The Museum of the Moving Image

The Museum of the Moving Image was extremely interesting and entertaining for me. I went with my two friends, and we were genuinely (pleasantly) surprised by the variety of different exhibits and sections of the museum. For some reason I thought it would be just about movies, and artifacts from movies, and while that isn't all it was at all, I ended up really loving the Jim Henson exhibit the most. I didn't even know who Jim Henson was before entering the museum, but my friends filled my in and I became really interested. It didn't only show his most popular and known work (Sesame Street, etc.) but also many other interesting artifacts, such as advertisements he made a long time ago in the 60's, early sketches and paintings and drawings. I love seeing the work of one artist over a span of time - how their works progress and change, especially from early on to later in life - it's very interesting to me to see that change and the growth of the artist. I also think its really interesting to see pieces of an artist's life that weren't really meant to be shown, or works that were in the 'process' but never finished - such as notes and storyboards and random doodling. My friends really liked the sound room, as did I, though we couldn't stay too long I would definitely go back for a more in depth experience. I enjoyed the time I spent there a lot.