Experience Learning Community

TO MAKE CREATIVE EXPRESSION A LIFE-CHANGING FORCE THROUGH EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE AND CONNECT.

MOPOP OPERATES AN ICONIC, ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AND CUSTOM-BUILT MUSEUM BUILDING, DESIGNED BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT FRANK O. GEHRY. PROGRAM COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILDING INCLUDE DEPRECIATION OF $6,849,084 AND $6,914,125 AND OCCUPANCY OF $1,596,913 AND $923,522 RESPECTIVELY FOR 2021 AND 2020. WHEREAS SOME MUSEUMS HAVE A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY WHICH OWNS THEIR BUILDING AND IS NOT CONSOLIDATED WITH OPERATIONS FOR FORM 990 REPORTING PURPOSES, MOPOP DOES NOT. THEREFORE, MOPOP'S FORM 990 INCLUDES ALL DEPRECIATION EXPENSE OF ITS BUILDING. EXCLUDING THAT DEPRECIATION, MOPOP'S NET REVENUE (LOSS) FOR 2021 AND 2020 990 REPORTING PURPOSES AMOUNTED TO $9,630,197 AND ($6,126,737) RESPECTIVELY. MOPOP FUNDS THE COST OF BUILDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OUT OF CASH FLOW FROM MUSEUM OPERATIONS.

EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE CURATION, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INSTALLATION, PRODUCTION, AND DISPLAY OF EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE MUSEUM'S MISSION OF CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY. AS OF 2021, MOPOP HAS ORGANIZED 87 EXHIBITS, 24 OF WHICH HAVE TRAVELED TO ARTISTIC CENTERS AND LEARNING INSTITUTIONS BOTH INTERNATIONALLY AND ACROSS THE U.S.. AS ONE OF THE NORTHWEST'S FOREMOST CULTURAL EXPORTERS, MOPOP HAS NOW REACHED MORE THAN 8 MILLION PEOPLE IN OVER 10 FOREIGN COUNTRIES - INCLUDING UPWARDS OF 3/4 MILLION PEOPLE ONSITE YEARLY (ON AVERAGE DURING A NON-COVID YEAR). A DIVERSE SCOPE OF SUBJECT MATTER AND THOUGHTFUL EXECUTION BEHIND OUR EXHIBITIONS ENCOURAGES THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO INVESTIGATE THE SERIOUS FUN OF POP CULTURE - TO TRY THEIR HAND AT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTATION IN SOUND LAB (AAM MUSE GOLD AWARD-WINNING GALLERY) OR DISCOVER THE ART OF VIDEO GAME DESIGN, SPARKING NEW INTERESTS AND SKILL-DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF PERFORMING, MEDIA ARTS, AND STEM/DIGITAL LITERACY.

EXPENDITURES RELATED TO MOPOP'S EDUCATIONAL IN-MUSEUM, VIRTUAL, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES INCLUDING MUSEUM TOURS AND WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL-BASED OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT MOPOP ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVE PASSIONS AS MUSICIANS, WRITERS, FILMMAKERS AND ARTISTS, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND SHOWCASES FOR THEIR WORK. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SOUNDOFF! (AN ANNUAL YOUTH MUSIC DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERAGE MUSICIANS), VIRTUAL STUDENT CLUBS (INCLUDING GRAPHIC NOVELS, MINECRAFT, AND COSPLAY), OUR CAVE OF BEMAGORN CLASSROOM KIT (AN INTERACTIVE, TEACHER-FACILITATED KIT LINKING MATH TO POP CULTURE IN A TABLETOP GAMING FORMAT), YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS, AND INNOVATIVE IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS. IN 2021, MOPOP SERVED 9287 PARTICIPATING YOUTH AND STUDENTS THROUGH EDUCATION IN-MUSEUM AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR 175 EDUCATORS. OTHER PARTICIPATORY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND INTERESTS AT MOPOP, INCLUDING VIRTUAL FILM WATCH-ALONGS, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PRIDE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE, AND OUR ANNUAL SCIENCE FICTION + FANTASY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, WHICH INTRODUCES ATTENDEES TO EMERGING FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

EXPENDITURES RELATED TO MOPOP'S SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL MUSIC ARCHIVE OF OVER 80,000 ARTIFACTS PLUS OUR ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION, CONSISTING OF MORE THAN 1,000 INTERVIEWS WITH MUSICIANS, FILMMAKERS, PRODUCERS, AUTHORS, AND INNOVATIVE LUMINARIES WHO HAVE SHAPED THE CULTURE OF OUR TIME AND INFLUENCED ITS MODERN LANDSCAPE. IN ADDITION TO A SUBSTANTIAL RECORDED-SOUND AND MOVING-IMAGE INVENTORY, MUSEUM COLLECTION INCLUDES RARE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT, PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMS OF LIVE PERFORMANCES, AND OTHER OBJECTS THAT DOCUMENT THE PROCESS OF CREATING, PRODUCING, AND PROMOTING MUSIC - AS WELL AS ARTISTS' PERSONAL EFFECTS, E.G. COSTUMES, ORIGINAL LYRICS, JOURNALS, AND SONG SHEETS.