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

12 Sep 2026 – 18 Apr 2027

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Our two riverside galleries, Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), sit 150 metres apart in the Queensland Cultural Centre.

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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

Who loves Trash? Oscar the Grouch does!

Visit Oscar the Grouch and the cast of characters created for Sesame Street 1969–present in the exhibition ‘Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company’. As Oscar would say... "Have a rotten day!"

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R. Godfrey Rivers, England/Australia 1858-1925 / Under the jacaranda 1903 / Oil on canvas / 143.4 x 107.2 cm / Purchased 1903 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

R. Godfrey Rivers, England/Australia 1858-1925 / Under the jacaranda 1903 / Oil on canvas / 143.4 x 107.2 cm / Purchased 1903 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / View full image

Clouds of purple blooms, a quintessential image of Brisbane

It’s jacaranda season once again, and Brisbane is awash with a sea of purple beauty. Few works in our Collection have enjoyed as much popularity as Under the jacaranda, a painting of the first tree grown in Australia in our City Botanical Gardens 160 years ago. Here we delve into the story behind its planting and the painting.

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