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Member Appreciation Days

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We love our members! Three times a year, we celebrate you—our community, biggest fans, and greatest advocates—with exclusive perks, including double discounts in the SAM Shop, special programming, awesome giveaways, and more.

What to know

This program is exclusively for members.

Simply present your membership card to take advantage of these special perks.

Member Month: Experience a whole month of exclusive perks and programming at our Member Month in May!

Member Appreciation Night: Visit the Olympic Sculpture Park on Member Appreciation Night during Summer at SAM for special member treats and giveaways.

Member Appreciation Week: Enjoy double discounts at SAM Shop and 10% off completed purchases at SAM Gallery in time for the holidays!

To learn more about other member events like exhibition previews and lectures with experts, visit For Members. Stay tuned for more fun to be announced throughout the year!

Member Month 

This May, don’t just visit—move in! Member Month is your invitation to make Seattle Art Museum your third space. Create, wander, and follow your curiosity through art making, expert-led tours, member-only perks, and a few delightful surprises along the way. You’re the reason SAM feels alive, and all month long we’re turning the spotlight on you with member-first programming across all three locations.

Perks for members

Enjoy these benefits when you visit in May:

  1. Bring a friend for free admission every visit.*
  2. Go on scavenger hunts (and win prizes!) for adults and kids at all three locations.
  3. Enjoy take-home art activities designed by SAM teaching artist, Carolina Silva.
  4. Join weekly member tours that alternate between SAM's three sites.
  5. Wednesdays: Complimentary drip coffee and tea.
  6. May 6–10 Spoil mom this Member Month with 15% off gift memberships at the Individual through Patron levels when purchased at Seattle Art Museum or Seattle Asian Art Museum.
  7. May 14–17 Visit SAM Shop and SAM Gallery to find your next artistic treasure! Get 10% off completed purchases at SAM Gallery and a double discount of 20% off at SAM Shop, in-store and online with discount code DOUBLE.

*First guest is free. Use your regular membership benefits to bring additional guests throughout the month of May.

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Related programs

SAM Happy Hour

Reciprocal Memberships

SAM Remix

Conversations with Curators

Up Close with Conservators

Member Previews

Retail Discounts

The benefits of SAM membership

Double discounts three times a year and unlimited free admission are only some of the many reasons a SAM membership makes sense for anyone who appreciates art.

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