Your favorite Heroes and Villains at MoPOP will move on to their next caper in April

Are you a fan of Disney? Then time is running out to see Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume currently on display at MoPOP.

And even if your not a fan, there’s still plenty to see at MoPOP. 

For Heroes and Villians, the curatorial team at MoPOP has pulled together more than 70 original pieces worn by some of your favorite Disney characters throughout the years.

Cinderella is, of course, represented with all the gowns, tiaras and slippers one has come to expect with Disney fare. But if enjoy the darker side of Disney, the Maleficent dress worn by Angelina Jolie might serve as a wicked diversion.

The exhibit also has some swagger thanks to costume designer Penny Rose. Rose was responsible for the garbs worn by Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush in the Pirates of the Caribbean.

Ball gowns, sorcerers’ capes, glass slippers and Mary Poppins’ traveling dress thrown in for good measure – Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume closes this April.

Hip-Hop and you don’t stop

If hip-hop and photography are more your thing, stop by MoPOP’s Contact High: A Visual of Hip-Hop.

The artists and their influence on the evolution of hip-hop are undeniable. Missy Elliott, Tupac, Run DMC, Biggie Smalls, Queen Latifah, and the list goes on (an’ on an’ on an’ on).

You could spend hours in this exhibit combing through more than 170 images captured over four decades. Blame digital photography for the demise of contact sheets if you want, but there is no shortage of these historic gems at MoPOP.

The 75-plus unedited contact sheets will take you “back in the day” with photo shoots of Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan and Sir Mix-A-Lot.

And speaking of Seattle (well, Auburn, WA in the case of Sir Mix-A-Lot), catch a glimpse of Seattle’s little known rap magazine (at least outside of the hip-hop community) from the mid-90s, The Flavor.  The Flavor briefly held sway right along side The Stranger and The Rocket.

And if you are looking for some continuity between Contact High and Heroes and Villains, look no further than the Dapper Dan jacket made for MC and record producer, Rakim or the mask made famous by alternative hip-hop artist, MF DOOM.

Contact High: A Visual of Hip-Hop runs through 2022.