Seattle Art Museum

Downtown's flagship art museum, with free First Thursdays, daily public tours, drop-in printmaking and sound-bath sessions in The Studio at SAM, film nights and talks.

Coming up at SAM

15 dated

Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.

Oct25The Studio at SAM: Sound Bowl HealingSunday, 3:00 PMAn hour-long sound session in The Studio at SAM, the museum's hands-on space, where a practitioner plays crystal singing bowls for the group. It runs 3–4pm Sunday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave (Symphony Station on the 1 Line); the listing does not publish a price. Further sessions are scheduled on 1, 15 and 29 November and 13 and 27 December.See listing
Oct29The Studio at SAM: Entertaining EveningsOct 29 – Oct 29A Thursday-evening session in The Studio at SAM, the museum's hands-on art room, where visitors sit down at shared tables to paint and draw. It runs 4–8pm at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave (Symphony Station on the 1 Line); the listing does not publish a price. Entertaining Evenings recur on 5 and 19 November and 3 and 17 December.See listing
Oct31The Studio at SAM: Print ShopSaturday, 11:00 AMA drop-in printmaking session in The Studio at SAM, the museum's hands-on art room, set up with stamps and supplies for making your own prints. It runs 11am–3pm Saturday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave (Symphony Station on the 1 Line); the listing does not show a price. Print Shop returns on Saturdays through November, including 14, 21 and 28 November.See listing
Oct31Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's CollectionSATURDAYS · 11:30 AM · next Sat, Oct 31, 11:30 AMA one-hour guided walk through standout works in the Seattle Art Museum's permanent collection. Saturday tours start at 11:30am at 1300 First Ave, a short walk from Symphony Station on the 1 Line, and the museum also runs highlights tours on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at varying times. The listing does not publish a price separate from museum admission.See listing
Nov5Free First ThursdayNov 5 – Nov 5On the first Thursday of the month the downtown Seattle Art Museum waives admission for everyone, so you can walk through the collection and current exhibitions without a ticket. Doors are open 10am–8pm at 1300 First Ave, a short walk from Symphony Station on the 1 Line. That evening the museum's hands-on Studio also runs an Entertaining Evenings session from 4pm, and the next free day is 3 December.Free
Nov7Family Saturday: Storytime and Family ToursSaturday, 10:30 AMA morning for families at the Seattle Art Museum combining a storytime with tours of the galleries pitched at children and their grown-ups. It runs 10:30am–12:30pm Saturday at 1300 First Ave downtown, close to Symphony Station on the 1 Line; the listing does not publish a price. The next Family Saturday is 5 December.See listing
Nov12Karon Davis: Not My Circus Opening CelebrationThursday, 5:00 PMAn opening-night party for the exhibition Karon Davis: Not My Circus, with magician Gruff Webb roaming the galleries performing tricks on request and Blu Bone (Namir Fearce) leading an interactive gesture and call-and-response piece at 6pm and 7:15pm. It runs 5–8pm Thursday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, near Symphony Station on the 1 Line, and is included with museum admission.Included with admission
Nov14Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan DemonstrationNov 14 – Nov 14Certified instructors from Seizankai perform a Japanese tea ceremony in the museum's teahouse, showing how the giving and receiving of a bowl of tea can be a practice of mindful living; the audience watches but is not served tea. The hour-long demonstration starts at 3pm Saturday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave (Symphony Station on the 1 Line), is included with admission and seats people first come, first served. A second demonstration follows on 21 November.Included with admission
Nov15The Studio at SAM: Sound Bowl HealingNov 15 – Nov 15Settle in for an hour of crystal singing bowls played live in The Studio at SAM, the museum's participatory art space. The session runs 3–4pm Sunday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, a short walk from Symphony Station on the 1 Line; no price appears on the listing. Other sessions fall on 29 November and 13 and 27 December.See listing
Nov21The Studio at SAM: Print ShopSaturday, 11:00 AMDrop into The Studio at SAM to make prints at shared worktables in the museum's bright, hands-on art space. It runs 11am–3pm Saturday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave, a few minutes from Symphony Station on the 1 Line; no price is shown on the listing. That afternoon the museum's teahouse also hosts a Chanoyu tea demonstration at 3pm.See listing
Nov21Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan DemonstrationNov 21 – Nov 21Tea instructors from Seizankai demonstrate chanoyu, the Japanese way of preparing and offering tea, inside the Seattle Art Museum's teahouse; it is a demonstration only, with no tea served to visitors. It runs 3–4pm Saturday at 1300 First Ave downtown, near Symphony Station on the 1 Line, and is included with admission, with first-come seating. The same program also ran the previous Saturday, 14 November.Included with admission
Dec3Free First ThursdayDec 3 – Dec 3Admission to the Seattle Art Museum is free for all visitors all day, 10am–8pm, and from 5pm the evening adds live music, drop-in art making in the galleries, a Build-a-Beast printmaking activity and a SAM Gallery artist talk. The museum is at 1300 First Ave downtown, a few minutes from Symphony Station on the 1 Line; tickets can be picked up online or on site. This follows the 5 November free day.Free
Dec5Family Saturday: Storytime and Family ToursSaturday, 10:30 AMKids and their adults gather in the galleries for a story and a family-oriented tour, often sitting on the gallery floor to draw along the way. It runs 10:30am–12:30pm Saturday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave (Symphony Station on the 1 Line), and the listing does not show a price. The free Saturdays at SAM program follows from noon the same day.See listing
Dec5Saturdays at SAMSaturday, 12:00 PMA free midday drop-in program at the Seattle Art Museum, pictured on the museum's calendar as a table activity with staff working alongside children. It runs noon–3pm Saturday at 1300 First Ave downtown, near Symphony Station on the 1 Line, and is labeled free. It follows the morning's Family Saturday storytime and tours; the November edition was canceled.Free
Dec13The Studio at SAM: Sound Bowl HealingDec 13 – Dec 13A December sound-bath hour in The Studio at SAM, with crystal singing bowls played for those gathered in the museum's hands-on space. It runs 3–4pm Sunday at the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave (Symphony Station, 1 Line), and the museum does not list a price for it. One more session closes the year on 27 December.See listing

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Questions people ask

Where is SAM?＋

1300 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, in Downtown. Symphony or University Street (1 Line).

What's on at SAM?＋

15 upcoming listings on our calendar; the next is The Studio at SAM: Sound Bowl Healing on Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 PM.

How much do events at SAM cost?＋

3 listings are free.

Does SAM have anything on weekends or evenings?＋

Of the 15 dated listings, 11 fall on a weekend and 1 start at 5pm or later.

How do I book at SAM?＋

On SAM's own website or booking page, linked from each listing. We read the dates and prices off it by hand and do not sell tickets.

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