Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98101
Seattle Asian Art Museum
1400 East Prospect Street Seattle, WA 98112
Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western Avenue Seattle, WA 98121
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Ash-Glazed Ceramics from Korea and Japan
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Free Yoga: Waterfront Grand Opening
Sat Sep 6 2025
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In Memory of Dr. Barbara Brotherton (1950â2025)
Public Tour: Highlights from SAMâs Collection
Sat Sep 13 2025
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A Symbol of Tangible Faith: Ghiordes Pattern Prayer Rug
Saturday University: Museums, Collections and Social Repair
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Up Close with Conservators | Preserving and Presenting Sculpture at Olympic Sculpture Park
Thu Sep 18 2025
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FriendsWithYou: Little Cloud Sky
Tariqa Waters: Venus is Missing
Lessons from the Institute of Empathy
Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La Montagne EnchantĂŠe
Boundless: Stories of Asian Art
Yirrkala: Art from Australiaâs Top End
American Art: The Stories We Carry
Impressionisms: The Global Nineteenth Century
SAM on Paper: Rembrandtâs Etchings
Chronicles of a Global East
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Sep 4 2025
10 am–8 pm
10–11 am
Saturdays at SAM: Waterfront Grand Opening
11 am–2 pm
10–11:30 am
Saturdays at SAM
Jaipur Literature Festival Seattle Opening Night
Fri Sep 19 2025
6:30–8 pm
SAM Cat Fest
5–9 pm
Saturdays at SAM: WALK DON'T RUN
Sat Sep 20 2025
12–4 pm
SAM Performs: K-Pop Random Play Dance
Sat Sep 27 2025
12–2 pm
The Creative Advantage Institute
10 am–3 pm
SAM Films: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2–4 pm
Free First Thursday: Seattle Asian Art Museum
Thu Oct 2 2025
10 am–5 pm
Sat Oct 4 2025
Fall Educator Workshop: Light, Shadow, and Story Through the Art of Anila Quayyum Agha
Fri Oct 10 2025
10:30 am–4 pm
Saturday University: Lithographic Technologies and the Rediscovery of Buddhism in Modern Afghanistan
Sat Oct 11 2025
Diwali Family Festival
Up Close with Conservators | Inside and Outside the Gallery Wall
Thu Oct 16 2025
6–7:30 pm
Sat Oct 18 2025
SAM Performs: Sea Change Within Us
Sun Oct 19 2025
11:30 am–6 pm
Member Preview & Happy Hour: Farm to Table
Wed Oct 22 2025
12–8 pm
SAM Talks | Farm to Table: Art, food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism
Thu Oct 23 2025
6–8 pm
Premier Member Reception: Farm to Table
Fri Oct 24 2025
6–9 pm
SAM Films: Babette's Feast
Sat Oct 25 2025
SAM Talks | Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
3–4 pm
Sat Nov 1 2025
Thu Nov 6 2025
DĂa de los Muertos Community Celebration
Saturday University: Sherman E. Leeâs Collecting and Exhibitions of Chinese Art
Sat Nov 8 2025
SAM Talks | From Soil to Stalls: Life on Farms & Markets
Thu Nov 13 2025
Sat Nov 15 2025
Opening Celebration: Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
11 am–3 pm
SAM Creates: Figure Drawing with Studio Paradiso
Sat–Sat Sep 13–Nov 15 2025
1:30–4 pm
Up Close with Conservators | The Four Accomplishments
Thu Nov 20 2025
Legendary Children: 10 Year Anniversary
Fri Nov 21 2025
7–11 pm
SAM Films: The Taste of Things
Sat Nov 22 2025
SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series
Wed Dec 3 2025
5:30–7:30 am
Thu Dec 4 2025
Sat Dec 6 2025
SAM Talks | We Are Where We Eat: Seattle's Food Culture
Thu Dec 11 2025
Saturday University: The Temple Room and Beyond
Sat Dec 13 2025
SAM Films: King Georges
Sat Dec 20 2025
SAM Films: Kings of Pastry
Sat Dec 27 2025
Thu Jan 1 2026
Sat Jan 3 2026
Sat Jan 10 2026
Sat Jan 17 2026
Sat Feb 7 2026
Sat Feb 14 2026
Saturday University: Representations of Transnational Adoptees in Contemporary Korean Dramas
2–3:30 pm
Sat Feb 21 2026
Sat Mar 7 2026
Sat Mar 14 2026
Saturday University: Photography and the Afterlife of the War in Vietnam
Sat Mar 21 2026
Saturday University: Blue and Black Panthers
Sat Apr 11 2026
2026 Naramore Ceremony
Fri May 1 2026
6–7 pm
Saturday University: Why Get a Japanese Dragon Tattoo?
Sat May 9 2026
2026 Naramore Middle & High School Art Show
Wed–Sun Apr 1–May 31 2026
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Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads (Bronze)
Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind
Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan
Anila Quayyum Agha rebuilds sacred spaces
Explore three key moments of Ai, Rebel
From ravers to art partners: The journey of FriendsWithYou
AANHPI Heritage Month: Discover the backstory of three artists in our collection
Artist Nicholas Galanin Invites You
Stand with Us: A Message from SAMâs Director and CEO
These Four Artworks by Women Artists in SAMâs Collection Embody the Spirit of Womenâs History Month 2025
âWe Possess the Ability to Imagine Boundlesslyâ: An Interview with Tariqa Waters
Celebrate Black History Month 2025 with Four Artworks by Contemporary Black Artists On View at SAM
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Her Existence Was a Miracle
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