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Opening Day: Puget Sound Stories and West Coast Seattle Boy

November 21, 2026

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Two brand-new exhibitions. One very big opening day. Join us on November 21 as Puget Sound Stories: Seattle Music + Beyond and Jimi Hendrix: West Coast Seattle Boy make their Museum of Pop Culture debut. On the setlist? Live performances, Jimi Hendrix in 4K, the Puget Sound Turntable Roadshow, film screenings, and much more.

OPENING DAY SETLIST

All-Day Activations
  • Puget Sound Turntable Roadshow: Learning Labs
  • Button Making: South Lobby
  • Puget Sound Music Map: South Lobby

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Private Photo-Op with Wil Wheaton
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Ruth E. Carter, a black woman wearing an off-shoulder black dress
Ruth E. Carter
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Colorful muppets playing instruments
The Jim Henson Company's Fraggle Rock
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An interracial e-sports team huddles, dressed in uniform
Evil Geniuses
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Graham F. Page, Royal Albert Hall, London, February 18, 1969.
Jimi Hendrix
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Two dancers perform on a checkered dance floor in front of a seated audience, with DJs at Red Bull branded tables on a stage behind them.
206 Zulu
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Man with curly gray hair and glasses wearing a black T-shirt with colorful patches and a pink lanyard with a nametag reading 'Neal'.
Neal Kosaly-Meyer
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Special Guest

A male guitarist with gray hair wearing a brown leather jacket playing an electric guitar on stage with amplifiers and microphone stands in the background.
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam

All-Star Tribute Artists

Man with long blond hair wearing a black hat and leather jacket holding a red electric guitar against a dark background.
Devon Allman
Blonde woman with curly hair playing an electric guitar on stage wearing a dark velvet dress and ornate silver necklace.
Samantha Fish
Long-haired male singer passionately singing into a microphone on stage with dark purple lighting.
Noah Hunt
Musician wearing a leather jacket, sunglasses, and a cap holding an electric guitar on stage in a dimly lit venue.
Ayron Jones
Musician playing an electric guitar on stage with colorful stage lights and a drummer in the background.
Christone Kingfish Ingram
Chris Whipper Layton
Chris "Whipper" Layton
Man wearing a black beanie and glasses playing an electric bass guitar on stage with yellow lighting.
Kevin McCormick
Man in a brown jacket standing on a sunlit street lined with parked cars and trees.
Robert Randolph
Musician wearing a black hat and patterned jacket passionately playing a white electric guitar on stage with band members in the background.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Musician with curly hair playing an electric guitar on stage with a drum set in the background.
Dweezil Zappa

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Member Preview Day: Puget Sound Stories and West Coast Seattle Boy

Before the exhibitions hit the main stage, MOPOP Members are invited to enjoy an early preview—without any crowds.  

Be among the first to experience Puget Sound Stories: Seattle Music + Beyond and Jimi Hendrix: West Coast Seattle Boy, two new exhibitions exploring the artists, places, and cultural movements that put the Pacific Northwest on the musical map. From Hendrix’s early days in Seattle to the riotous rise of grunge and beyond, discover the stories, styles, and sounds that give voice to the PNW.  

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