The Museum of Pop Culture’s mission is to make creative expression a life-changing force by offering experiences that inspire and connect our communities.
20 Years of MoPOP: Creating a New Mission and Core Values
To celebrate 20 years of the Museum of Pop Culture, we're highlighting 20 of the most notable moments from MoPOP's history. For our nonprofit museum's 17th milestone (see the first 16 milestones at the bottom of this blog!), we're putting a focus on the 2018 creation of MoPOP's new mission statement and core values.
2018: In response to the name change to Museum of Pop Culture in 2017, we embarked on an 18-month process to create a new mission statement and core values that truly reflect where we are as an institution.
The Museum of Pop Culture’s mission is to make creative expression a life-changing force by offering experiences that inspire and connect our communities.
MoPOP's Core Values are:
- Open arms: We practice radical hospitality and equitable access.
- Creative exchanges: We create space for community voices and collaborations.
- Light bulb moments: We use pop culture as a catalyst for learning, connecting, and creating.
- Pursuing excellence: We believe integrity, innovation, and hard work lead to amazing things.
- Excitement: We value the thrill that comes from experiencing creativity together.
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- 20 Years of MoPOP: Our Very First Exhibition - 'Strats, Studios and the Seattle Sound'
- 20 Years of MoPOP: Experience Music Project Launches With Weekend of Concert Festivities
- 20 Years of MoPOP: 'Sound Lab' Inspires Visitors to Find Their Inner Musician
- 20 Years of MoPOP: The Launch of Sound Off!
- 20 Years of MoPOP: Pop Conference Engages Music Community
- 20 Years of MoPOP: Our First Traveling Exhibition - 'Artist to Icon: Early Photographs of Elvis, Dylan, and the Beatles'
- 20 Years of MoPOP: 'Yes Yes Y'all' Documents Hip-Hop's First Decade
- 20 Years of MoPOP: Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame Launches
- 20 Years of MoPOP: Youth Advisory Board Influences Teen Programming
- 20 Years of MoPOP: 'Founders Award' Benefit Event Celebrates Game-Changing Artists
- 20 Years of MoPOP: 'Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses' Exhibition Launches in 2011
- 20 Years of MoPOP: 'Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film' Signals First Foray Outside Music + Sci-Fi
- 20 Years of MoPOP: The Residency Provides Youth Development Through Hip Hop
- 20 Years of MoPOP: Name Change to Museum of Pop Culture
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