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Free First Thursday

Sep 5 2024

10 am–8 pm

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum

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

Tickets are available both onsite and online.


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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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What’s on at Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Oct 26 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Oct 26 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Oct 26 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Diwali Ball

Oct 26 2024

   

7–11:59 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection

Oct 27 2024

   

11:30 am–12:30 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Oct 27 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Public Tour: Journeys Through Time and Space

Oct 27 2024

   

1:30–2:30 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series

Oct 29 2024

   

5:30–7:45 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Films: Korean Cinema's Got Style - The Host

Oct 30 2024

   

6:30–9:30 pm
Seattle Art Museum

DĂ­a de los Muertos Community Celebration

Nov 1 2024

   

6–9:30 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Fall Educator Workshop: Read-a-Rama

Nov 2 2024

   

10:30 am–12:30 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Joyce J. Scott Public Tour

Nov 2 2024

   

1:15–2:15 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Films: Korean Cinema's Got Style - The Good, the Bad, and the Weird

Nov 3 2024

   

2–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Presents: Beyond

Oct 2–Nov 3 2024

   

10 am–5 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Asian Art Museum

Nov 7 2024

   

10 am–5 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Fall Educator Open House | Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams

Nov 7 2024

   

4–7 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Nov 7 2024

   

10 am–8 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Discovering Bhutan

Nov 9 2024

   

10–11:30 am
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Diwali Family Festival

Nov 9 2024

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Joyce J. Scott Drop-in Workshop

Nov 9 2024

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

Up Close with Conservators: Geneva Griswold

Nov 13 2024

   

6–7:30 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Films: Korean Cinema's Got Style - Joint Security Area

Nov 13 2024

   

6:30–9:30 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

The Creative Advantage: Meet & Greet

Nov 14 2024

   

5–7 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Talks: Bethany Collins

Nov 14 2024

   

6–8 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Joyce J. Scott Drop-in Workshop

Nov 16 2024

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Opening Reception: Polarity

Nov 16 2024

   

2–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Shop: Meet the Makers - Marita Dingus and Ginny Ruffner

Nov 16 2024

   

2–4 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Films: Korean Cinema's Got Style - Killing Romance

Nov 17 2024

   

2–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Performs: Jazz Series

Nov 23 2024

   

12–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Performs: Jazz Series

Nov 30 2024

   

12–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Presents: Polarity

Nov 6–Dec 1 2024

   

10 am–5 pm
Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum

Free First Thursday

Dec 5 2024

   

10 am–8 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturdays Presented by PNC Bank

Dec 7 2024

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Performs: Jazz Series

Dec 7 2024

   

12–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Opening Reception: Invitation to Collect

Dec 7 2024

   

2–4 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Silk Road Environmentalism and the Arts

Dec 14 2024

   

10–11:30 am
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Joyce J. Scott Drop-in Workshop

Dec 14 2024

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Figure Drawing with Studio Paradiso

Oct 12–Dec 21 2024

   

1:30–4 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Gallery Presents: Invitation to Collect

Dec 4–29 2024

   

10 am–5 pm
Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum

Free First Thursday

Jan 2 2025

   

10 am–8 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Joyce J. Scott Drop-in Workshop

Jan 11 2025

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Art Museum

SAM Creates: Figure Drawing with Studio Paradiso

Jan 11 2025

   

1:30–4 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Lunar New Year Family Festival Presented by PNC Bank

Feb 1 2025

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Mexican “Muralismo” in Contemporary Japanese Arts and Literature

Feb 8 2025

   

10–11:30 am
Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series

Feb 20 2025

   

5:30–7:30 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturdays Presented by PNC Bank

Mar 1 2025

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Plumage and Power, Decadence and Decay

Mar 8 2025

   

10–11:30 am
Seattle Art Museum

Spring Educator Open House | Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei

Apr 3 2025

   

4–7 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturdays Presented by PNC Bank

Apr 5 2025

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Performing Identity in Contemporary Art of Mongolia

Apr 12 2025

   

10–11:30 am
Seattle Art Museum

Spring Educator Workshop: Art & Activism

Apr 26 2025

   

10:30 am–4 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Family Saturdays Presented by PNC Bank

May 3 2025

   

11 am–2 pm
Seattle Asian Art Museum

Saturday University: Paper Reliquaries

May 10 2025

   

10–11:30 am
Seattle Asian Art Museum

SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series

May 15 2025

   

5:30–7:30 pm