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MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, SEATTLE

Rock’s big hitters pay tribute to Seattle’s grunge pioneers

the worldwide name recognition of Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but Seattle’s Museum Of Popular Culture (MoPOP) is arguably America’s most impressive institution that celebrates music. Founded in 2000 by former Microsoft bigwig Paul Allen, the museum has suffered considerably in the wake of COVID-19, which forced the nonprofit to shutter indefinitely. As a result, MoPOP turned its principal annual fundraiser, the Founders Award

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