Seattle Center – MoPop / Museum of Pop Culture (was the EMP)

8/05/2023 -- This machine is gone according to the person in the gift shop. Jimmy Hendrix machine broken, not likely to be fixed according to staff.

The Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to contemporary popular culture. It was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000 as the Experience Music Project (EMP). Since November 2016 it has been renamed MoPOP. MoPOP has organized dozens of exhibits, 17 of which have toured across the U.S. and internationally.

Hours of operation: Thursdays through Tuesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed Wednesday. You must pay admission to access the penny machine. Cost of admission: $25 to $32 depending on date of visit. Parking for a fee ($10?) in the parking lot immediately to the north of the museum. Machine 2 has incredibly cool designs and have been fully licensed by the Hendrix Family.

Machine 2 (Placed 2017) is moved around the complex on a weekly basis, so ask where it currently is located. Cost to press: $1.00 (one dollar bill only and is rolled on a pre-loaded Zinc penny) each design. Designs all have a beaded border with pennycollector.com:
1. (V) Jimi Hendrix on his knees watching his guitar burn above a peace symbol with his signature.
2. (V) Jimi Hendrix playing guitar by his teeth with 'Jimi Hendrix'.
3. (V) Jimi Hendrix wearing hat stroking his chin with 'Jimi Hendrix'.
4. (V) Jimi Hendrix playing guitar while holding it up to his ear with 'Jimi Hendrix' and his signature.

Machine 1 - Retired designs had a beaded border: 1. (V) Les Paul guitar, EMP logo, 3 musical symbols with 'Seattle, WA', 2. (H) Music on a treble clef with 'Experience Music Project Seattle, WA', 3. (H) EMP logo with 'Seattle WA', 4. (H) Three people dancing with 'Experience Music Project'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N47° 37' 18.3894" Longitude: W122° 20' 54.1998"
Google Maps coordinates: JMC2+HQ Seattle, Washington