When I was in Seattle last week, I made the point to go to the Experience Music Project because I’m a nerd for Frank Gehry designed buildings and I wanted to see the Nirvana exhibit. For those not familiar, the EMP is in Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle and the Bumbershoot fest that happens over Labor Day weekend each year.

I took a bunch of photos of the building…one of my faves (besides the one above):

I had been to the EMP before and was looking forward to seeing the guitar sculpture again:

Okay, it’s not just guitars, but it’s mostly guitars and it’s two stories high.

The Nirvana exhibit was a multi-media history of the band. Posters, photos, instruments, video, commentary from their peers, etc. My favorite things in the exhibit were definitely the In Utero angels, used on the album cover and as stage props while on tour:

The other thing about the exhibit that I thought was great was the music listening stations - ipods set up with tracks from the definitive albums from the Seattle scene, from Mudhoney to Bikini Kill to Soundgarden and even the soundtrack to Singles. A very well curated exhibit and a worthy way for any music fan to spend some time while in Seattle.