This subsequently became the annual International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, a leading venue for cutting-edge research on music technology. MoPOP was also the location of the first NIME workshop's concert and demo program. Public programs such as MoPOP's Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival, Pop Conference, the Youth Advisory Board (YAB), and Sound Off!, the Pacific Northwest's premier battle-of-the-bands.Educational resources including MoPOP's Curriculum Connections in-museum workshops and outreach programs STAR (Student Training in Artistic Reach) Creativity Camps for Kids Teen Artist Workshops Write Out of This World, an annual sci-fi and fantasy short story contest for 3rd to 12th graders and the Hip-Hop Artist Residency.The world's largest collection of artifacts, hand-written lyrics, personal instruments, and original photographs celebrating the music and history of Seattle musician Jimi Hendrix and the band Nirvana.IF VI WAS IX, a guitar sculpture consisting of more than 500 musical instruments and 30 computers conceived by British exhibit designer Neal Potter and developed by sound sculptor Trimpin.Interactive activities included in galleries like Sound Lab and On Stage where visitors can explore hands-on the tools of rock and roll through instruments, and perform music before a virtual audience.

Exhibits covering pop culture, from the art of fantasy, horror cinema, and video games to science fiction literature and costumes from screen and stage.Gehry, housing several galleries and the Sky Church, which features a Barco C7 black package LED screen, one of the largest indoor LED screens in the world. MoPOP is home to numerous exhibits and interactive activity stations as well as sound sculpture and various educational resources: Since 2007, the MoPop celebrates recording artists with the Founders Award for their noteworthy contributions. MoPOP, in collaboration with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), presents the Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival which takes place every winter. The museum-formerly known as Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM) and later EMP Museum until November 2016-has initiated many public programs including 'Sound Off!', an annual 21-and-under battle-of-the-bands that supports the all-ages scene and 'Pop Conference', an annual gathering of academics, critics, musicians, and music buffs. Since then MoPOP has organized dozens of exhibits, 17 of which have toured across the U.S. It was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000 as the Experience Music Project. The Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to contemporary popular culture. Monorail tracks going through the MoPOP building

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