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Experience Music Project (EMP)

325 Fifth Ave North, Seattle, Washington 98109
Description: Housed in a building designed by Frank Gehry (often tourist attractions all their own), the Experience Music Project is a one of a kind experience for the music lover. Located in the Seattle Center, the museum delves int...Read More
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Experience Music Project (EMP) Reviews

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Experience Music Project (EMP)

  • 1 out of 5 stars by txag_girl from Huntsville, Texas
  • May 25, 2008
Experience Music Project (EMP)
Quote: During our trip we chose not to actually pay for admission into the project. We asked around and learned that it really was an overpriced tourist trap. Although, if it is something that you are definately interested in than my tip to you would be to... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

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Experience Music Project (EMP)

  • 4 out of 5 stars by moatway from Riverview, New Brunswick
  • June 12, 2007
Quote: Focussing on the Seattle music scene, EMP pays tribute to music everywhere and provides a great experience for most of the family. Housed in a building by Frank O. Gehrey, the design of which can only be described as audacious, a collection of... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

From journal Jewel of the Northwest

Experience Music Project (EMP)

  • 4 out of 5 stars by zeeterman from Monrovia, Indiana
  • January 9, 2007
Experience Music Project (EMP)
Quote: A must for any Rock and Roll music fan. Plenty of original band outfits and instruments of historic importance to see here. Huge Jimi Hendrix collection including clothes, original letters and lyric sheets, instruments, a recording console and... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

From journal Seattle in a Week

Experience Music Project (EMP)

  • 5 out of 5 stars by iktommy from Tucson, Arizona
  • January 5, 2007
Quote: There is something for everyone here. My 16 year old was bored with our sightseeing that day and he really perked up here. He got to see what the music world is really like. I recommend this place to anyone that has teenagers! It will take a few... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

From journal Washington State's Treasures

Experience Music Project

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Rie Rite from Brooklyn, New York
  • November 20, 2006
Quote: While visiting friends in Port Orchard, Washington, my boyfriend and I decided to make a day trip by ferry to the dank city of Seattle to see the Experience Music Project.The EMP, in short, looks like an architectural joke, or perhaps six artists... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

From journal Visiting a Museum of Music in the Heart of Seattle

Experience Music Project

  • 3 out of 5 stars by rossiste from Seattle, Washington, Afghanistan
  • December 13, 2004
Quote: http://www.emplive.com/ If you are in Seattle, you have to at least drive or walk by the building. It is unique architecturally and, well, you be the judge of its aesthetic appeal... I personally did not find the EMP worth the $20 it cost to get... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

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Experience Music Project

  • 4 out of 5 stars by billmoy from Chicago, Illinois
  • October 21, 2004
Experience Music Project
Quote: This wild project from the fertile architectural mind of Frank Gehry is located in the Seattle Center, home of the 1962 World Fair. The Experience Music Project complex was designed to celebrate the history of American popular music. Due to time... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

From journal Bill in the USA - SEATTLE

Experience Music Project (EMP)

  • 4 out of 5 stars by icheapa from chicago, Illinois
  • June 15, 2004
Quote: I wanted to go to this museum to check out Frank Gehry's new architecture masterpiece for Paul Allen's music museum. From the Space Needle, you can look down at the massive pile of metal, which is suppose to represent a crumpled guitar. Its... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

From journal Labor Day week in Seattle

The Experience Music Project

  • 5 out of 5 stars by jlp_sfij_urs from Indianapolis, Indiana
  • May 8, 2004
Quote: Wether you like the Beatles or music in general, the EMP is the place for you!! From the time you walk in, you feel like you are in a different world. From the huge stage, where you can "party like a rock star", to the sculpture of over 700... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

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Experience Music Project

  • 1 out of 5 stars by MadMax from Leeds, United Kingdom
  • June 19, 2002
Quote: Let me just come straight out and say it: I hate the EMP. The Experience Music Project is the pet project of one of the Microsoft billionaires, a florescent red and green monstrosity at the foot of the Space Needle, a shrine to Jimi Hendrix, the... Read the full Experience Music Project (EMP) review

From journal Summer in Seattle