Museum of Pop Culture

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The Museum of Pop Culture is a Seattle-based institution dedicated to contemporary popular culture, featuring exhibits on music, science fiction, film, and video games in a striking, architecturally distinctive building.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
museum
nonprofit organization
abbreviation Museum of Pop Culture self-linksurface differs
surface form: MoPOP
architect Frank Gehry
architecturalStyle deconstructivism
city Seattle
country United States of America
dedicatedTo contemporary popular culture
popular culture
focusesOn fantasy
film
horror
music
pop culture artifacts
science fiction
television
video games
formerName EMP Museum
Experience Music Project
founder Paul Allen
hasCollection costumes
film props
interactive installations
music memorabilia
science fiction artifacts
hasExhibition horror film exhibits
music history exhibits
science fiction and fantasy hall of fame exhibits
temporary pop culture exhibitions
video game exhibits
hasWebsite https://www.mopop.org/
inception 2000
knownFor colorful metal exterior
distinctive architecture
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Seattle Center
Washington
opened June 23, 2000
operatedAs Museum of Pop Culture self-linksurface differs
surface form: Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
parentOrganization Vulcan Inc.
region King County
roofMaterial aluminum
stainless steel
typeOfMuseum music museum
popular culture museum
science fiction museum

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Museum of Pop Culture abbreviation Museum of Pop Culture self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MoPOP
Lake Union adjacentTo Museum of Pop Culture
this entity surface form: Museum of History and Industry
this entity surface form: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame exhibit at Museum of Pop Culture
Experience Music Project formerNameOf Museum of Pop Culture
Seattle, Washington, United States hasLandmark Museum of Pop Culture
subject surface form: Seattle
Seattle Center hasMuseum Museum of Pop Culture
Estate of Paul Allen includesOrganization Museum of Pop Culture
this entity surface form: Experience Music Project (MoPOP)
Museum of Pop Culture operatedAs Museum of Pop Culture self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
Experience Music Project operatedBy Museum of Pop Culture
Experience Music Project renamedAs Museum of Pop Culture