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Museum of Pop Culture

Paul Allen estate donates thousands of rare music, film and sci-fi artifacts to Seattle’s MoPOP

by Kurt Schlosser on July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 at 7:54 am

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

Rock on(line)! Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture building digital ‘vault’ for 80,000 collection items

by Kurt Schlosser on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 at 8:37 am

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

Seattle’s MoPOP to reopen after 6-month pandemic closure, with strict guidelines in place

by Kurt Schlosser on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 at 3:33 pm

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

Inside MoPOP’s ‘Minecraft’: Fans of hit video game will dig the creepers, crafting and more in exhibition

by Kurt Schlosser on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 at 2:27 pm

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

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking for NASA; celebrating Minecraft; and solving a crime

by Nicole Tanner on October 11, 2019October 10, 2019 at 9:33 pm

— The ability to travel through the stars is something that we all dream of, but in reality, becoming one of those people is very, very hard. But you can… Read More

Block by block, ambitious new ‘Minecraft: The Exhibition’ will celebrate game at Seattle’s MoPOP

by Kurt Schlosser on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 at 2:33 pm

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

Paul Allen’s Holodome, a shared immersive reality experience, ends year-long run at Seattle’s MoPOP

by Kurt Schlosser on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 at 10:51 pm

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

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Geek on the Street: In Seattle, remembering Paul Allen and how ‘he was always there to save the day’

by Kurt Schlosser on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 at 6:45 pm

Stopping and staring at the curvy and colorful Museum of Pop Culture is a familiar pastime for plenty of visitors to Seattle Center. On Tuesday, the cultural institution took on… Read More

The gift of grunge: Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture to receive Chris Cornell statue from singer’s family

by Kurt Schlosser on July 20, 2018August 23, 2018 at 9:57 am

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

Stan Lee

Stan Lee, J.K. Rowling among new inductees into Seattle’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

by Kurt Schlosser on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 at 11:12 am

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

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Paul Allen’s Museum of Pop Culture expanding beyond Seattle with location in New York City

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 at 2:36 pm

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

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TLDR: Instagram in-app payments, testing out Prime Wardrobe, Paul Allen’s immersive reality project

by Starla Sampaco on May 4, 2018July 13, 2018 at 4:12 pm

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

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Welcome to Holodome, Paul Allen’s beautiful first step into the future of shared immersive reality

by Kurt Schlosser on May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 at 10:31 am

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

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TLDR: U.S tech companies are hiring more foreign workers, Amazon reveals Prime membership numbers, Marvel at MoPOP

by Starla Sampaco on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 at 4:38 pm

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Marvel Universe at MoPOP

Marvel’s heroic comic and film history revealed in first look inside super-sized new MoPOP exhibit

by Kurt Schlosser on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 at 6:57 am

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: Universe of Super Heroes

Marvel teases upcoming ‘Universe of Super Heroes’ exhibition at Seattle’s MoPOP with new trailer

by Kurt Schlosser on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 12:19 pm

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

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Bam! Pow! MoPOP! Seattle museum to feature huge new exhibition, ‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’

by Kurt Schlosser on November 14, 2017November 13, 2017 at 3:24 pm

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

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Watch: Creepy cosplayer dressed as Sadako from ‘The Ring’ spooks MoPOP visitors in Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on October 25, 2017October 26, 2017 at 10:26 am

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

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Hey, obsessed pop culture fan: You may have something museums want

by Frank Catalano on October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 at 6:31 pm

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

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Preserving the future: How MoPOP protects and presents our ever-changing popular culture

by Frank Catalano on October 1, 2017October 1, 2017 at 7:23 am

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

Jacob McMurray of MoPOP

Geek of the Week: MoPOP senior curator Jacob McMurray turns his geeky passions into life’s work

by Kurt Schlosser on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 at 11:45 am

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

MoPOP Sci-Fi

Photos: Luke Skywalker’s severed hand and more cool artifacts in MoPOP’s Sci-Fi Hall of Fame exhibit

by Kurt Schlosser on March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 at 2:38 pm

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

Star Trek Mr. Spock

MoPOP’s Sci-Fi Hall of Fame inducting ‘X-Files,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ Leonard Nimoy and more

by Kurt Schlosser on January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 at 12:36 pm

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

MoPOP

First a name change, and now Paul Allen’s Museum of Pop Culture is going to get a new leader

by Kurt Schlosser on December 5, 2016December 5, 2016 at 1:01 pm

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

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Meet MoPOP: Paul Allen’s EMP Museum changes name to Museum of Pop Culture

by Kurt Schlosser on November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 at 9:25 pm

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

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