Minecraft: The Exhibition explores the world’s most popular game as a platform for unlimited creative expression.

Curators: Brooks Peck, Jacob McMurray
Exhibition Design: Scenografique
Graphic Design: Rosie Alyea, Jordan Grant
Fabrication: Mark Latz, Chris Moore, Nick Rempel, Nils Carlson, Mark Columbino, Joe Flood, Josh Powers, Tim Stackpole
Interactives: Brad Purkey, Parks Barnard
Films: Kevin Harvey
Collections: Melinda Simms, Katherine Hughes, Stefanie Terasaki, Clete Wood
Technology: Luke Brown, Brian Epps, Kirk Jamieson
Curatorial Interns: Archie O’Dell, Eliza Thompson, Elizabeth Wiley
Mob Statues and Biome Dioramas: Greg Aronowitz
Scenic Painting: Laurie Le Clair, Rudy Schuepbach
Lighting: GASlight Design

Venue:
Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, October 19, 2019 - present

Synopsis:
More than an engaging adventure and exploration game, Minecraft is a platform for creative expression and community building. It began as a simple idea: a world made of blocks. Blocks of dirt, blocks of stone, blocks of wood, even blocks of water. In that world, players can build whatever they imagine by breaking and placing those blocks.

From these spartan elements emerge an infinity of creations, experiences, and stories. There’s no rigid path to follow, and players make the game whatever they want it to be. The open-ended nature appeals to a wide variety of play styles. Its simplified graphics are intentionally impressionistic, giving the imagination more room to flourish. The only rules in Minecraft are its physical laws.

A vibrant community of players and creators has arisen around Minecraft, busily coaching each other and sharing their creations and ideas. Some have taken to modifying the game, turning it into their own vision of what it can be. Minecraft is a game, yes, but also a toolkit for making art, film, and stories.

Minecraft: The Exhibition was organized by Museum of Pop Culture in collaboration with Mojang.

Selected Press:

• Seattle Times: “Seattle’s MoPOP Builds Large Minecraft Exhibit, Marking the Hit Video Game’s 10th Anniversary”^︎
• NPR: “MoPOP Exhibit Highlights Minecraft Creativity, From Zombie Pigmen to Educational Uses”^︎
• King5: “Minecraft: The Exhibition Brings Gaming to the Real World at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture”^︎
• Geekwire: “Inside MoPOP’s Minecraft: Fans of Hit Video Game Will Dig the Creepers, Crafting and More in Exhibition”^︎
• Geek Dad: “Minecraft: The Exhibition Gets Its World Premiere at MoPOP” ^︎
• EdSurge: “World-Premiere Exhibit Explains Minecraft to the Most Challenging Audience: Parents”^︎
• Seattle Refined: “MoPOP’s Minecraft Exhibition Celebrates Creativity Without Limits”^︎