For Immediate Release

Contact: Nicole Griffin, SAM Public Relations
(206) 654-3158; email: PR@SeattleArtMuseum.org

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL THROUGH DECEMBER

SEATTLE, December 4, 2009 – The Seattle Art Museum announced today that it will pay tribute to law enforcement and fire personnel and their families by offering free museum admission through December 31.

All active and reserve members of law enforcement or fire departments are invited to show their valid ID at the ticket desks of the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum and receive up to four free tickets for admission. Children ages twelve and under are always admitted free at SAM.

Current exhibitions on view at the Seattle Art Museum include Michelangelo Public and Private and Alexander Calder: A Balancing Act. More visitor information can be found at www.seattleartmuseum.org or by calling 206-654-3100.