The Seattle Art Museum has pretty much everything you'd like to see if you wanted to see what's going on in terms of the Pacific Northwest - modern? check (including cars with lights coming out of them in the lobby), Pacific NW Native People's art? check (do take the time to watch the video). We saw a terrific European Masters... More

This is a very good museum. Don't take any bags or packs. My husband had his camera in his camera backpack and had to check it at the coat check. We only spent two hours there, needed more time! Do visit.

SAM was so close to our hotel, the Fairmont, we thought to stop in. We lucked into a free 2 p.m. tour. The guide was excellent, extremely knowledgeable and made the visit more enjoyable and interactive than the normal audio tour.

Art museums are the second most important thing I consider in a city, to decide to go back (or not). (The first is theaters). Seattle Art Museum has three locations. Downtown, The Asian Art and the Sculpture Park. I was a bit disappointed by the Downtown location, not because it is actually bad, but because of the misleading advertising of... More

Had the European Masters exhibit not been here, I never would have considered it. In fact, I live here and can't even remember the last time I set foot in the SAM. As others have noted, lots of space and very little art (comparatively), especially considering how much money is in Seattle now. What a joke. The EM exhibit was... More

Great revolving material and new exhibits rotate in and out periodically. SAM is a good place to just take it in.

Got there on a first Thursday so their permanent collection was free. I have a particular interest in American Indian art so limited my looking to that gallery. 90% Northwest Tribes with some some pieces from South American cultures. Pieces of both traditional and contemporary art, with a few brief videos by artists explaining their work. Decent gift shop which... More

This exhibit was one of the best I've seen in Seattle. The masterpieces were beautifully displayed, it was a great exhibition and i'm glad I took the time to visit. SAM is an asset to Seattle!

if yo are the art museum type, this is gorgeous museum in walking distance of downtown/waterfront attractions