Thousands of one-of-a-kind artifacts from Paul Allen’s collection, spanning decades of cultural relevance, are headed to Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, the institution he helped found 23 years ago. The… Read More
The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle has more than 80,000 pieces in its permanent collection, comprised of such artifacts as musical instruments, photographs, posters, clothing items, TV and movie… Read More
The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle will reopen to the public on Sept. 18 with new safety measures in place, six months after closing because of the coronavirus pandemic.… Read More
Do you know a person, company or organization worthy of a GeekWire Award? Now is your chance to nominate them for recognition at our annual celebration of Pacific Northwest technology… Read More
In the world of “Minecraft” — the best-selling video game in history — players know that they’re never supposed to dig straight down as they explore and create new worlds.… Read More
Are these the building blocks for museum exhibition success? The Museum of Pop Culture announced Thursday that “Minecraft: The Exhibition” is coming to the Paul Allen-founded institution next month as… Read More
Holodome has left the building. Paul Allen’s vision for shared immersive, 360-degree reality without the use of a VR headset has ended its run at the Museum of Pop Culture… Read More
In the months since Vulcan, Inc., placed its Holodome inside Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, 38,000 people have stepped into the 360-degree immersive reality experience. Now, almost a year later,… Read More
Many will remember him as the co-founder of Microsoft, or the owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers. But Paul G. Allen had a deep and broad impact… Read More
Update, Aug. 23: In order to accommodate more fans and expected crowds, the Museum of Pop Culture has moved the date of the unveiling of a statue honoring Chris Cornell,… Read More
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame is adding to its roster with four new inductees from across the spectrum of books, comics, video games and television. The Hall… Read More
The Museum of Pop Culture, the Seattle-based institution founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000 as a celebration of music and popular culture, is planning a second location in… Read More
When I was a kid, I loved Disneyland for the rides. But as I grew older, I appreciated the original Disney park in Anaheim for the 3-D immersive reality. From… Read More
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When it comes to the side projects of Seattle’s richest tech titans, billions of pixels are apparently as fun to play with as billions of dollars. While Jeff Bezos and… Read More
If you only know Marvel from the movies, you don’t really know Marvel. That’s the sense you get when you enter the world-premiere exhibition at the Museum of Pop Culture in… Read More
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Getting lost in the worlds and history of some of your favorite comic book superheroes may have never been easier, thanks to an expansive new exhibit at Seattle’s Museum of… Read More
Marvel put a little taste of its movie magic behind a new trailer on Wednesday to promote an upcoming exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. PREVIOUSLY: Bam! Pow! MoPOP!… Read More
The largest exhibition ever staged at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture will feature hundreds of original artifacts and much more as it lifts the mask on one of the most iconic… Read More
Nope. I wouldn’t have gotten in the elevator either. Visitors and staff at the Museum of Pop Culture were clearly spooked by the creepy “person” lurking in the elevator and… Read More
Those science-fiction film lobby cards you rescued from the back of a movie theater about to shutter? That dusty prop a relative who used to work in television production gave… Read More
There can be magic in an object that represents a beloved memory or moment. But, as with any pursuit of love, sometimes there’s a misunderstanding. Take an exhibition about Avatar… Read More
When Jacob McMurray first went to work in 1994 on the initial development of Paul Allen’s dream for a music museum in Seattle, he was cataloging Jimi Hendrix records out… Read More
Items that were worn, handled, scribbled in and typed on during the creation of some of the most iconic science fiction works of our time — and the creators who made… Read More
Some of the masters and masterpieces of science fiction are being honored with induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. The… Read More
On the heels of another major name change, Paul Allen’s Museum of Pop Culture is also getting a change in leadership as the Seattle-based institution announced that Patty Isacson Sabee will… Read More
Update: The museum shared a news release about the name change late Tuesday. This story has been updated to reflect additional information. The branding department responsible for putting the name… Read More
