SAM Connects Art to Life. SAM provides a welcoming place for people to connect with art and to consider its relationship to their lives. SAM collects, preserves and exhibits objects from across time and across cultures, exploring the dynamic connections between past and present.

From its early 20th-century roots as the Seattle Fine Arts Society to its growth into an internationally renowned museum with three distinct venues, explore how the Seattle Art Museum evolved into a vital Seattle institution. SAM is a member of the Washington Art Consortium, an educational cooperative of seven art museums in Washington State with common goals to promote the understanding and appreciation of art. SAM is one museum in three locations: SAM Downtown, Seattle Asian Art Museum at Volunteer Park, and the Olympic Sculpture Park on the downtown waterfront.

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