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There’s always something happening at SAM that you don’t want to miss. Across SAM's three sites, our programs amplify important voices in our communities and inspire critical conversations. Ask questions, get creative, and explore art from across time and place the next time you take a trip to the museum.

Upcoming events

Seattle Art Museum

Emerging Arts Leader Perspectives: Rebecca Haynes

Fri Dec 13 2024

   

1–1:30 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Silk Road Environmentalism and the Arts

Sat Dec 14 2024

   

10–11:30 am

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Sat Dec 14 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Joyce J. Scott Drop-in Workshop

Sat Dec 14 2024

   

11 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Sat Dec 14 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Dec 14 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Dec 14 2024

   

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Sun Dec 15 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Sun Dec 15 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Dec 15 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Sat Dec 21 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Sat Dec 21 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Dec 21 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Figure Drawing with Studio Paradiso

Sat–Sat Oct 12–Dec 21 2024

   

1:30–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Sun Dec 22 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Sun Dec 22 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Dec 22 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Sat Dec 28 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Presents: Invitation to Collect

Wed–Sun Dec 4–29 2024

   

10 am–5 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

Olympic Sculpture Park

The Moth at SAM Body + Mind

Sat Jan 25 2025

   

5:30–8 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 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

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 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

Olympic Sculpture Park

SAM Body + Mind Poetry Evening

Sat Mar 22 2025

   

5:30–8 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Performing Identity in Contemporary Art of Mongolia

Sat Apr 12 2025

   

10–11:30 am

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Paper Reliquaries

Sat May 10 2025

   

10–11:30 am

Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series

Thu May 15 2025

   

5:30–7:30 pm

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