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Exciting changes ahead at SAM

SAM enters a year of change, discovery, and connection in 2026. Scott Stulen, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Director & CEO, previews what’s ahead across all three museum locations.
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Seattle Art Museum

1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

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Seattle Asian Art Museum

1400 East Prospect Street
Seattle, WA 98112

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Olympic Sculpture Park

2901 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121

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A Room for Animal Intelligence

Nov 28 2025–Nov 1 2026

Seattle Art Museum

Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light

Aug 27 2025–Apr 19 2026

Seattle Asian Art Museum
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Ai Weiwei: Water Lilies
Mar 19, 2025 – Mar 15, 2026
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Lay Your Burden Down
Nov 18, 2025 – Apr 13, 2026
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So much to do at SAM

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Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Activity Days

Sat Jan 31 2026

  

9 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Performs | Spinning Stories

Sat Jan 31 2026

  

11 am–4 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Talks | Qiu Zhijie

Sat Jan 31 2026

  

4–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks | Samantha Yun Wall

Thu Feb 5 2026

  

6:30–7 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday | Seattle Art Museum

Thu Feb 5 2026

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Feb 7 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks | Ann Hamilton

Thu Feb 12 2026

  

6:30–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Feb 14 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University | Representations of Transnational Adoptees in Contemporary Korean Dramas

Sat Feb 14 2026

  

2–3:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Sound Healing Evenings

Sat Feb 14 2026

  

6:30–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Discovering Diamonds in Australia

Thu Feb 19 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Lunar New Year Family Festival

Sat Feb 21 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Feb 21 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Spring Educator Open House | Beyond Mysticism

Thu Mar 5 2026

  

4–7 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday | Seattle Art Museum

Thu Mar 5 2026

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks | Dr. Richard Powell

Sat Mar 7 2026

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Mar 7 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Sound Healing Evenings

Sat Mar 7 2026

  

6:30–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks | Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest

Thu Mar 12 2026

  

6:30–8 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

My Dinner with SAM

Thu Mar 12 2026

  

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Mar 14 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University | Photography and the Afterlife of the War in Vietnam

Sat Mar 14 2026

  

2–3:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | On the Road: A Road Trip through SAM’s Collection

Thu Mar 19 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Activity Days

Sat Mar 21 2026

  

9 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Mar 21 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Remix

Fri Mar 27 2026

  

7–11 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday | Seattle Art Museum

Thu Apr 2 2026

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Apr 4 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Spring Educator Workshop | Seeing Self and Place in the Modern Northwest

Sat Apr 4 2026

  

10:30 am–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

My Dinner with SAM

Wed Apr 8 2026

  

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks | Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest

Thu Apr 9 2026

  

6:30–8 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Family Saturday | Get Ready for Animal MasqueRAVE

Sat Apr 11 2026

  

10 am–12 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Apr 11 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University | Blue and Black Panthers

Sat Apr 11 2026

  

2–3:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Three Gifts for the Museum

Thu Apr 16 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturdays at SAM

Sat Apr 18 2026

  

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Figure Drawing

Feb 14 & 21, Mar 14 & 21, Apr 11 & 18

  

1:30–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

2026 Naramore Celebration

Fri May 1 2026

  

6–7 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

My Dinner with SAM

Thu May 7 2026

  

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University | Why Get a Japanese Dragon Tattoo?

Sat May 9 2026

  

2–3:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Picturing Salvation in Premodern Japan

Thu May 21 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

2026 Naramore Middle & High School Art Show

Wed–Sun Apr 1–May 31 2026

  

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks | Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest

Thu Jun 11 2026

  

6:30–8 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Camp: Nature Explorers (Grades 1-3)

Mon Jul 6–Fri Jul 10 2026

  

8:30 am–3 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Camp: Printmaking Paradise (Grades 4–6)

Mon Jul 6–Fri Jul 10 2026

  

8:30 am–3 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Camp: Big & Bold (Grades 1–3)

Mon Jul 13–Fri Jul 17 2026

  

8:30 am–3 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Camp: Sculpt Away (Grades 4–6)

Mon Jul 13–Fri Jul 17 2026

  

8:30 am–3 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Camp: Creative Ceramics (Grades 4–6)

Mon Jul 20–Fri Jul 24 2026

  

8:30 am–3 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Camp: Playful Plots (Grades 1–3)

Mon Jul 20–Fri Jul 24 2026

  

8:30 am–3 pm

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Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Discovering Diamonds in Australia

Thu Feb 19 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | On the Road: A Road Trip through SAM’s Collection

Thu Mar 19 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Three Gifts for the Museum

Thu Apr 16 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Figure Drawing

Feb 14 & 21, Mar 14 & 21, Apr 11 & 18

  

1:30–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Picturing Salvation in Premodern Japan

Thu May 21 2026

  

6–7:30 pm

SAM Body + Mind

Yoga, sound baths, poetry, and music. Restore and reconnect with yourself through movement, performances, and art at the Olympic Sculpture Park.

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Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Activity Days

Sat Jan 31 2026

  

9 am–2 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Sound Healing Evenings

Sat Feb 14 2026

  

6:30–8 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Activity Days

Sat Feb 28 2026

  

9 am–2 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Sound Healing Evenings

Sat Mar 7 2026

  

6:30–8 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind | Activity Days

Sat Mar 21 2026

  

9 am–2 pm

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Upcoming exhibitions

Qiu Zhijie: Map of the History of Science and Technology

Jan 28 2026–Jan 31 2029

Olympic Sculpture Park

Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind

Feb 5–Oct 4 2026

Seattle Art Museum

Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest

Mar 5–Aug 2 2026

Seattle Art Museum

Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan

May 13 2026–Jan 17 2027

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (Bronze)

Coming 2026

Olympic Sculpture Park
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A Conversation Under the Clouds with FriendsWithYou | Artist Interview

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A man with glasses and a beard sits on a green sofa in a modern, bright office. A yellow lamp, a mug, books, and a vase of flowers are on tables nearby. Large windows reveal tall city buildings in the background.

Exciting changes ahead! Hear what’s next at SAM
Abstract painting with swirling, chaotic brushstrokes in white, green, blue, and red, creating a dynamic, layered composition with energetic lines and patches of color across the canvas.

Immersed in art: Emerging Arts Leader Cecilia Carroll reflects
A pale, childlike sculpture sits on a white pedestal in front of a wall with a grid of sixteen faint, abstract drawings framed in white, displayed in a minimalist gallery setting.

Object Spotlight: Girl by Kiki Smith
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Dig into art, food, and identity at Farm to Table
A woman wearing black gloves works on a neon sign in a studio labeled Neukom Conservation Studio. She is adjusting wires on the sign, which is surrounded by protective materials and tools.

The art of protecting time-based media with Liz Brown
A person walks past four colorful, abstract paintings displayed on a white gallery wall with wooden flooring. The figure is blurred, emphasizing the vibrant artwork in the background.

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025: Explore works from talented artists at SAM
A woman with long, wavy light brown hair is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a mustard yellow sweater and is posed in front of a plain gray background.

Preserving outdoor art at Olympic Sculpture Park with Erin Fitterer
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Anila Quayyum Agha rebuilds sacred spaces
Three people in a gallery observe three large, black-and-white portraits by Ai Weiwei, each capturing a moment of dropping a ceramic object—a striking example of contemporary Chinese art. The gallery wall and viewers are shown in grayscale at SAM.

Explore three key moments of Ai, Rebel
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From ravers to art partners: The journey of FriendsWithYou

In Memory of Dr. Barbara Brotherton (1950–2025)

AANHPI Heritage Month: Discover the backstory of three artists in our collection

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