Seattle Art Museum closes due to ‘staff shortages’ amid nationwide strike

The Seattle Art Museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum had planned to be open and "free to the public today as a space for community gathering." ...
The Art Newspaper

Persistent low attendance and funding cuts are forcing US museums to think local

Patchy attendance, the AAM’s report shows, is compounded by growing financial strain. Nearly one third of respondents cited ...

Seattle’s MOHAI to display documents from America’s founding era

Seattle's Museum of History & Industry is one of just eight museums nationwide to display these documents, in celebration of ...
India West

Seattle Asian Art Museum To Host Suchitra Mattai’s Textile Art

SEATTLE, WA – The Seattle Asian Art Museum will present Suchitra Mattai: She Walked in Reverse and Found Their Songs from April 9 to July 20, marking the artist’s debut solo exhibition in Seattle.
KUOW

Seattle-area businesses, students join national general strike

The general strike on Jan. 30 was organized by the 50501 group, which has organized protests against the Trump administration ...
Capital Press

Seattle museum focuses on food, Oregon State seeks exhibition submissions

A new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum features several works where agriculture takes center stage. “Farm to Table: Art, Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism,” includes more than 50 ...
The New York Times

Seattle Art Museum

Across the United States, younger curators work to broaden audiences and redefine not only what an exhibition can be but also what an artwork is. By Laurel Graeber A show now at the Seattle Art Museum ...
Connecticut Post

A brief history of the Seattle Art Museum

1908: The Seattle Fine Art Society, the parent institution of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), is founded. 1928: The Fine Art Society is renamed the Art Institute of Seattle under president Carl F. Gould ...