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For Everyone

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

SAM Remix

Fri Mar 28 2025

  

7–11 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sat Mar 29 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sat Mar 29 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Mar 29 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sat Mar 29 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sun Mar 30 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sun Mar 30 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Mar 30 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sun Mar 30 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: Human Flow

Sun Mar 30 2025

  

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Presents: Stacked

Wed–Sun Mar 5–30 2025

  

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Thu Apr 3 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Thu Apr 3 2025

  

2:30–3:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Apr 3 2025

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sat Apr 5 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Sat Apr 5 2025

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sat Apr 5 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Apr 5 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sat Apr 5 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sun Apr 6 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Sun Apr 6 2025

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sun Apr 6 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Apr 6 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sun Apr 6 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: China’s Van Goghs

Sun Apr 6 2025

  

2–4 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Museums on Us: Presented by Bank of America

Sat–Sun Apr 5–6 2025

  

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Thu Apr 10 2025

  

2:30–3:30 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

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Sat Apr 12 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Sat Apr 12 2025

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sat Apr 12 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Apr 12 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sat Apr 12 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Apr 12 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sun Apr 13 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Sun Apr 13 2025

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sun Apr 13 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Apr 13 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Vivid Description Poetry Workshop with Luther Hughes

Sun Apr 13 2025

  

1–3 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sun Apr 13 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: Dragonfly Eyes

Sun Apr 13 2025

  

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Thu Apr 17 2025

  

2:30–3:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks: Hamza Walker

Thu Apr 17 2025

  

6–7:30 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Lay Your Burden Down Sewing Circle

Fri Apr 18 2025

  

2:30–4:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sat Apr 19 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Sat Apr 19 2025

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sat Apr 19 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Apr 19 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sat Apr 19 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Apr 19 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sun Apr 20 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sun Apr 20 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Apr 20 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sun Apr 20 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: Hausu

Sun Apr 20 2025

  

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Thu Apr 24 2025

  

2:30–3:30 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

My Dinner with SAM

Thu Apr 24 2025

  

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sat Apr 26 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Sat Apr 26 2025

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sat Apr 26 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Apr 26 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sat Apr 26 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

Sun Apr 27 2025

  

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

Public Tour: Discover the Olympic Sculpture Park

Sun Apr 27 2025

  

1–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei Public Tour

Sun Apr 27 2025

  

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Apr 27 2025

  

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sun Apr 27 2025

  

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Ragamala Indian Classical Music and Arts Celebration

Sun Apr 27 2025

  

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Presents: Rising

Wed–Sun Apr 2–27 2025

  

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu May 1 2025

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: Terminal USA

Sun May 4 2025

  

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Naramore Ceremony

Fri May 9 2025

  

6–7 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Paper Reliquaries

Sat May 10 2025

  

10–11:30 am

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat May 10 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Lay Your Burden Down Sewing Circle

Sat May 10 2025

  

2:30–4:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: Ai Weiwei Never Sorry

Sun May 11 2025

  

2–4 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

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat May 17 2025

  

2–3 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Vivid Description Poetry Workshop with Luther Hughes

Sun May 18 2025

  

1–3 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: Rohingya

Sun May 18 2025

  

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks: Dr. Richard Powell

Sat May 24 2025

  

1–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Films: Vivos

Sun May 25 2025

  

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Presents: Wander

Wed–Sun Apr 30–May 25 2025

  

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

2025 Naramore Middle & High School Art Show

Wed–Sun Apr 2–Jun 1 2025

  

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Jun 5 2025

  

10 am–8 pm

Olympic Sculpture Park

My Dinner with SAM

Thu Jun 5 2025

  

6:30–10 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Saturday University: Magic Materiality, and Miniatures in First Millennium BCE West Asia

Sat Jun 14 2025

  

10–11:30 am

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Jun 14 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Jun 21 2025

  

2–3 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Jul 3 2025

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Jul 12 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Jul 19 2025

  

2–3 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Aug 7 2025

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Sep 4 2025

  

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Sep 13 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Sep 20 2025

  

2–3 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Oct 11 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Oct 18 2025

  

2–3 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Nov 8 2025

  

3–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration

Sat Nov 15 2025

  

2–3 pm

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