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Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Thu Dec 4 2025

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum

Installation view of Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism at Seattle Art Museum, 2025, photo: Chloe Collyer.

Call your friends and bring the family, admission is FREE to everyone at the Seattle Art Museum on the first Thursday of every month.

In addition to our regular hours, Seattle Art Museum will be open for Free First Thursday evenings from 5–8 pm to provide more opportunities to visit the galleries for free! Evening hours will feature extra activities like live music, drop-in art making, and in-gallery experiences for visitors.

Tickets are available both onsite and online.

11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 6 pm | Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection

These 60-minute tours meet at the top of the 3rd floor escalators.

5-8 pm | Drop-In Watercolor Still Life Workshop with Laura Baly

South Hall

5–8 pm | Medicine Circle: Indigenous Stories of Return short films, presented by SIFF

Plestcheeff Auditorium, South Hall

This selection of short, Indigenous-made films exemplifies the stunning fortitude and vibrant visions born of communities from around the snowy northern regions of the world.

5-8 pm | Tabling by FarMore Washington

Brotman Forum

FarMore Washington is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that supports local farms. Stop at their table to learn more about their work and get involved!

5:30-6 pm | Farm to Table Talk from Local Farmer Caroline Baptist

4th floor galleries, meet at the entrance to the exhibition

Caroline Baptist is a first-generation farmer of River Valley Country Club, a small-scale farm in Snoqualmie Valley. Caroline has grown organic vegetables, raised chickens, ducks and geese for eggs, sheep for meat and fiber, and currently raises heritage breed turkeys on pasture. Caroline has a holistic approach to farming, valuing regenerative practices like rotational grazing, cover cropping, and low-till farming to improve soil health.

5:30–6:30 pm | SAM Gallery Artist Talk

SAM Gallery

7-7:30 pm | Farm to Table Talk from Professor of French and Italian Irina Markina

4th floor galleries, meet at the entrance to the exhibition

Irina Markina teaches French language and culture at the University of Washington. She is a recent transplant to the PNW, having obtained her doctorate from Princeton University in 2022. She is currently working on a book on the overlooked public murals commissioned for Parisian town halls in the late nineteenth century.

Free First Thursday Evenings Presented by

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

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To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to experience art, SAM offers monthly free days and various discounts for visiting our locations.

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SAM Creates

SAM Creates offers drop-in workshops, open studios, and focused sessions with contemporary artists where you'll learn about artistic processes and develop your creative practices.

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SAM Performs

Pop-up performances, outdoor concerts, and partnerships with diverse performing arts organizations add movement and music to your museum experience.

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Get free admission on Free First Thursday at all SAM locations and take advantage of extended hours and art programming at Seattle Art Museum.

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