ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The family of Jim Henson, the late master puppeteer and filmmaker, has given Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts a large gift — 12 feet tall, in fact.

A massive statue of Kermit the Frog dressed as The Tramp, Charlie Chaplin’s ironic character, has stood at the gates of The Jim Henson Company’s headquarters in Hollywood, California, since 2000. And now, it’s making its way to the Center for Puppetry Arts as the company moves its main office.

“Thanks to the generosity of the Henson family, including our board member Cheryl Henson, an iconic piece of Hollywood history will continue to delight fans from around the world,” Beth Schiavo, the center’s executive director, said in a statement. “We are deeply honored to be the new stewards of this joyful symbol of creativity, humor and storytelling.”

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The Center for Puppetry Arts holds the largest collection of Henson artifacts in the world, including puppets used on the sets of “Sesame Street,” “The Muppets,” “Fraggle Rock” and more.

Last year, The Jim Henson Company announced it was moving to the Radford Studio Center in Studio City, a Los Angeles neighborhood.

“We know that our friends at the Center for Puppetry Arts – who are such important partners in celebrating our history – will provide the perfect home where this part of the Henson legacy can be shared,” said Lisa Henson, daughter of Jim Henson and CEO of The Jim Henson Company.

The center doesn’t have an exact timeline for when the statue will arrive in Atlanta yet.

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