The Seattle experience has been a bucket list item for this mid-westerner, including a trip to MOPOP. We're museum dogs as it is, from local spots to the Smithsonian museums, so we loved seeing what the curators have decided to put out there. We went into MOPOP pretty much unbiased and curious what was there. It's certainly an eclectic collection. A must stop is the Ruth E. Carter exhibit, with my personal tip to google her first to understand her impact on cinema. The horror and fantasy exhibits are entertaining, but be sure to schedule extra time in the Hall of Fame for the interactive screen time if you're any level of science fiction history nerd, like we are.

The EMP may fly over your head if you're not that into music but there's still a lot of do there. You can go on stage to sing, try your hand at being a DJ, and look at all the neat guitars. I preferred the Science Fiction museum (SFM) which splits into a horror section, science fiction section, and fantasy section. The horror section was a blast! You start your descent down a pathway of stairs lit by dark red light and a wall full of terrified/angry faces. Then you can look at exhibits ranging from Hostel to Alien to Shaun of the Dead! Over at the science fiction section, you can look at things from Superman, Men In Black, Terminator, Star Wars, and more. At the fantasy section, it features stuff from The Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Ring, Xena, Snow White, and much more. All throughout the entire museum, there are screens playing movies and music so if you feel you need a break, sit down and enjoy the show. This place is definitely crowded (both inside and outside the building). Expect to spend over an hour here if you want to look at everything.

I really enjoyed the entire museum. There is something here for everyone, and most exhibits were immersive. Plenty of room for photo opportunities. The highlight for me was the Nirvana exhibit and the Guitar Gallery. Everything was so well done.

I wasn’t expecting much however what a welcome surprise. 3 levels with oceans of really interesting and well displayed info about the interconnection of music, art, gaming, fashion & culture. We all loved it especially the music lab. We stayed for 2.5 hours and only thought we’d get an hour. Absolutely brilliant

Used our City Pass to get tickets to the Museum of Pop Culture. Glad we went. Great exhibits on Nirvana and Pearl Jam, plus a special exhibit on the photography of Hip Hop. Also saw the exhibit on SciFi. The museum does have a bit of an identity crisis. It is heavily tilted toward music, which is great, but I was also looking for more pop culture (art? something else), in addition to the music. I hope get back here again to see what the museum becomes as it matures!

So many interesting things to see in the museum - my favorite perhaps the original light sabre used in Starwars … and so much more. Unique building by Frank Gehry as well. Very good museum café. Not cheap as admission fees go, but worth it.

Great info and displays on American pop culture. Rooms dedicated to Nirvana and Jimmy Hendrix with photos, clothing, instruments etc. The entire third floor was dedicated to the band Pearl Jam. Chris Cornell statue on the side of the building.

The outside of the museum makes you want to go in so cool it looks. It’s a little pricey for what you get but it’s a great one-time visit type of museum. Cool facts about rap/hip hop artist. Nice display of movie memorabilia of some favorite 80’s 90’s classics. Great display of Disney movies characters and villains clothing but I think that was a temp display.

Loved our visit. Really varied and interesting mix of music, video games and movies. Lots of interactive content, music , costumes and photos. Well worth a visit, especially when raining, like it was for us.

It's a little pricey, but I thoroughly enjoyed wandering around for almost five hours - including almost an hour in the Nirvana exhibit alone. The FREE (admission required) building tour (apparently only offered on Fridays) was very worthwhile. An especially good option on a rainy day!