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Icons of Pop Culture Gala

October 23, 2025

MOPOP

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

As a part of MOPOP 25: A Quarter Century of Culture, the Icons of Pop Culture Gala returns on October 23, 2025, to recognize MOPOP’s work and the creators who shape the worlds of Film, Fashion, Gaming, and Music. For 25 years, MOPOP has been a platform for bold voices and untold stories. We celebrate these icons and raise essential funding for the museum during this festive evening.

Join us at the gala, performance, or participate in our online auction to support MOPOP’s mission. Your contributions power our exhibitions, youth education programs, and community initiatives that continue to inspire the next generation.


2025 ICONS OF POP CULTURE GALA EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Michelle Quisenberry + Jane M. Searing


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Event Supporters

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Gold Sponsors
Seattle Seahawks SSA
Silver Sponsor
Julien's
Bronze Sponsors
Ballard Spahr Lane Powell Bank of Montreal Gibson Guitars Scout Lab
Airline Sponsor
Alaska Airlines Hawaiian Airlines
In-Kind Partners
Bellevue Botanical Garden The Bellevue Collection Blick Art Materials Burke Museum Climate Pledge Arena Seattle Kraken Creature Coffee Co Daydream State The Edgewater Hotel Experience Hendrix LLC FOX 13 FRS Clipper Hotel Max Hyatt Place Hyatt House iHeart Radio KidsQuest Children's Museum Leavenworth Adventure Park Marshall The Museum of Flight Museum of History and Industry Musicology Co. Pagliacci Pizza PAX West Seattle, Washington Seattle Art Museum Seattle Men's Chorus Seattle Women's Chorus Seattle Mariners Seattle Opera SIFF: Seattle International Film Festival Skydive Snohomish Top Pot Doughnuts Volterra Voodoo Doughnut Woodland Park Zoo The Works Seattle

Honoring ICONS

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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206 Zulu
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Neal Kosaly-Meyer
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Special Guest

Mike McCready of Pearl Jam

All-Star Tribute Artists

Devon Allman
Samantha Fish
Noah Hunt
Ayron Jones
Christone Kingfish Ingram
Chris Whipper Layton
Chris "Whipper" Layton
Kevin McCormick
Robert Randolph
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Dweezil Zappa

Showcase Lineup

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Event SPONSORS

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Event Sponsors


Gold Sponsors
Seattle Seahawks SSA
Silver Sponsor
Julien's
Bronze Sponsors
Ballard Spahr Lane Powell Bank of Montreal Gibson Guitars Scout Lab
Airline Sponsor
Alaska Airlines Hawaiian Airlines
In-Kind Partners
Bellevue Botanical Garden The Bellevue Collection Blick Art Materials Burke Museum Climate Pledge Arena Seattle Kraken Creature Coffee Co Daydream State The Edgewater Hotel Experience Hendrix LLC FOX 13 FRS Clipper Hotel Max Hyatt Place Hyatt House iHeart Radio KidsQuest Children's Museum Leavenworth Adventure Park Marshall The Museum of Flight Museum of History and Industry Musicology Co. Pagliacci Pizza PAX West Seattle, Washington Seattle Art Museum Seattle Men's Chorus Seattle Women's Chorus Seattle Mariners Seattle Opera SIFF: Seattle International Film Festival Skydive Snohomish Top Pot Doughnuts Volterra Voodoo Doughnut Woodland Park Zoo The Works Seattle