023 |title=The Jim Henson Muppets Exhibit Is About To Leave West Michigan |website=[[WKFR-FM]] |url=https://wkfr.com/jim-henson-muppet-exhibit-west-michigan/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222064912/https://wkfr.com/jim-henson-muppet-exhibit-west-michigan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The traveling exhibition's final stop will be the [[Maryland Center for History and Culture]] in Baltimore (May–December 2023).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited |website=[[Maryland Center for History and Culture]] |url=https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/the-jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222064943/https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/the-jim-henson-exhibition-imagination-unlimited/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 2018, the [[American Banjo Museum]] inducted Henson into its [[American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame members|hall of fame]], for his positive portrayal of the banjo in his shows and in ''The Muppet Movie''.<ref name=muppetref>{{cite web |url= http://www.americanbanjomuseum.com/blog/okc-to-celebrate-the-life-and-legacy-of-jim-henson-at-the-american-banjo-museum |title= OKC to celebrate the life and legacy of Jim Henson at the American Banjo Museum |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= August 22, 2018 |publisher= American Banjo Museum |access-date= February 14, 2020 |archive-date= February 15, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200215053108/http://www.americanbanjomuseum.com/blog/okc-to-celebrate-the-life-and-legacy-of-jim-henson-at-the-american-banjo-museum |url-status= live }}</ref>
*In 2020, the 1979 song "[[Rainbow Connection]]" from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' (performed by Henson as Kermit) was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]] and selected for preservation in the [[National Recording Registry]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schuessler|first=Jennifer|date=March 24, 2021|title=Janet Jackson and Kermit the Frog Added to National Recording Registry|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/arts/music/national-recording-registry-janet-jackson.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/arts/music/national-recording-registry-janet-jackson.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited|access-date=March 24, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* On September 7, 2021, a blue plaque was unveiled at Jim Henson's former Hampstead home, 50 Downshire Hill NW3<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated.-->|date=2021-09-07|title=Muppets creator Jim Henson's London home gets blue plaque|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/07/muppets-creator-jim-henson-london-home-gets-blue-plaque|access-date=2021-09-07|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519040120/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/07/muppets-creator-jim-henson-london-home-gets-blue-plaque|url-status=live}}</ref> to honor his artistic creativity. Henson purchased his London home in 1979 after ITV commissioned the Muppet series, filmed at Elstree Studios.
* An area outside Studio 6B at NBC's [[Rockefeller Center]] headquarters in New York City includes a set of pipes that Henson and his team of puppeteers had painted while waiting to perform on ''[[The Jack Paar Show]]'' in 1964. While the artwork has been preserved over time – Henson showed it to [[Gene Shalit]] on ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' in 1980 and Paar took [[David Letterman]] over to see it during an appearance on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman|Late Night]]'' which taped across the hall – it wasn't until [[Jimmy Fallon]], host of the studio's current tenant ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|The Tonight Show]]'', brought it up that NBC officially made the pipes part of its studio tour. Frank Oz attended the ribbon-cutting for the exhibit in 2010.<ref name="muppets">{{cite web |url=https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/12/12181964/ |title=12/18/1964 – 'Paar show – "Glow Worm"' |publisher=Jim Henson's Red Book |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525203217/https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/12/12181964/ |url-status=live }}</ref>