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Seattle Outdoor Movie Guide 2023

From Marymoor Park to Seattle Center's Movies at the Mural, here's where to catch outdoor film screenings this summer.

06/02/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

On View

Molly Vaughan’s After Boucher Brings Rococo to the Frye

The trans activist and Seattle artist's paintings and drawings, based on the work of François Boucher, are featured in the museum's Boren Banner Series.

10/21/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Art History

Rehabilitating Uncle SAM

SAM drew on a panel of community advisors, including Wa Na Wari's Inye Wokoma and Jake Prendez of the Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery, for the reinstallation.

09/19/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Enter the Museum

New Wing Luke Exhibit Showcases the Teachings of Bruce Lee

'Be Water, My Friend' is a new permanent exhibit featuring 2,800 of the famous martial artist and actor's books.

08/03/2022 By Ann Karneus

This Month in Seattle Tech

The Museum of Museums Cancels the Amazon vs. Microsoft Exhibit

A social media controversy led founder Greg Lundgren to pull the plug on a show aiming to bridge the Seattle art and tech worlds.

07/29/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Anti-Museum

Banksyland Rejects the Art Gallery Convention

This unauthorized exhibit aims to capture Banksy's anti-establishment ethos in the way it presents the famed street artist's work.

06/15/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Day in the Life

A SAM Curator Reframes the Mysterious World of Fine Art

The Seattle Art Museum's first ever curator of South Asian art takes us along for a day of liaising with Christie's and local private collectors.

06/09/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Prestige TV

Jean Smart's Long, Fascinating Road from Ballard to Hacks

The Seattle-born actress tours the country, in the second season of the HBO series, as Deborah Vance. But her film and drama resume’s already been there.

05/09/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Met Recs

May Pick: Our Blue Planet: Global Visions of Water at SAM

If you're wondering what to do in Seattle this May, we recommend checking out Seattle Art Museum's special exhibition on climate.

05/05/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Space to Dream

Gallery 4Culture Reopens to the Public

The free gallery near Pioneer Square maintained by King County's agency for cultural funding reopens for in-person visitors and First Thursdays.

05/04/2022 By Sophie Grossman

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Killer Confessions

Bosco Brings Seattle Grunge to RuPaul's Drag Race Season Finale

Local drag queen Bosco's decadent horror-inspired drag looks and quick wit have earned her a place as a finalist on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

04/22/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Moving the Needle

Two Generations of Female Tattoo Artists Propel the Industry Forward

Madame Lazonga and Lolli Morlock are two of the many artists carving a new path for women and queer people in a once male-dominated field.

03/21/2022 By Sophie Grossman Photography by Daniel Berman

Arts and Minds

In The Public Eye: A Look at Seattle Through Art Installations

From Rachel the Pig at Pike Place to the BLM mural, Seattle is connected by a thread of new and historic artworks that tell the story of our city.

03/18/2022 By Sophie Grossman Photography by Chona Kasinger

Hot stuff

Bridgerton Is Back for a Steamy Second Season

Seattle author Julia Quinn, the voice behind the sexy and groundbreaking Shonda Rhimes show, is enjoying the ride.

03/15/2022 By Allison Williams

Seattle on TV

Luke Kolpin, Seattle’s Top Chef Contestant, Prepares for Prime Time

He cooked at Canlis, then spent nearly nine years at Noma in Copenhagen. He makes his TV debut March 3 on Bravo's wildly popular reality cooking show.

03/02/2022 By Ann Karneus

Seattle in the Movies

Steven Soderbergh’s Kimi Holds a Mirror Up to Seattle

The picture revealed in the HBO Max movie, filmed in Seattle and starring Zoe Kravitz, is one of a dystopian metropolis ruled by evil tech corporations.

02/18/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Scene Stealer

Seattle in the Movies

What they got right and oh so wrong.

02/08/2022

Seattle in the Movies

Sleepless in Seattle Makes Me Deeply Grateful That I Don’t Remember the '90s

The Nora Ephron film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan is one of the most classic romcoms of all time–but does it actually have anything to do with Seatttle?

12/31/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Seattle in the Movies

10 Things I Hate About You Shows Us the Real Seattle

The 1999 movie starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt reminds us what we hate—and love—about our city.

12/30/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Seattle in the Movies

Fifty Shades of Grey: Is It 50 Shades of Terrible?

Can we really trust a movie set in Seattle where half the population seems to use an umbrella?

12/29/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

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