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Pedestrians are crossing a downtown street on their way to visit Seattle Art Museum.

Seattle Art Museum

1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

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Sunset reflecting off the art-deco facade of the Seattle Asian Art Museum.

Seattle Asian Art Museum

1400 East Prospect Street
Seattle, WA 98112

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Aerial view of Olympic Sculpture Park with Calder's "Eagle" and Serra's "Wake" in the foreground of Seattle's waterfront.

Olympic Sculpture Park

2901 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121

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So much to do at SAM!

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Figure Drawing with Studio Paradiso

Sat–Sat Oct 12–Dec 21 2024

   

1:30–4 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Asian Art Museum

Thu Jan 2 2025

   

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Jan 2 2025

   

10 am–8 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind Activity Day

Sat Jan 11 2025

   

9 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Joyce J. Scott Drop-in Workshop

Sat Jan 11 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Figure Drawing with Studio Paradiso

Sat Jan 11 2025

   

1:30–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | After Middle Fork: More Rebellious Revelations from John Grade

Wed Jan 15 2025

   

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Joyce J. Scott Drop-in Workshop

Sat Jan 18 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks: Malcolm Peacock

Sat Jan 18 2025

   

1–2:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

The Moth at SAM Body + Mind

Sat Jan 25 2025

   

5:30–8 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Lunar New Year Family Festival Presented by PNC Bank

Sat Feb 1 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Asian Art Museum

Thu Feb 6 2025

   

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Feb 6 2025

   

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Mexican “Muralismo” in Contemporary Japanese Arts and Literature

Sat Feb 8 2025

   

10–11:30 am

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind Activity Day

Sat Feb 8 2025

   

9 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Zen Misfits

Wed Feb 19 2025

   

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series

Thu Feb 20 2025

   

5:30–7:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind Evening

Sat Feb 22 2025

   

5:30–8 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturday

Sat Mar 1 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Asian Art Museum

Thu Mar 6 2025

   

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Mar 6 2025

   

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

THE OPENING

Fri Mar 7 2025

   

6:30–11 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Plumage and Power, Decadence and Decay

Sat Mar 8 2025

   

10–11:30 am

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind Activity Day

Sat Mar 15 2025

   

9 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Scandal & Celebration: Queer Representation in Art

Wed Mar 19 2025

   

6–7:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind Poetry Evening

Sat Mar 22 2025

   

5:30–8 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Family Saturday

Sat Mar 29 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Spring Educator Open House | Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei

Thu Apr 3 2025

   

4–7 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturday

Sat Apr 5 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Performing Identity in Contemporary Art of Mongolia

Sat Apr 12 2025

   

10–11:30 am

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | New Scores for Art: The Work of Benjamin Patterson

Wed Apr 16 2025

   

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks: Hamza Walker

Thu Apr 17 2025

   

6–7:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Family Saturday

Sat Apr 19 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

My Dinner with SAM

Thu Apr 24 2025

   

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Spring Educator Workshop: Art & Activism

Sat Apr 26 2025

   

10:30 am–4 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturday

Sat May 3 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Paper Reliquaries

Sat May 10 2025

   

10–11:30 am

Olympic Sculpture Park

Family Saturday

Sat May 10 2025

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

My Dinner with SAM

Wed May 14 2025

   

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series

Thu May 15 2025

   

5:30–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Conversations with Curators | Uncanny Landscapes: Surrealism in the Pacific Northwest

Wed May 21 2025

   

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks: Dr. Richard Powell

Sat May 24 2025

   

1–2:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

My Dinner with SAM

Thu Jun 5 2025

   

6:30–10 pm

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