Seattle Art Museum

• Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday, and open late the first Thursday of each month, but closed Thanksgiving, December 25, January 1
• Reservations: Not Required, except for special exhibits
• Cost: Admission fee, free first Thursday of the month
• Location: Downtown Seattle, on First Avenue between University and Union Streets
• How Long: Allow two hours
• Best Time to Visit: Any time

Seattle Art Museum

The Seattle Art Museum features contemporary art, Northwest coast native American art, Old Masters and African masks, along with rotating exhibits of works from their 21,000-object Seattle Art Museum collection and frequent traveling exhibitions.

Some criticize, saying Seattle Art Museum tries too hard to please everyone with too many different kinds of collections and in the process the Seattle Art Museum fails to cover anything in depth. However, the variety means there's something at the Seattle Art Museum for every taste.

Getting to Seattle Art Museum

Seattle Art Museum
100 University Street
Seattle WA
206-654-3100
Seattle Art Museum website
If you're on foot, the Seattle Art Museum is about a block south of Pike Place Market on First Avenue.

From I-5 north, exit at Seneca Street. Drive west to First Avenue, then turn right.

From I-5 south, exit at Union Street. Drive west to First Avenue. The Seattle Art Museum is one block south.

You'll find a public parking lot two blocks away from the Seattle Art Museum at Seneca and Western, or in the Heliparker Garages on the southwest corner of First Avenue and Union Street.

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