Best Arts and Culture Places in Bellevue

"Founded by Microsoft’s Paul Allen as the Experience Music Project, this wide-ranging Seattle museum is now “MoPop,” renamed to better reflect a broadened focus on music, film, science fiction, and other aspects of contemporary culture. Exhibits on Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana showcase the city’s significant contributions to the music world. Other key attractions include the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and an interactive Sound Lab where you can play instruments and mix vocal tracks in a private music studio."

"Contemporary pop culture stars at the MoPOP Museum, which combines music and sci-fi into a most unique experience. Founded in 2000 by Paul Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder, the museum offers battle of the band competitions, film festivals and changing exhibits that frequently go on the road, around the United States and around the world. Touches of fantasy and horror, as well as video games and science fiction literature can be found throughout the museum."

"At the Museum of Pop Culture, you can find exhibits and various other interactive displays and activities through which you can learn about and experience contemporary pop culture. A lot of objects from popular movies are on display here, and there are many changing temporary exhibitions all focused on a certain theme. Dit bericht bekijken op Instagram"

"The Seattle Art Museum is Seattle's premiere public art museum, showcasing more than 25,000 significant classic and modern artworks throughout three museum facilities in the city's downtown region. The museum operates its main downtown Seattle campus, along with Capitol Hill's Seattle Asian Art Museum and the open-air Olympic Sculpture Park on the city's Puget Sound waterfront. Notable collections include works by Italian painters such as Camille Pissarro and Luca Giordano, along with 20th-century American works by Mark Tobey and Jacob Lawrence and a substantial collection of Aboriginal Australian works."

"Seattle Art Museum encompasses three separate facilities: the Seattle Art Museum in Downtown Seattle, the Asian Art Museum in Capitol Hill and the Olympic Sculpture Park on the waterfront. Both the Seattle Art Museum and Asian Art Museum offer exciting and accessible exhibitions that both art fanatics and those with a more casual interest will enjoy perusing. There are also well-curated, permanent exhibits with a focus on modern and international art."

"It includes SAM, the Asian Art Museum, and Olympic Sculpture Park – an outdoor park with a great view across the sound and modern sculptures on display. SAM has its own permanent collections and installations as well as rotating exhibitions. They have an extensive event schedule so keep an eye on their calendar."

"The Olympic Sculpture Park is free and open to the public year-round, positioned at the edge of Elliott Bay. Some of its more remarkable sculptures are the Eye Benches and a glass bridge titled Seattle Cloud Cover. Many Seattle residents and tourists come to the park to wander the day away and photograph or admire the installations."

"The serene park is also a top destination for photography in Seattle. Apart from providing lovely greenscapes with sculptures in the background, the view of Elliot Bay and Puget Sound is stunning from here. You can also see Mount Rainier beyond the Puget Sound in clear weather."

"The Olympic Sculpture Park encompasses nine acres near the downtown waterfront. It's one of the largest green spaces in the downtown vicinity, and several eye-catching sculptures adorn the area. The Seattle Art Museum, a mile to the south, administers the park."

"On the campus of the University of Washington, this natural history museum tells the story of geology and evolution, with an exhaustive collection of fossils, minerals, animal specimens, and a largely intact Tyrannosaurus rex skull discovered by UW paleontologists in 2016. The Burke’s Bill Holm Center curates one of the world’s best collections of Northwest Native Art, and hosts workshops to share regional artistic traditions."

"The rest of the time there are plenty of classic quads, plus repositories for the best in science and culture: the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and the Henry Art Gallery. Shop at one of the many bookstores near campus, like the comfy Third Place Books."

"Seattle has so many galleries that choosing just one might be a little tough, but that’s when a place like ’57 Biscayne comes in. With 13 artist studios located in a single building, ’57 Biscayne is the perfect way to jump on into the art scene. Artists include a bit of several art media, so you might see painters, printmakers, a book maker, jewelers, a videographer, photographers or others in residence or with work displayed."

"For over 70 years, the Bellevue Arts Museum (or BAM) has been celebrating artists and the people who love their work. From the ornate to the whimsical, there is much to appreciate here. Even if you don’t like what you see initially, just turn the corner and you might be surprised by what you might find."

"What started as a side project at charities and farmer’s markets for founder Autumn Martin, who cut her teeth as a pastry chef at Canlis and then head chocolatier at Theo Chocolate, soon turned into a bricks-and-mortar shop in the Ballard neighborhood. Combining her love for chocolate and baking, she created the Dark Decadence molten chocolate cake, which is still the most popular item on the menu. Newcomers include a molten peanut butter cake, a strawberry cake and a warm cookie with your choice of ice cream and topping."

"A post shared by Hot Cakes (@getyourhotcakes) on Nov 17, 2019 at 8:38pm PST. You had at us “Hot Cakes,” but to sweeten the deal, this ‘cakery’ creates a variety of desserts ranging from molten chocolate cakes, thick & boozy milkshakes, and créme brulee, to name a few!. Address: 1650 E Olive Way, SeattleNumber: 206-258-2591"

"For bakeries the goal, usually, is to be expansive and multitude in your baked goods—sweet and savory; diminutive pastries and impressively tall cakes; styles and shapes of any sort. Yet Nothing Bundt Cakes banks on its eponymous treat (and dad-joke styled pun). At its Mill Creek and Issaquah locations a pastry case is stocked with domed bundt cakes in flavors like red velvet and lemon all piped with cream cheese frosting."

"GeorgetownCharlie Dunmire and her team of all-women bakers offer flavors like London Fog (earl gray cake held together by bergamot mascarpone cheese) and the chocolate-rich 9lb Porter in the form of soaring cakes (the vanilla bean custard reaching heights of nine layers of milk–soaked pastry). Dunmire takes special orders and can add a smattering of gold leaf or fresh flowers. These confections require careful prep, so get your order in seven days before pickup."

"Our experiences at Deep Sea Sugar and Salt have proven, time and time again, that there is no such thing as too much cake. Recognized as one of the best bakeries in Seattle, this place is a cake enthusiast’s dream come true. Certain cake flavors are only available as monthly specials, but the staples at Deep Sea Sugar and Salt are tried, true, and always tempting."

"Is there anything more soul-soothing than a generous wedge of cake?. This Georgetown cake shop doesn’t think so. That’s why you’ll find some of the most delicious slices of light-as-a-feather sponge in the most imaginative flavor combinations you’ve ever tasted at Deep Sea Sugar and Salt."

"Hailed as the cradle of grunge rock, The Crocodile opened in 1991 and is up there with the best places to watch live music, not just in Seattle but across the United States. The venue’s pedigree has a lot to do with that, as all the bands that came out of the city during the grunge era, like Nirvana, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam and Tad played here. If you’re a fan of the genre then a trip to The Croc will be a long-term ambition, but it’s also a great place to catch some live independent music, whether you’re sampling the local scene or catching your favourite act on tour."

"It’s the most well-known club in Washington, and it carries particular significance to rock and grunge fans who recognize it as one of the front runners of the live music scene of the ’90s. Many famous bands have played at The Crocodile, including Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and Alice in Chains. Recent musicians to grace the stage have included Green Day and Billie Eilish."