Well Curated

Seattle's Essential Museums

A guide to the artistic and cultural institutions that define our city’s past, present, and future.

02/20/2023 By Sophie Grossman, Zoe Sayler, Benjamin Cassidy, and Allison Williams

Monthly Planner

The Top Things to Do in Seattle This February

The Asian Art Museum returns, a jazz legend gets operatic, and Tim and Eric demand your attendance.

01/31/2020 By Stefan Milne

Changing Art Guard

Seattle Art Museum Announces Its Next Director

Amada Cruz will leave the Phoenix Art Museum and replace Kimerly Rorschach at SAM.

06/10/2019 By Stefan Milne

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week April 4–10

Spend your week rocking out with Diarrhea Planet, paying homage to Seattle jazz great Ernestine Anderson, and getting the blues at Asian Art Museum.

04/04/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week March 7–13

Marvel at art from the Silk Road, get a writing lesson from Susan Orlean, and see Waxahatchee strip down her sound.

03/07/2016 By Scott Johnson Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: November 24–30

Japanese neo-pop art, local authors become booksellers for a day, Thanksgiving football: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

11/24/2014 By Darren Davis

Visual Art

Japanese Art Deco Takes Over the Asian Art Museum

Deco Japan offers a fascinatingly detailed look at the country's Western-influenced art boom in the early 20th century.

06/26/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle Style

Runway Report: Built for Man

Luxury menswear designer Francisco Hernandez and his brand Built for Man's latest collection at the Asian Art Museum.

04/02/2013 By Kirby Ellis

Slideshow

Built for Man Fashion Show

04/02/2013