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Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
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Seattle Asian Art Museum
1400 East Prospect Street
Seattle, WA 98112
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Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
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Seattle Art Museum
Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Mar 5–Aug 2 2026
Seattle Art Museum
Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light
Aug 27 2025–Apr 26 2026
Olympic Sculpture Park
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Mar 30 2026–Oct 24 2027
Seattle Art Museum
DRIFT: Meadow
Mar 13 2026–Apr 11 2027
Seattle Art Museum
A Room for Animal Intelligence
Nov 28 2025–Jan 31 2027
Olympic Sculpture Park
Qiu Zhijie: Map of the History of Science and Technology
Jan 28 2026–Jan 31 2029
Seattle Art Museum
Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind
Feb 5–Oct 4 2026
Seattle Art Museum
Chris Kallmyer: Song Cycle
Jan 7 2026–Jan 9 2028
Seattle Art Museum
FriendsWithYou: Little
Cloud
Sky
Jun 27, 2025 – ongoing
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Lay Your
Burden
Down
Nov 18, 2025 – Apr 13, 2026
Seattle Art Museum
Ash-Glazed Ceramics from
Korea
and Japan
Jul 9, 2025 – Jul 12, 2027
Seattle Art Museum
Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La
Montagne
Enchantée
May 31, 2024 – May 10, 2026
Seattle Art Museum
Yirrkala
: Art from Australia’s Top End
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Lessons from the Institute of Empathy
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Impressionisms:
The Global Nineteenth Century
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
American Art: The Stories We Carry
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Chronicles of a Global
East
Ongoing
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Boundless: Stories of Asian Art
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Pacific
Species
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean
Art
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Art and Life Along the Northwest
Coast
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Conscious Co
nstructions
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Only Connect: The Art of Devotion
Ongoing
Seattle Art Museum
Porcelain Room
Ongoing
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So much to do at SAM
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Seattle Art Museum
2026 Naramore Middle & High School Art Show
Wed Apr 1–Sun May 31 2026
10 am–5 pm
Seattle Art Museum
SAM Films | Mark Tobey
Sat Apr 25 2026
2–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
2026 Naramore Celebration
Fri May 1 2026
6–7 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Teen Night Out
Fri May 1 2026
7–10 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Saturdays at SAM
Sat May 2 2026
11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu May 7 2026
10 am–8 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
My Dinner with SAM
Thu May 7 2026
6:30–10 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Moms, Members, and More!
Sat May 9 2026
10 am–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Saturdays at SAM
Sat May 9 2026
11 am–2 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
SAM Talks: Raising a Park
Sat May 9 2026
2–3 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Saturday University | Why Get a Japanese Dragon Tattoo?
Sat May 9 2026
2–3:30 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat May 9 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Member Happy Hour: Monochrome
Thu May 14 2026
5–8 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Saturdays at SAM
Sat May 16 2026
11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Conversations with Curators | Picturing Salvation in Premodern Japan
Thu May 21 2026
6–7:30 pm
SAM Films | Hilma
Sat May 23 2026
2–4 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Community Celebration: Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Sat May 30 2026
10 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Jun 4 2026
10 am–8 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Saturdays at SAM
Sat Jun 6 2026
11 am–2 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Pride in the Park
Sat Jun 6 2026
12–5 pm
Seattle Art Museum
SAM Talks | Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Thu Jun 11 2026
6:30–8 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Party in the Park
Fri Jun 12 2026
6:30–11 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Tee Up for SAM
Sat Jun 13 2026
7–11 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
SAM Talks: Finding Diversity in Environmental Restoration
Sun Jun 21 2026
2–3 pm
SAM Films | Sometimes a Great Notion
Sat Jun 27 2026
2–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Jul 2 2026
10 am–8 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
sold out
SAM Camp: Nature Explorers (Grades 1-3)
Mon Jul 6–Fri Jul 10 2026
8:30 am–3 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
SAM Camp: Printmaking Paradise (Grades 4–6)
Mon Jul 6–Fri Jul 10 2026
8:30 am–3 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Jul 11 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
sold out
SAM Camp: Big & Bold (Grades 1–3)
Mon Jul 13–Fri Jul 17 2026
8:30 am–3 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
sold out
SAM Camp: Sculpt Away (Grades 4–6)
Mon Jul 13–Fri Jul 17 2026
8:30 am–3 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Jul 18 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
sold out
SAM Camp: Creative Ceramics (Grades 4–6)
Mon Jul 20–Fri Jul 24 2026
8:30 am–3 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
sold out
SAM Camp: Playful Plots (Grades 1–3)
Mon Jul 20–Fri Jul 24 2026
8:30 am–3 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Aug 6 2026
10 am–8 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Sep 12 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Sep 19 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Oct 10 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Oct 17 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Nov 14 2026
3–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Nov 21 2026
3–4 pm
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Seattle Art Museum
Member Tour: Beyond Mysticism
Fri May 1 2026
1:30–2:15 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Moms, Members, and More!
Sat May 9 2026
10 am–4 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Member Tour: Olympic Sculpture Park with Bobby McCullough
Sat May 9 2026
3:15–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Member Tour: Beyond Mysticism
Thu May 14 2026
1:30–2:15 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Member Happy Hour: Monochrome
Thu May 14 2026
5–8 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Conversations with Curators | Picturing Salvation in Premodern Japan
Thu May 21 2026
6–7:30 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Member Tour: Boundless
Fri May 22 2026
12:30–1:15 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Member Tour: SAM Collection & Monochrome
Fri May 29 2026
1:30–2:15 pm
Olympic Sculpture Park
Community Celebration: Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Sat May 30 2026
10 am–2 pm
Saturdays at SAM
Play, create, and connect in the Brotman Forum. This lively space is filled with hands-on art making, concerts, and moments of community—all inspired by SAM's permanent collections and exhibitions.
Seattle Art Museum
Saturdays at SAM
Sat May 2 2026
11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Saturdays at SAM
Sat May 9 2026
11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum
Saturdays at SAM
Sat May 16 2026
11 am–2 pm
Explore 25,000 works of art in SAM’s collection
Browse SAM’s global collection and learn about art that spans cultures and centuries, past to present.
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Upcoming exhibitions
Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan
May 13 2026–Jan 17 2027
Seattle Art Museum
The Kondō Family: Storytellers in Clay
Jul 15 2026–Jan 3 2027
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Karon Davis: 2025 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize Winner
Nov 5 2026–Jul 4 2027
Seattle Art Museum
Divine Disruption: The Art of Tsherin Sherpa
Mar 3–Sep 19 2027
Seattle Asian Art Museum
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Exploring Light and Shadows with Anila Quayyum Agha | Artist Interview
SAM Stories
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“Drawing as a Second Language”: An Interview with Samantha Yun Wall
Remounting masterpieces across three continents with Tanya Uyeda
Exciting changes ahead! Hear what’s next at SAM
Immersed in art: Emerging Arts Leader Cecilia Carroll reflects
Object Spotlight: Girl by Kiki Smith
Dig into art, food, and identity at Farm to Table
The art of protecting time-based media with Liz Brown
Hispanic Heritage Month 2025: Explore works from talented artists at SAM
Preserving outdoor art at Olympic Sculpture Park with Erin Fitterer
Anila Quayyum Agha rebuilds sacred spaces
Explore three key moments of Ai, Rebel
From ravers to art partners: The journey of FriendsWithYou
Have you heard the news?
Lifting the Fog
Seattle Mag
April 1, 2026
Seattle Art Museum considers influences of celebrated Northwest Mystics
The Seattle Times
March 28, 2026
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