Experience Music Project Reviews

The layout is pretty disjointed, which makes it difficult to get around and locate exhibits. The exhibits themselves were meh.....

An absolute must see if you are visiting the Seattle area! Whether you are a lover of books, movies or especially music, you will find an exhibit to enjoy. My personal favorite is the horror exhibit - so cool to get behind the scenes scoop of some of the most classic scary movies.

Decent fun. It is a downer that all the fun exhibits cost more on top of general admission. The venuse was not friendly to those with strollers or small children.

Amazing space ! Cool exhibits..Can be pricey admission

Awesome exhibits, Star Trek and Nirvana were amazing!

Would take about 3 hours to get through the whole place. Its got some really great exhibits that anyone can enjoy. Really enjoyed the limited time marvel exhibit!

If I hadn't had a ticket purchased via the City Pass I would have hated it. A joke of a museum at $22 a ticket. Hendrix video's were the only thing worth seeing and I can see them for free at home on a better sound system. All the other crap on syfi and horror movies were costumes and trival junk. Should be bulldozed for better use of the space. Maybe a landfill or driving range.

Marvel section was awesome!! A must see for true marvel fans!

The building form doesn't have anything related with the use of the space, but the exhibitions are very interesting n original

An absolute must see while in Seattle! So many fantastic sights and always changing selections

Fantastic exhibition. Really enjoyed the Pearl Jam & Nirvana displays

Great selection of things to see and do. Its a 2 hour walk through with the option of another 2 hour star trek wing for additional 5 dollars. Great for learning a and entertainment either solo or as a family.

Amazing time at an interesting museum. We had a great time. I cant wait to take the little ones.

It's really cool interactive and interesting but you need to pay again for some other exhibits.

Very nice place but there's a lot of trash in the area.

Took out niece (13) and nephews (twins 10) out for the afternoon. Once we we got back: Mom "What was the best thing?" Kids: "EVERYTHING!!"

Loved our visit to Mopop. We were lucky enough to get to attend the opening of the new Nirvana exhibit. Staff was super friendly. Can't wait to come back on our next visit.

Such a wonderful place to bring out of town guests in the Music Scene!! ALso great place to bond with your children - My son and I jammed out- Me on drums , him on guitar.. will never forget!! Soo Much Fun! Also thier Opening nights are Phenomenal and Halloween and New Year Dance Parties are OVER THE TOP!! Highly Recommend!! They have Sci fi and Horror Exhibits too!!

I absolutely love this museum! The exhibits were all really cool and showcased a lot of unique artifacts such as film props and costumes. I particularly enjoyed the exhibit on horror, as it's a genre that has contributed greatly to our culture but is often viewed as less worthy of study than other media genres. The special exhibit on Marvel was really cool too! It was interesting to see how the stories have been translated/changed for different media formats as well as over time.

Soooo much to see and do. Highly recommend. Got to see Prince, Pearl Jam, Hendrix, Sci-Fi stuff...and so much more. It was amazing.

Fantastic exhibits, a great layout, and an elevator for folks with bad knees. Absolutely recommended.

Such a fun place! Horror section next to the Syfy stuff. All the music! Video games! Jimmy Hendrix, Pearl Jam! Getting to play around with a ton of different instruments. Can't wait to go back!

It was an ok place to visit. I think if you're into classic rock, alternative & grunge metal, it would probably be amazing. It's not exactly my style, but I do think some people will like it.

Very interactive. Needed more than the 2 hours planned.

Really fun museum. It took about 3 hours for me to go through all the exhibits moving at a medium pace.

The Nintendo-sponsored special exhibit on indie games was really interesting and interactive.

There was a cool section paying homage to Seattle's Kurt Cobain.

The horror section was very unique with some fun interactive screens and a wide selection of horror flicks throughout cinematic history.

As a giant nerd, I geeked out way too hard over the sword from Conan the Barbarian.

Great place for the whole family, lot's of interactive exhibits and rotating collection's for a fresh look every time you go!

I loved the Museum of Pop Culture! Their exhibitions are awesome! Specially the Horror, Fantasy and Nirvana's were my personal favorites.

Very cool place. Pearl jam exhibit is awesome. Along with the others

Fantasy, Horror, SciFi, Music, and video games, who could ask for more! I have been to MoPOP several times and each visit is a whole new experience, there are new exhibits and of course movie nights that so much fun to enjoy all year round!

I was expecting more pop culture. Nothing on toys, games, or technology that changed pop culture. Just a bunch of memorabilia from movies and TV shows, still cool to see but not for the price tag of going.

I love it here. The best exhibit they had here was when they had featured marvel comics. It would be cool to see them have a DC exhibit. Highly recommend checking this place out

Great place to spend the day. Lots of walking and much of the description of the art is in small print without any audio description.

Great place to visit, they had a good selection of SciFi, Fantasy, and Horror props. And the rooms were themed to match. I had a nice time. The only negative comment is they could have been larger exhibits.

Very cool Museum, lots of iconic artifacts from your favorite films and seattle-based artist Nirvana and Pearl Jam. The exhibits are kind of small but there's a lot of detail put into the design, they are well laid out and all the artifacts are nicely displayed with informational placards. The extra ticketed marvel exhibit was a great look into the history of all the character in the mcu as well as marvels success and the history of comics as a whole. The sky Church area that played live concert footage is a great place to relax in between checking out exhibits and the indie games exhibit provided a cool look into that industry in a really cool setting.

It's pretty cool but I wouldn't recommend returning very often. Exhibits don't change often. Had to pay extra admission just to see the Star Trek exhibit.

Incredible place, worth the entrance, go to the horror room, the science fiction and the musical of your choice, exceeded my expectations

This is such a unique place. After our first visit we bought a membership.

It is uniquely Seattle, while at the same time global in breadth.

If you are into music, movies, or popular culture in general; this is a must see to complete your Seattle visit!

Tips:

Check out the huge, domed Sky Church where music videos play all day long. It s a beautiful and powerful experience.

For the fantasy buffs: I nerded out seeing the original props and costumes from Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

Go on a weekday for a sublime experience. The crowds are much smaller, and if you are there during the off-season you might get lucky enough to have galleries to yourself!

Would be worth visiting for the third of the admission price as the place does have some interesting artifacts, fun activities (I liked the sound lab the most) and, I admit, it might be a super cool place if you are big fan of certain artists or genres (or if you are an artistic type yourself). For the regular guy it just doesn't have much of the interesting content for the price you have to pay to get here.

It was cool to see the wide variety of items on display at this museum. The architecture of the building is really cool. I especially enjoyed the music rooms where you could play instruments.

Expensive for just walking around looking at stuff.

Simply Awesome!!! Must visit if you are a fan of Nirvana...

Vader's saber, starbuck's flight suit, the governors heads fish tank... This is a geek's dreamland.

One of the best museums in Seattle! The rotating exhibits are always interesting and the permanent ones warrant multiple visits.

A great restaurant and fantastic outdoor children's play area. Would highly recommend this spot.

Museum of music since the rock generation. The concept is great. There is an experience corner and children can enjoy it.

What a great experience! It is a must do while visiting Seattle!

Really awesome horror film walk through! Love this place! They also have an amazing walkthrough of indie games

Loved it!!!! Was such a blast! Can wait to go again!

Given the price of the tickets, not sure this place is worth the money. Exhibits at first glance appear to be cleverly designed, but lack substance and have a low level of interaction, so some don't hold your interest very long.

If you are into reading about various exhibits fine, if not, you will pay a high price for about an hours worth of museum.

cool exhibits. many real movie props. music memorabilias. however some are marked as "worn as"

Seriously.. Nerd alert, and it was awesome. I really enjoyed the trip through time. Seeing artifacts from some of my most beloved movies and comics really was a treat.

How Is this a pop museum and Michael Jackson isn't featured

Took the family, we all loved the museum. The tributes to the artists were epic and was able to spend hours enjoying. A must see...

Well done. Short attention span museum of many different exhibits. Snack sized

Absolutely loved visiting this museum, very cool Exhibits and worth the money!

I didn't budget enough time to see it all! I loved the layout and all of interactive exhibits. Would definitely recommend 2+ hours if you want to take it all in

The museum where I spent the most time without a single boredom

The renowned magazine "Forbes" described the building as one of the 10 ugliest in the world. Frank Gehry, the famous architect, said in a spirit of analogy that they had collected pictures of the Stratocasters, guitar bodies, until an idea of parts of the guitars came together to form this abstract picture. At first glance and depending on the perspective, it looks like mashed canned food. Only when you take your time can you see that more.
The museum was founded in 2000 as an experience music project by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. The uses of this complex building are varied, so it houses a. Pop culture exhibits, interactive action stations, sound sculptures and various teaching and learning materials. Workshops and other events also take place
A science fiction museum is also integrated, which flourished as a separate part of pop culture
Anyone who is interested in other interpretations and forms of expression of this art form beyond the complex work of pop music can find an appropriate pool here.

They have a vast array of beautiful items on displauy with historic weight attached to them. Slightly tacky at times, but it's fun to listen to all the variety of Seattle bands through headphone stations scattered around. Rooms devoted to making your own music is fun too!

A really fun and interesting museum covering many different aspects of pop culture

Easily one of the best museums in Seattle, but it unfortunately comes with a price tag and has very few (if any) options to make it more accessible to lower income people and families.

MoPOP Had the Marvel exhibit in addition to may interesting Modern Art

Visited MoPop recently with my three year old. He was in awe of the giant screen (where a Bowie music video was playing) at the entrance which, the staff explained was the largest single screen in the Pacific Northwest.

My toddler was fascinated by the Marvel exhibit (and a little frightened by Thing, sitting lazily on a red couch) and piqued by the colorful Marvel characters he was seeing. He was especially curious of Spiderman hanging upside down.

But, that was the extent of his interest in the museum, dragging me out after an hour, and flatly expressing disinterest in the other parts of MoPop (sorry gift shops!).

Lesson learned, MoPop is not for small kids.

So, good for older pop culture enthusiasts, lots to look at (would've loved to spend a lot more time at the Sci-fi exhibit), lots of souvenirs to choose from and buy, a must stop in any Seattle sightseeing itinerary. Note, parking is not available onsite but the monorail is just a few steps away.

Had a ton of fun checking out all of the different exhibits, I could've spent a lot more time here if we didn't have a flight to catch.