During the pandemic, SAM closed a few public areas of the museum, some remain closed to all visitorsâthese include:
At the Seattle Art Museum, only the First and Union entrance is currently open. The south entrance (the Hammering Man entrance) and the South Hall are temporarily closed to the public.
The south wing of the museumâincluding South Hall and South Hall restrooms, the Grand Staircase, Chase Open Studio, the Ann P. Wyckoff Education Resource Center, the Bullitt Library, and some family spaces.
Occasionally SAM needs to close galleries or limit access at our locations in order to install new exhibitions or rotate sensitive artworks. This isnât something we like to do often but, when it happens, we hope youâll bear with us because the result will be new art for you to enjoy.