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Frye Art Museum Review
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Frye Art Museum 
- Address: 704 Terry Ave., First Hill, Seattle, WA | Map It
- Phone: 206/622-9250
- www.fryeart.org
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: First Hill
Fodor's Review:
The Frye was a forgotten museum for a while, haunted only by Seattleites who would come to visit their favorite paintings from the permanent collection -- mostly 19th- and 20th-century representational pieces depicting pastoral scenes. But a new curator shook the Frye out of its stupor and now in addition to its beloved permanent collection, this elegant building plays host to eclectic and often avant-garde rotating exhibits. Recent shows have included morbid pencil drawings from Robyn O'Neil; a large collection of pieces from illustrator Henry Darger's mad-genius, 15,000-page, unpublished manuscript; and a retrospective of works from the Leipzeig Art Academy. No matter what's going on in the stark, brightly lighted back galleries, it always seems to blend well with the permanent collection, which occupies two hushed and elegant galleries with velvet couches and dark-blue and purple walls -- the latter usually serving as either an amuse-bouche or after-dinner mint to the featured exhibits. The museum is small enough that you can move through it in an hour, but you could easily spend more time here, too. The café has a small courtyard and real entrées in addition to sandwiches and sweets.
- Cost: Free
- Open: Tues.-Sat. 10-5 (Thurs. until 8), Sun. noon-5
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