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Free First Thursday

Thu Sep 5 2024

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum

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Call your friends and bring the family, admission is FREE to everyone at the Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum on the first Thursday of every month.

Tickets are available both onsite and online.


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To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience art, SAM offers monthly free days and various discounts for visiting our locations.

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What’s on at Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Asian Art Museum

Thu Dec 5 2024

   

10 am–5 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Dec 5 2024

   

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Sat Dec 7 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturday

Sat Dec 7 2024

   

10:30 am–2 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Sat Dec 7 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sat Dec 7 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Following Space Tour

Sat Dec 7 2024

   

2:15–3:15 pm

Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Opening Reception: Invitation to Collect

Sat Dec 7 2024

   

2–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Sun Dec 8 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Sun Dec 8 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Sun Dec 8 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Museums on Us: Presented by Bank of America

Sat–Sun Dec 7–8 2024

   

10 am–5 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

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

   

6–8:30 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

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

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 Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Plumage and Power, Decadence and Decay

Sat Mar 8 2025

   

10–11:30 am

Seattle Art Museum

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

Wed Mar 19 2025

   

6–7:30 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

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

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