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Seattle Art Museum Review
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Seattle Art Museum
- Address: 1300 1st Ave., Downtown, Seattle, WA | Map It
- Phone: 206/654-3100
- www.seattleartmuseum.org
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: Downtown
Fodor's Review:
Long the pride of the city's art scene, SAM is now better than ever after a massive expansion that connects the iconic old building on University Street (where sculptor Jonathan Borofsky's several-stories-high Hammering Man still pounds away) to a sleek, light-filled high-rise space around the corner on 1st Avenue and Union Street. As you enter, you'll have the option of wandering around two floors of free public space. The first floor includes the museum's shop; a café that focuses on local, fresh ingredients; and drop-in workshops where the whole family can get creative. The second floor features free exhibitions, including awe-inspiring large-scale installations. The third and fourth floors are dedicated to the museum's extensive permanent collection -- surveying Asian, Native American, African, Oceanic, and pre-Columbian art -- and special exhibitions; admission is charged for these floors. Among the highlights are the anonymous 14th-century Buddhist masterwork Monk at the Moment of Enlightenment and Jackson Pollock's Sea Change. The expansion also brought some exciting new pieces to the permanent collection from such artists as Georgia O'Keefe, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Jasper Johns. Murals, interactive video installations, and unimpeded views of the city thread the galleries together, meaning there's more to gawk at than the collections.
- Cost: $13, free 1st Thurs. of month
- Open: Tues.-Wed. and weekends 10-5, Thurs. and Fri. 10-9, 1st Thurs. until midnight
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