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GeekWire Radio: Star Trek at 50, Facebook booms in Seattle, and TechStars startup highlights

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Insights from Jeff Bezos at Amazon’s annual meeting, a roundup of… Read More

Video: ‘Star Trek’ shows its age – and agelessness – in EMP Museum’s 50th-anniversary exhibition

From several yards away, the bridge of the Starship Enterprise looks as if it was beamed down from the 23rd century… Read More

Harry Potter, Star Wars and more nominated for EMP’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy Hall of Fame

Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Frankenstein are in the running to join the ranks of J.R.R. Tolkien, Stanley Kubrick, and other… Read More

EMP going extra purple with free screenings of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ in Sky Church

The “Purple Haze” of Jimi Hendrix will give way to the “Purple Rain” of Prince on Friday as Seattle’s colorful… Read More

World’s largest solar tricycle, a mechanical one-ton snake, and more at the Seattle Mini Maker Faire

The EMP Museum turned into a geeky playground this weekend. More than 6,000 people of all ages came out to… Read More

EMP will say so long to ‘Star Wars,’ hello to ‘Hello, Kitty’

The EMP Museum announced that one of its next big exhibits will be dedicated to Hello Kitty. Set to open… Read More

Celebrate sci-fi with George Takei at EMP’s ‘Zero Gravity’ party this Friday

What are you doing this Friday? Experience Music Project has another awesome evening planned with a launch party called “Zero Gravity” for its… Read More

Get your culture on with #MuseumWeek

Did you know that today is the start of Museum Week 2015? As Twitter reports, more than 2,200 museums in 64… Read More

C-3PO and Lando Calrissian at EMP’s opening-night party for ‘Star Wars and the Power of Costume’

The hottest ticket in Seattle tonight might be cozying up to C-3PO and Lando Calrissian — or at least the actors who played them in… Read More

Sneak peek: Check out this galactically-awesome Star Wars costume exhibit debuting in Seattle

It’s not whether you embrace the light side or the dark side. It’s how you dress the part. That, in a… Read More

Preserving the future: A rare glimpse inside the EMP Museum vault

I have seen the future. And it looks a bit ratty. That was my not-so-charitable reaction when I got up-close… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: TechStars Launch Party, Indie Game Revolution, Cannabis Tech Meetup, and more

Ten startups, chosen from over 600 applicants, have participated TechStars Seattle’s intensive bootcamp since Auguest. On Nov. 6 the class will… Read More

So you wanna be a VJ? Check out these tips from an expert

In the hours before the kick-off of the 11th annual Decibel Festival, aspiring VJs gathered at EMP in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon… Read More

Destiny launch: Hip hop star Common, Seahawks stud Earl Thomas celebrate epic new game

Inside the EMP Museum on Monday evening, tailored suits and cocktail dresses filled the massive building as high-powered executives brushed shoulders… Read More

Lego landmarks: These incredibly detailed buildings are tiny architectural marvels

If you’re a fan of Legos and share an appreciation for architecture, a visit to a new exhibit in Seattle… Read More

Tech Moves: LivingSocial CEO steps down, EMP gets new CEO, and more

—LivingSocial CEO Tim O’Shaughnessy will be stepping down from the Amazon-owned daily deal site, the Washington Business Journal reported today.… Read More

Photos: Celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who — the iconic and award-winning British sci-fi TV show which… Read More

Sci-fi nerds look to open new museum in Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. has museums devoted to art, aerospace, history, and even, textiles. So, what about the futuristic worlds of science… Read More

Steve Wiebe, Seahawks players coming to EMP for Game Nite 2

As if the EMP’s Art of Video Games exhibit could not get any more bad-ass, now local NFL stars and a Donkey… Read More

PHOTOS: Xena, Tolkien, Game of Thrones and all things fantasy at EMP

Maybe you’re an aficionado who has poured endlessly over Tolkien symbolism, or just a 90s kid who fondly remembers “Xena:… Read More

EMP adds late-night hours for ‘Art of Video Games’ exhibit; Tetris tourney tonight

In a Tetris mood tonight? You should probably head to the EMP, then. As its kickass exhibit called The Art of Video… Read More

A gamer’s dream: ‘The Art of Video Games’ exhibit debuts Friday at the EMP (PHOTOS)

If you’ve ever wanted to jump in a time machine and relive the 40-year history of video games, well, Seattle’s… Read More

Ouch, Seattle’s EMP makes list of 25 buildings that should be demolished

One of Seattle’s most iconic buildings, the EMP Museum (formerly the Experience Music Project), just got super bagged on by… Read More

Seattle’s first Science Fiction Film Festival starts ticket sales

With a kick-off Facebook post propelled by a tweet from major science-fiction fan Paul Allen, tickets have gone on sale… Read More

EMP Museum? Music and sci-fi mecca reinvents itself, again

More than a decade after the splashy Experience Music Project opened in the shadow of the Space Needle, the Seattle… Read More