MoPOP Announces 2020 Exhibitions and Programming
Non-profit Museum Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Exciting Offerings
Seattle, WASH. (January 9, 2020) – Today the Museum of Pop Culture announced its 2020 slate of programming coinciding with its 20th year as a leading Seattle non-profit institution. Further 20th anniversary celebrations will be announced later this year.
"We are so thankful to the countless people—from visitors to members to donors to our entire community—who have built MoPOP into a leading creative institution over the past twenty years," said MoPOP Executive Director Alexis Lee. "We are thrilled to announce a momentous slate of exhibitions and programming fitting for this landmark milestone."
EXHIBITIONS
MoPOP will unveil its 100th exhibition with Body of Work: Tattoo Culture on February 1. Tattoo art is gaining popularity after being marginalized and misunderstood for a long time. Body of Work explores tattoo's rich history and modern artistry as a dynamic, ever-evolving artform, whose contemporary mainstream acceptance has been driven by popular culture. The exhibition helps demystify tattooing and tattoo culture, making the subject more approachable to a variety of visitors.
Coinciding with pride month in June, MoPOP will host Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement. Presented in partnership with the Newseum, the exhibition explores what happened at the Stonewall Inn and how it gave rise to a 50-year fight for civil rights for LGBTQ Americans. MoPOP will also be adding a significant local component exploring Seattle's LGBTQ history and culture.
Minecraft: The Exhibition will continue until September, highlighting the game as a platform for creative expression, community creation, and social change through engaging experiences, films, interactives, scenic environments, and full-size in-game creatures. A new exhibition to follow Minecraft: The Exhibition will be announced later in 2020.
PROGRAMMING:
Throughout the year, MoPOP will also continue its series of other programs including:
For more information, please visit MoPOP.org.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE (MoPOP)
Now in its 20th year, MoPOP is a leading-edge nonprofit museum in Seattle, dedicated to the ideas and risk-taking that fuel contemporary pop culture. With a mission to make creative expression a life-changing force by offering experiences that inspire and connect our communities, MoPOP reaches multigenerational audiences through our collections, exhibitions, educational programs and community partnerships. At MoPOP, artists, audiences, and ideas converge, bringing understanding, interpretation, and scholarship to the pop culture of our time. For more information, visit www.MoPOP.org
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