Amazing displays and diversity of art genres. Wish the Egyptian displays were larger butt overall an outstanding time.

Place is free to enter but you can contribute what ever youd like. Some very nice exhibits. You can easily spend a couple of hours here.

Attended on 1st Thursday of month and it was free. The Flesh and blood works exhibited were inspiring!

Wonderful museum experience for my family and me!

Just a cool place. Love the African masks

Showed art of some of countries I have visited.The place is very uptight!

Amazing artist displays can be found here! Definitely a go to!

Great place, lovely lighting for the art! And it was a pay-what-you-want day which was really cool (as being a broke college student can be hard)

Well organized, interesting variety of art exhibits, multiple seating areas for rests and the attached cafe had drinkable coffee at tolerable prices.

Variety of art! 1st Thursday of the month is free. Thank you ️

Its a really good museum, has a lot of very different areas so youll probably end up finding lots of things youll find interesting.

Seattle Art Museum has a fantastic permanent northwest collection on display. Traveling exhibits also grace the Museums galleries. It is always an enlightening place to spend several hours.

Awesome gallery! The space was large and had a mix of modern and older artwork. There is a coat check if you have luggage. Their signs at tickets are misleading, admission to the gallery except for the special exhibit is actually by donation.

Amazing Museum! Has a nice atmosphere and the art shown here is great!

I love SAM Gallery; When I walk into the building Im always transported back to my childhood, before the self-consciousness of adulthood interfered with being creative. That childlike openness is fed by encouragement from the terrific teachers Ive had in my drawing, painting, and sewing classes. Its such a safe, supportive environment that I always feel confident to try new things when Im there. If youve always wanted to take an art class, SAM Gallery is the perfect place to start!

Me and my lady went and gave our tickets which still had time on them to two girl that seem to be in high school. They were shocked and happy.

Small, varies from kinda interesting art to boring art. Other than that comfortable and worth a quick stroll through.

Great modern art permanent collection, its about a 3 hour visit if you take your time.

Great views of the city and an essential element of a walking tour of Old Fourth Ward. (O4W)

Much history, and an amazing guide.

Sam I used to work at Sam and it was really really nice and fun but what theyve done with the new Sam is mated absolutely amazing we are true contenders now with the rest of the world Harmony Sam everything in it is absolutely extraordinary youve got to go visit thats wonderful Im very pleased to know that weve done such a great job and Ive had something to do with that girl Sam

I love this place! Its pretty big with a respectably large permanent exhibit collection. They have a large area for traveling collections, cafe, and the obligatory gift shop. However, the gift shop sells more than just mass produced souvenirs one could get anywhere. They also have a back room with original works!

I am tired of SAM trying to impress with politically correct exhibits. How about an exhibit that does not shout out the interests of very select groups? By trying to impress, SAM only works to silence other voices which popular media is only too happy to silence. Does art have to be a weapon for a narrow political vision seeking to re-shape the cultural narrative according to its own dictates? Shame on this gallery.

Great selection. Great staff. Great fun

Great exhibit from the Capodimonte Museum

We came not in the best time. Between excebitions. So we didnt had too much to see. I wish they had guided tour for the permanent show.

It was a great experience.

The wind was blowing very hard as I ducked into the SAM for a brief relief. 3 hours later I emerged warm from the inside out. From the aboriginal art was a rhythmic lullaby to begin. The patterns were so precise and yet humanely imperfect. A good lesson for me! As I moved from tree bark to paper the rhythm, energy and pattern continued its expression. Mark Toby’s works transform pattern and energy into life, culture, and heart. A new appreciation for Rothko peaked my interest in his expression of emotion. I learned in the next room, about the feeling of vertical versus horizontal expression, so different! From there I had an experience of being Jewish in the large room there was a humbling piece, a room dark brick cold: for me a rendering of being alone with G-d and ones foes. The same German artist in grad scale rendered the feeling for me of loss: all the homesteads wrecked by death. From there onto a grand sized ink blot. How might my mental state be interpreted?From here up to Egypt Rome and Greece and the perfection on the the Renaissance. The Adoration of the Magi a welcome relief. How did those masters learn to paint? As I walked from the Italian room to the look upon a painting from a bedroom trunk, again I saw pattern energy and movement; near perfection but still I was able to see the human hand. Excellent day only made warmer by the bowl of tomato soup I enjoyed before I made my way up to the Market by 5:00.

Really fantastic and well put together art gallery.

Pretty decent for the city, for a comprehensive art museum, is not like the de young or LACMA. also I continue to find its permanent exhibition of Western art overly focused on white settler art with positionally (putting in the back and side of the gallery) compliment of native art. Also a extensive yet yawn-worthy selection of glass art on permanent display.

Lots of great art.

Always something new to discouver and immerse oneself in.

Been visiting this pillar of Seattle and Ballard for more than 25 years. Dont forget the day old shelf for making epic croutons and bread pudding.

Artworks were displayed beautifully and staff was super helpful. However, admission wasnt cheap and the gallery was very sparse.

Worth a trip if you are in seattle

Seattle is lucky to have such a great museum.

Soon enough they will feature my work!

Omg! I was taken aback by the sheer amount of art and sculptures. Amazing!!

Exceptional place exceptional exhibits exceptional food in the cafe

You can visit just with a donation. You choose the amount. It’s worth a visit (if you don’t have anything else left in you to do list in Seattle) but don’t expect anything at the level of other Modern art museums (such as Chicago of NY).

Love it so interesting

Cool place to see with the adults

So much to see. Spent about 3 hours there.

I was disappointed in the Victorian show but the museum has other displays I enjoy.

Excellent collection of arts

#art #modernart #rainyday #inspiration

Ive been visiting the SAM for over a decade. It is a main attraction for me. Great rotating exhibits.

Amazing experience, a place to go if you are on Seattle

Must visit in Seattle for all art lovers

Great organization helping families

We go here often

Very nice!

Perfect way to end the day for a woulda-been, coulda-been artistic dilletante, and rub-shoulders with some who are. bring a friend these events!

Eh, is ok

Fantastic gallery

Simply brilliant

Excellent

Its ok

World class facility

Always worth a visit!

Cool place!!!

Seattle art fair .august4~8.2016