Seattle Art Museum - Washington State

Address:1300 1st Ave.
Seattle, Washington
Tel: (206) 654-3100

Peruse galleries filled with Asian, Native American, African, Oceanic, and pre-Columbian art. With 23,000 diverse pieces, the Seattle Art Museum spans time and cultures, promising a delightful art-filled day for visitors from all walks of life.

The Seattle Art Museum building is of a unique vertical design connecting the life inside to the street life outside where the Hammering Man, a steel sculpture, waits to greet visitors. Popular works at the SAM include the anonymous 14th-century Buddhist masterwork, "Monk at the Moment of Enlightenment" and Jackson Pollock's "Sea Change." The museum boasts a large 18th-century collection, a smaller 19th-century exhibition and a fantastic room devoted totally to Northwest contemporary art. Lectures and workshops are always available at the SAM and the entrance ticket includes a free visit to the Seattle Asian Art Museum, if used within a week of purchase. Should you get hungry while here, Taste, the new restaurant at the SAM, offers simple and reasonably priced foods created with sustainable, market-fresh ingredients.

To get here, heading North take I-5 to Seneca Street exit, turn west on Seneca to First Avenue and then turn right (north). If heading South, take the I-5 to the Union Street exit, then west (toward Puget Sound) on Union Street to First Avenue. The museum is one block south. From I-90: Heading west, merge onto I-5 North and take the Madison Street exit. Turn left on Madison and then take a right onto First Avenue.

The expansion of SAM's downtown location will provide more space for our collection, programs and audience needs. Allied Works Architecture's dynamic design will inaugurate 118,000 square feet, including two floors of free public space and 70 percent more gallery space for the collection and exhibition programs.