Listen at Home or at SAM

SAM Audio offers audio commentaries about the collections and select special exhibitions at the Seattle Art Museum. Our audio programs are available using your own cell phone and online.

• At Home: Listen to audio before or after a visit to SAM to learn more about the works in the galleries.
• At SAM: Use your own cell phone to hear commentary and unique perspectives by curators, artists, educators and public figures on works of art in SAM's permanent collection.  SAM Audio, the permanent collection audio guide, is free with admission, except for the use of your minutes. The permanent collection audio guide is also available to download to your MP3 player.
  
  

How to Use

• Dial 206.866.3222
• Enter the item number followed by the # key when you see this cell phone icon:

Tips 

• For instructions, press the # key.
• Interrupt any audio stop by entering another number and the # key.
• Please, no cell phone conversations or speakerphone use while in the galleries.
• Remember to set your phone to a silent ring.

This audio guide highlights select works of art from SAM's permanent collection. Contains 57 audio stops.

1. Browse the audio tour and download individual MP3 files
2. Subscribe to the podcast
3. Print out the gallery map

Listen to past exhibition audio guides.

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