Continue your Never Turn Back Opening Weekend and join us at MOPOP for Opening Day of Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music. Explore the exhibition that honors the profound impact of Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul as an enduring soundtrack to the struggles, triumphs, and resilience of African American identity, and celebrate these themes with activations throughout the museum all day.

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Activations:  

Jackson Street Soul: The Legacy of Jazz in Seattle | Sound + Vision Theater  

• A panel led by Never Turn Back's curator, Adeerya Johnson, featuring Seattle legends Dr. James Gore, Jacqueline Tabor, Stephanie Johnson Toliver

Live Music Performances | Sky Church  

Oral History Screenings | Sound + Vision Theater  

Photo Op | South Lobby

Membership Station | Sky Church