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Museum of Pop Culture

October 15, 2023

The Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to contemporary popular culture. It was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000 as the Experience Music Project. Since then MoPOP has organized dozens of exhibits, 17 of which have toured across the U.S. and internationally.

MoPOP
View of MoPOP from Seattle Center with the monorail traveling through it
Established2000; 23 years ago (2000)
Location325 5th Avenue N
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°37′17″N 122°20′55″W / 47.6215°N 122.3486°W / 47.6215; -122.3486
TypePopular culture, music, science fiction, video games
Websitewww.MoPOP.org
Monorail tracks going through the MoPOP building

The museum—formerly known as Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM) and later EMP Museum until November 2016—has initiated many public programs including "Sound Off!", an annual 21-and-under battle-of-the-bands that supports the all-ages scene; and "Pop Conference", an annual gathering of academics, critics, musicians, and music buffs.

MoPOP, in collaboration with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), presents the Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival which takes place every winter. Since 2007, the MoPop celebrates recording artists with the Founders Award for their noteworthy contributions.

Exhibits and activities Edit

 
Nighttime view of MoPOP
 
Guitar sculpture at MoPOP

MoPOP is home to numerous exhibits and interactive activity stations as well as sound sculpture and various educational resources:

  • A 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m2) building, designed by Frank O. Gehry, housing several galleries and the Sky Church, which features a Barco C7 black package LED screen, one of the largest indoor LED screens in the world.[1]
  • Exhibits covering pop culture, from the art of fantasy, horror cinema, and video games to science fiction literature and costumes from screen and stage.
  • Interactive activities are included in galleries like Sound Lab and On Stage where visitors can explore hands-on the tools of rock and roll through instruments, and perform music before a virtual audience.
  • IF VI WAS IX, a guitar sculpture consisting of more than 500 musical instruments and 30 computers conceived by British exhibit designer Neal Potter and developed by sound sculptor Trimpin.[2][3]
  • The world's largest collection of artifacts, hand-written lyrics, personal instruments, and original photographs celebrating the music and history of Seattle musician Jimi Hendrix and the band Nirvana.
  • Educational resources including MoPOP's Curriculum Connections in-museum workshops and outreach programs; STAR (Student Training in Artistic Reach); Creativity Camps for Kids; Teen Artist Workshops; Write Out of This World, an annual sci-fi and fantasy short story contest for 3rd to 12th graders; and the Hip-Hop Artist Residency.
  • Public programs such as MoPOP's Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival, Pop Conference, the Youth Advisory Board (YAB), and Sound Off!, the Pacific Northwest's premier battle-of-the-bands.

MoPOP was also the location of the first NIME workshop's concert and demo program. This subsequently became the annual International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, a venue for research on music technology.

Science Fiction Museum Edit

The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame was founded by Paul Allen and his sister Jody Patton, and opened to the public on June 18, 2004. It incorporated the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame which had been established in 1996. The museum was divided into several galleries with themes such as "Homeworld", "Fantastic Voyages", "Brave New Worlds", and "Them!", each displaying related memorabilia (movie props, first editions, costumes, and models) in large display cases, posters, and interactive displays. It was said about the museum that "From robots to jet packs to space suits and ray guns, it's all here."[4]

Members of the museum's advisory board included Steven Spielberg, Ray Bradbury, James Cameron, and George Lucas. Among its collection of artifacts were Captain Kirk's command chair from Star Trek, the B9 robot from Lost in Space, the Death Star model from Star Wars, the T-800 Terminator and the dome from the film Silent Running. Although the Science Fiction Museum as a permanent collection was de-installed in March 2011, a new exhibit named Icons of Science Fiction opened as a replacement in June 2012.[5][6] At this time the new Hall of Fame display was unveiled and the class of 2012 inducted.[7][8]

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Edit

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame was founded in 1996 by the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction (CSSF) at the University of Kansas (KU). The chairmen were Keith Stokes (1996–2001) and Robin Wayne Bailey (2002–2004). Only writers and editors were eligible for recognition and four were inducted annually, two deceased and two living. Each class of four was announced at Kansas City's annual science fiction convention, ConQuesT, and inducted at the Campbell Conference hosted by CSSF.[9][10]

The Hall of Fame stopped inducting fantasy writers after 2004, when it became part of the Science Fiction Museum affiliated with the Museum of Pop Culture, under the name "Science Fiction Hall of Fame". Having inducted 36 writers in nine years, the organization began to recognize non-literary media in 2005.[9] It retained the quota of four new members and thus reduced the annual number of writers. The 2005 and 2006 press releases placed new members in "Literature", "Art", "Film, Television and Media", and "Open" categories, one for each category.[11][12] In 2007 and 2008, the fourth inductee was placed in one of the three substantial categories.[13][14]

MoPOP de-installed the Science Fiction Museum in March 2011. When the "Icons of Science Fiction" exhibition opened in June 2012, a new Hall of Fame display was unveiled and the class of 2012 was inducted.[5][6][7]

Nominations are submitted by the public, but the selections are made by "award-winning science fiction authors, artists, editors, publishers, and film professionals."[15]

MoPOP restored the original name online during June 2013 and announced five new members, one daily, beginning June 17, 2013. The first four were cited largely or wholly for science fiction works, however the final one was J.R.R. Tolkien, who was "hailed as the father of modern fantasy literature".[16]

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inductions[9][17] Edit

20th anniversary Edit

In 2016, the Hall of Fame's 20th anniversary year, the scope was changed again to include not only creators, but creations (from such genres as Cinema, Television and Games), with two examples. A total of 20 additional inductees in both categories were also announced:[29][22]

The class of 2023 brought the number of members to 109, which includes the 20 additional inductees added in 2016.

MoPOP rebrand Edit

In November 2016 EMP Museum announced it would be rebranding itself as the Museum of Pop Culture, or MoPOP for short.[30]

Architecture Edit

 
The Sky Church
 
An exterior view of the building

MoPOP is located on the campus of Seattle Center, adjacent to the Space Needle and the Seattle Center Monorail, which runs through the building. The structure itself was designed by Frank Gehry and resembles many of his firm's other works in its sheet-metal construction, such as Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Gehry Tower. Much of the building material is exposed in the building's interior. The building contains 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2), with a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) footprint. The name of the museum's central Sky Church pays homage to Jimi Hendrix. A concert venue capable of holding up to 800 guests, the last structural steel beam to be put in place bears the signatures of all construction workers who were on site on the day it was erected. Hoffman Construction Company of Portland, Oregon, was the general contractor, while Magnusson Klemencic Associates of Seattle were the structural engineers for the project.[31]

 
Design by Frank Gehry

Even before groundbreaking, the Seattle Weekly said the design could refer to "the often quoted comparison to a smashed electric guitar." Gehry himself had in fact made the comparison: "We started collecting pictures of Stratocasters, bringing in guitar bodies, drawing on those shapes in developing our ideas."[32] The architecture was greeted by Seattle residents with a mixture of acclaim for Gehry and derision for this particular edifice. British-born, Seattle-based writer Jonathan Raban remarked that "Frank Gehry has created some wonderful buildings, like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, but his Seattle effort, the Experience Music Project, is not one of them."[33] New York Times architecture critic Herbert Muschamp described it as "something that crawled out of the sea, rolled over, and died."[34] Forbes magazine called it one of the world's 10 ugliest buildings.[34] Others describe it as a "blob"[35] or call it "The Hemorrhoids".[33] Despite some critical reviews of the structure, the building has been called "a fitting backdrop for the world's largest collection of Jimi Hendrix memorabilia."[36] The building's exterior, which features a fusion of textures and colors including gold, silver, deep red, blue and a "shimmering purple haze,"[37] has been declared "an apt representation of the American rock experience."[38]

Finances Edit

The museum has had mixed financial success.[39][40] In an effort to raise more funds, museum organizers used Allen's extensive art collection to create a 2006 exhibit at the museum entitled DoubleTake: From Monet to Lichtenstein.[41] The exhibit included Roy Lichtenstein's The Kiss (1962), Pierre-Auguste Renoir's The Reader (1877), Vincent van Gogh's Orchard with Peach Trees in Blossom (1888), Pablo Picasso's Four Bathers (1921) and several works of art from Claude Monet including one of the Water Lilies paintings (1919) and The Mula Palace (1908).[42] Since then the museum has organized numerous exhibitions focused more specifically on popular culture, such as Sound and Vision: Artists Tell Their Stories, which opened February 28, 2007. This brought together both music and science fiction in a single exhibit, and drew on the museum's extensive collection of oral history recordings.[43] The museum's recent exhibitions have ranged from horror cinema, video games, and black leather jackets to fantasy film and literature.

Founders Award Edit

Since 2007, the Museum of Pop Culture's Founders Award has celebrated artists whose "noteworthy contributions continue to nurture the next generation of risk-takers". The annual benefit gala is key in funding the museum's educational programs, community engagement, and exhibitions.[44] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the gala had to be cancelled and for the first time ever, the event was made free to the public, streaming online on December 1, 2020, as MoPOP honored Seattle's own Alice in Chains.[45] The benefit streaming raised more than $600,000 for MoPOP in its first night. A compilation featuring highlights from the tribute was made available for streaming on Amazon Music.[46]

Recipients

See also Edit

References Edit

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  3. ^ . Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016. More than 500 musical instruments and 30 computers were used to create IF VI WAS IX. Created by Seattle-based sound sculptor, Trimpin, IF VI WAS IX is equipped with earphones that allow audiences to tune into the various musical permutations performed.
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External links Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museum of Pop Culture.
  • Museum of Pop Culture official website
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame official website
  • Experience Music Project at greatbuildings.com
  • New Interfaces for Musical Expression – NIME-01
  • . EMP Museum (empmuseum.org)
  • . Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum (empsfm.org). Archived 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  • . Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum (empsfm.org). Archived 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  • . EMP Museum (empmuseum.org). Archived 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-03-19.

October 15, 2023
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The Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP is a nonprofit museum in Seattle Washington United States dedicated to contemporary popular culture It was founded by Microsoft co founder Paul Allen in 2000 as the Experience Music Project Since then MoPOP has organized dozens of exhibits 17 of which have toured across the U S and internationally MoPOPView of MoPOP from Seattle Center with the monorail traveling through itEstablished2000 23 years ago 2000 Location325 5th Avenue NSeattle Washington U S Coordinates47 37 17 N 122 20 55 W 47 6215 N 122 3486 W 47 6215 122 3486TypePopular culture music science fiction video gamesWebsitewww MoPOP orgMonorail tracks going through the MoPOP buildingThe museum formerly known as Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame EMP SFM and later EMP Museum until November 2016 has initiated many public programs including Sound Off an annual 21 and under battle of the bands that supports the all ages scene and Pop Conference an annual gathering of academics critics musicians and music buffs MoPOP in collaboration with the Seattle International Film Festival SIFF presents the Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival which takes place every winter Since 2007 the MoPop celebrates recording artists with the Founders Award for their noteworthy contributions Contents 1 Exhibits and activities 2 Science Fiction Museum 3 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame 3 1 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inductions 9 17 3 1 1 20th anniversary 4 MoPOP rebrand 5 Architecture 6 Finances 7 Founders Award 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksExhibits and activities Edit nbsp Nighttime view of MoPOP nbsp Guitar sculpture at MoPOPMoPOP is home to numerous exhibits and interactive activity stations as well as sound sculpture and various educational resources A 140 000 square foot 13 000 m2 building designed by Frank O Gehry housing several galleries and the Sky Church which features a Barco C7 black package LED screen one of the largest indoor LED screens in the world 1 Exhibits covering pop culture from the art of fantasy horror cinema and video games to science fiction literature and costumes from screen and stage Interactive activities are included in galleries like Sound Lab and On Stage where visitors can explore hands on the tools of rock and roll through instruments and perform music before a virtual audience IF VI WAS IX a guitar sculpture consisting of more than 500 musical instruments and 30 computers conceived by British exhibit designer Neal Potter and developed by sound sculptor Trimpin 2 3 The world s largest collection of artifacts hand written lyrics personal instruments and original photographs celebrating the music and history of Seattle musician Jimi Hendrix and the band Nirvana Educational resources including MoPOP s Curriculum Connections in museum workshops and outreach programs STAR Student Training in Artistic Reach Creativity Camps for Kids Teen Artist Workshops Write Out of This World an annual sci fi and fantasy short story contest for 3rd to 12th graders and the Hip Hop Artist Residency Public programs such as MoPOP s Science Fiction Fantasy Short Film Festival Pop Conference the Youth Advisory Board YAB and Sound Off the Pacific Northwest s premier battle of the bands MoPOP was also the location of the first NIME workshop s concert and demo program This subsequently became the annual International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression a venue for research on music technology Science Fiction Museum EditThe Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame was founded by Paul Allen and his sister Jody Patton and opened to the public on June 18 2004 It incorporated the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame which had been established in 1996 The museum was divided into several galleries with themes such as Homeworld Fantastic Voyages Brave New Worlds and Them each displaying related memorabilia movie props first editions costumes and models in large display cases posters and interactive displays It was said about the museum that From robots to jet packs to space suits and ray guns it s all here 4 Members of the museum s advisory board included Steven Spielberg Ray Bradbury James Cameron and George Lucas Among its collection of artifacts were Captain Kirk s command chair from Star Trek the B9 robot from Lost in Space the Death Star model from Star Wars the T 800 Terminator and the dome from the film Silent Running Although the Science Fiction Museum as a permanent collection was de installed in March 2011 a new exhibit named Icons of Science Fiction opened as a replacement in June 2012 5 6 At this time the new Hall of Fame display was unveiled and the class of 2012 inducted 7 8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame EditThe Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame was founded in 1996 by the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction CSSF at the University of Kansas KU The chairmen were Keith Stokes 1996 2001 and Robin Wayne Bailey 2002 2004 Only writers and editors were eligible for recognition and four were inducted annually two deceased and two living Each class of four was announced at Kansas City s annual science fiction convention ConQuesT and inducted at the Campbell Conference hosted by CSSF 9 10 The Hall of Fame stopped inducting fantasy writers after 2004 when it became part of the Science Fiction Museum affiliated with the Museum of Pop Culture under the name Science Fiction Hall of Fame Having inducted 36 writers in nine years the organization began to recognize non literary media in 2005 9 It retained the quota of four new members and thus reduced the annual number of writers The 2005 and 2006 press releases placed new members in Literature Art Film Television and Media and Open categories one for each category 11 12 In 2007 and 2008 the fourth inductee was placed in one of the three substantial categories 13 14 MoPOP de installed the Science Fiction Museum in March 2011 When the Icons of Science Fiction exhibition opened in June 2012 a new Hall of Fame display was unveiled and the class of 2012 was inducted 5 6 7 Nominations are submitted by the public but the selections are made by award winning science fiction authors artists editors publishers and film professionals 15 MoPOP restored the original name online during June 2013 and announced five new members one daily beginning June 17 2013 The first four were cited largely or wholly for science fiction works however the final one was J R R Tolkien who was hailed as the father of modern fantasy literature 16 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inductions 9 17 Edit 1996 Jack Williamson A E van Vogt John W Campbell Jr Hugo Gernsback 1997 Andre Norton Arthur C Clarke H G Wells Isaac Asimov 1998 Hal Clement Frederik Pohl C L Moore Robert A Heinlein 1999 Ray Bradbury Robert Silverberg Jules Verne Abraham Merritt 2000 Poul Anderson Gordon R Dickson Theodore Sturgeon Eric Frank Russell 2001 Jack Vance Ursula K Le Guin Alfred Bester Fritz Leiber 2002 Samuel R Delany Michael Moorcock James Blish Donald A Wollheim 2003 Wilson Tucker Kate Wilhelm Damon Knight Edgar Rice Burroughs 2004 Brian Aldiss Harry Harrison Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley E E Doc Smith 2005 Steven Spielberg Philip K Dick Chesley Bonestell Ray Harryhausen 11 2006 George Lucas Frank Herbert Frank Kelly Freas Anne McCaffrey 12 2007 Ed Emshwiller Gene Roddenberry Ridley Scott Gene Wolfe 13 2008 Ian Ballantine and Betty Ballantine William Gibson Richard M Powers Rod Serling 14 2009 Edward L Ferman Michael Whelan Frank R Paul Connie Willis 18 2010 Octavia E Butler Richard Matheson Douglas Trumbull Roger Zelazny 19 2011 Vincent Di Fate Gardner Dozois Harlan Ellison Jean Giraud 20 2012 Joe Haldeman James Tiptree Jr James Cameron Virgil Finlay 7 2013 H R Giger Judith Merril Joanna Russ David Bowie J R R Tolkien 16 2014 Frank Frazetta Hayao Miyazaki Leigh Brackett Olaf Stapledon Stanley Kubrick 15 2015 James E Gunn Georges Melies John Schoenherr Kurt Vonnegut Jack Gaughan 21 2016 Terry Pratchett Douglas Adams Star Trek Blade Runner 22 2017 J K Rowling Stan Lee The Legend of Zelda Buffy the Vampire Slayer 23 24 2018 Neil Gaiman Vonda N McIntyre Doctor Who Magic The Gathering 25 2019 Ted Chiang D C Fontana Star Wars Watchmen 26 2021 Nichelle Nichols Sigourney Weaver Godzilla A Trip to the Moon 27 2023 John Carpenter N K Jemisin Dune The Rocky Horror Picture Show 28 20th anniversary Edit In 2016 the Hall of Fame s 20th anniversary year the scope was changed again to include not only creators but creations from such genres as Cinema Television and Games with two examples A total of 20 additional inductees in both categories were also announced 29 22 Creators Margaret Atwood Keith David Guillermo del Toro Terry Gilliam Jim Henson Jack Kirby Madeleine L Engle C S Lewis H P Lovecraft Leonard Nimoy George Orwell Rumiko Takahashi John Williams Works 2001 A Space Odyssey Dungeons amp Dragons The Matrix Myst The Princess Bride Wonder Woman The X FilesThe class of 2023 brought the number of members to 109 which includes the 20 additional inductees added in 2016 MoPOP rebrand EditIn November 2016 EMP Museum announced it would be rebranding itself as the Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP for short 30 Architecture Edit nbsp The Sky Church nbsp An exterior view of the building MoPOP is located on the campus of Seattle Center adjacent to the Space Needle and the Seattle Center Monorail which runs through the building The structure itself was designed by Frank Gehry and resembles many of his firm s other works in its sheet metal construction such as Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Walt Disney Concert Hall and Gehry Tower Much of the building material is exposed in the building s interior The building contains 140 000 square feet 13 000 m2 with a 35 000 square foot 3 300 m2 footprint The name of the museum s central Sky Church pays homage to Jimi Hendrix A concert venue capable of holding up to 800 guests the last structural steel beam to be put in place bears the signatures of all construction workers who were on site on the day it was erected Hoffman Construction Company of Portland Oregon was the general contractor while Magnusson Klemencic Associates of Seattle were the structural engineers for the project 31 nbsp Design by Frank GehryEven before groundbreaking the Seattle Weekly said the design could refer to the often quoted comparison to a smashed electric guitar Gehry himself had in fact made the comparison We started collecting pictures of Stratocasters bringing in guitar bodies drawing on those shapes in developing our ideas 32 The architecture was greeted by Seattle residents with a mixture of acclaim for Gehry and derision for this particular edifice British born Seattle based writer Jonathan Raban remarked that Frank Gehry has created some wonderful buildings like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao but his Seattle effort the Experience Music Project is not one of them 33 New York Times architecture critic Herbert Muschamp described it as something that crawled out of the sea rolled over and died 34 Forbes magazine called it one of the world s 10 ugliest buildings 34 Others describe it as a blob 35 or call it The Hemorrhoids 33 Despite some critical reviews of the structure the building has been called a fitting backdrop for the world s largest collection of Jimi Hendrix memorabilia 36 The building s exterior which features a fusion of textures and colors including gold silver deep red blue and a shimmering purple haze 37 has been declared an apt representation of the American rock experience 38 Finances EditThe museum has had mixed financial success 39 40 In an effort to raise more funds museum organizers used Allen s extensive art collection to create a 2006 exhibit at the museum entitled DoubleTake From Monet to Lichtenstein 41 The exhibit included Roy Lichtenstein s The Kiss 1962 Pierre Auguste Renoir s The Reader 1877 Vincent van Gogh s Orchard with Peach Trees in Blossom 1888 Pablo Picasso s Four Bathers 1921 and several works of art from Claude Monet including one of the Water Lilies paintings 1919 and The Mula Palace 1908 42 Since then the museum has organized numerous exhibitions focused more specifically on popular culture such as Sound and Vision Artists Tell Their Stories which opened February 28 2007 This brought together both music and science fiction in a single exhibit and drew on the museum s extensive collection of oral history recordings 43 The museum s recent exhibitions have ranged from horror cinema video games and black leather jackets to fantasy film and literature Founders Award EditSince 2007 the Museum of Pop Culture s Founders Award has celebrated artists whose noteworthy contributions continue to nurture the next generation of risk takers The annual benefit gala is key in funding the museum s educational programs community engagement and exhibitions 44 In 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic the gala had to be cancelled and for the first time ever the event was made free to the public streaming online on December 1 2020 as MoPOP honored Seattle s own Alice in Chains 45 The benefit streaming raised more than 600 000 for MoPOP in its first night A compilation featuring highlights from the tribute was made available for streaming on Amazon Music 46 Recipients2007 Ann amp Nancy Wilson 44 2008 Robbie Robertson 44 2009 Steve Cropper 44 2010 Billy Cox 44 2011 Buddy Guy 44 2012 Carlos Santana 44 2013 Crosby Stills amp Nash 44 2014 Jackson Browne 44 2015 Jimmy Page 44 2016 Joe Walsh 44 2017 The Doors 44 2018 John Fogerty 44 2019 Brandi Carlile 44 2020 Alice in Chains 45 2022 Quincy Jones 44 See also EditList of music museums List of works by Frank GehryReferences Edit Frank Hammel PLSN Seattle s EMP Equipped with High Res LED Display for Sky Church Music Venue plsn com Archived from the original on September 29 2013 Retrieved July 26 2013 Neal Potter Design Masterplanning Archived from the original on October 20 2013 Retrieved February 6 2016 During 1997 Neal worked alongside Frank Gehry Architects and the EMP curatorial team to establish a masterplan for the attraction The detail design was undertaken locally Originally called The Collision Sculpture the point of collision of different genres of music to create rock and roll A living electronic sculpture as relevant today as it might have been in 1955 If Vi Was Ix Archived from the original on February 2 2016 Retrieved February 6 2016 More than 500 musical instruments and 30 computers were used to create IF VI WAS IX Created by Seattle based sound sculptor Trimpin IF VI WAS IX is equipped with earphones that allow audiences to tune into the various musical permutations performed Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame Travel Guides Seattle The New York Times July 7 2009 Archived July 7 2009 Retrieved 2013 04 27 Footer Content Provided by Frommer s Unlimited Excerpted from Frommer s Seattle 2009 c 2009 space Powered By Frommers a b Kareiva Celina January 19 2012 Coming to EMP Hendrix AC DC and some leather too The Seattle Times Retrieved January 22 2012 a b Guide to EMP s Icons of Science Fiction CBS Seattle May 22 2012 Retrieved March 29 2013 a b c Science Fiction Hall of Fame EMP Museum Announces the 2012 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductees EMP Museum empmuseum org Version 2011 2012 at Internet Archive Archived July 22 2012 Retrieved 2013 03 19 Science Fiction Hall of Fame EMP Museum empmuseum org Archived May 31 2013 Retrieved 2013 06 25 a b c Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Archived May 21 2013 at the Wayback Machine official website to 2004 Retrieved 2012 04 25 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame 2005 Center for the Study of Science Fiction sfcenter ku edu University of Kansas Retrieved June 25 2013 a b It s Official Inductees Named for 2005 Hall of Fame Class Press release March 24 2005 Science Fiction Museum sfhomeworld org Archived March 26 2005 Retrieved 2013 03 22 a b Presenting the 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees Press release March 15 2006 Science Fiction Museum sfhomeworld org Archived April 26 2006 Retrieved April 1 2013 a b Science Fiction Hall of Fame to Induct Ed Emshwiller Gene Roddenberry Ridley Scott and Gene Wolfe Press release March April May 2007 Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame empsfm org Archived October 14 2007 Retrieved 2013 03 19 a b 2008 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Ceremony Tickets On Sale May 15 Press release April May 2008 Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame empsfm org Archived May 10 2008 Retrieved 2013 03 19 a b Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Archived February 7 2016 at the Wayback Machine EMP Museum empmuseum org Retrieved June 27 2014 a b Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame June 17 to 21 2013 EMP Museum empmuseum org Archived June 23 2013 Retrieved 2014 07 21 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Science Fiction Awards Database sfadb com Mark R Kelly and the Locus Science Fiction Foundation Retrieved July 21 2014 EMP SFM Announces its 2009 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductions Press release 2009 Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame empsfm org Archived August 14 2009 Retrieved 2013 03 19 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Quote EMP SFM is proud to announce the 2010 Hall of Fame inductees Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame empsfm org Archived March 25 2010 Retrieved 2013 03 19 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Quote EMP is proud to announce the 2011 Hall of Fame inductees May June June 2011 EMP Museum empmuseum org Archived July 21 2011 Retrieved 2013 03 19 2015 SF amp F Hall of Fame Inductees amp James Gunn Fundraiser June 12 2015 Locus Science Fiction Foundation locusmag com Retrieved July 16 2015 a b 2016 SF amp F Hall of Fame Inductees Locus Locus SF Foundation January 17 2017 Retrieved June 15 2018 Stan Lee and J K Rowling to Be Inducted into Science Fiction amp Fantasy Hall of Fame ComicBook com Retrieved June 15 2018 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees MoPOP Archived from the original on June 15 2018 Retrieved June 15 2018 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Nominations Now Open MoPOP Retrieved February 2 2021 MoPOP Announces Its Next Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Class MoPOP Retrieved February 2 2021 MoPOP Announces Science Fiction Fantasy Hall of Fame Class of 2021 MoPOP Retrieved March 25 2022 https mopop org about mopop the mopop blog posts 2023 june mopop announces science fiction plus fantasy hall of fame class of 2023 Science fiction Hall of Fame SFE The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Retrieved July 26 2019 Daniels Chris November 15 2016 Experience Music Project gets new name MoPOP KING5 News Retrieved November 15 2016 Expreience Music Project PDF modernsteel com Archived from the original PDF on November 13 2013 Retrieved December 30 2018 Downey Roger February 18 1998 Experience This Seattle Weekly Retrieved October 22 2006 Archived May 13 2013 at the Wayback Machine a b Raban Jonathan April 4 2004 Deference to nature keeps Seattle from becoming world class city Seattle Times Retrieved November 24 2006 a b Barnett Erica C June 17 2004 EMPty The Experience Music Project is a flop on all fronts financial musical and intellectual The Stranger Retrieved November 24 2006 Cheek Lawrence W September 26 2006 On Architecture Corrugated steel is a nice wrinkle Seattle Post Intelligencer Archived from the original on January 20 2012 Retrieved November 26 2006 Experience Music Project Review Experience Music Project Review Seattle Fodor s Travel Guides fodors com Archived 2010 08 18 Retrieved 2013 04 27 Enlow Clair July 12 2000 Frank Gehry Rock Temple Architecture Week 9 Skelton Lauren 2008 EMP Experience Music Project Seattle net Archived 2010 06 15 Retrieved 2013 04 27 Cook John January 8 2002 Recent layoffs at local companies Experience Music Project permanent dead link Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved October 22 2006 dead link Associated Press March 22 2005 Experience Music Project still struggling five years later USA Today Retrieved October 22 2006 Farr Sheila November 29 2005 Paul Allen s Experience Art Project Archived May 24 2011 at the Wayback Machine Seattle Times Retrieved October 22 2006 Full List of Works Announced for Upcoming DoubleTake From Monet to Lichtenstein Exhibition Press release March 21 2006 Retrieved 2006 10 22 From Monet to Lichtenstein Exclusively EMP Press releases 2005 2006 directory Archived 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2013 04 27 http www doubletakeexhibit org press index asp dt 032106 Retrieved September 29 2007 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help The EMP SFM Oral History Program Programs Oral History Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum empsfm org Archived 2007 09 21 Retrieved 2013 03 19 The EMP SFM Oral History Program Programs Oral History EMP Museum empmuseum org Archived 2011 05 19 Retrieved 2013 03 19 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Founders Award MoPOP org Retrieved November 25 2021 a b MoPOP To Honor Alice in Chains With 2020 Founders Award MoPOP org September 30 2020 Music from Museum of Pop Culture s Founders Award Honoring Alice In Chains Available as Streaming Amazon Music Compilation MoPOP org December 2 2020 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museum of Pop Culture Museum of Pop Culture official website Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame official website SeattleWiki Experience Music Project Experience Music Project at greatbuildings com New Interfaces for Musical Expression NIME 01 Exhibitions Past Exhibitions EMP Museum empmuseum org Exhibitions Past Exhibitions Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum empsfm org Archived 2007 09 23 Retrieved 2013 03 19 Exhibitions Past Exhibitions Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum empsfm org Archived 2011 01 27 Retrieved 2013 03 19 Exhibitions Past 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