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One great museum. Three awesome locations. 🌆 Seattle Art Museum 🐫 Seattle Asian Art Museum 🌊 Olympic Sculpture Park
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@TheMERL
@britishmuseum
We like big ducks and we cannot lie 🦆
"Ducks at Play" 19th Century Felix Bracquemond
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@VanguardSeattle
shares useful tips on how to best see our popular
#InfiniteKusama
exhibition.
#Seattle
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Let's
#GOHAWKS
! Read all about our art bet w
@DenverArtMuseum
http://t.co/oRDMFlXoUY
#SAMvsDAM
http://t.co/nFoVI3X5xO
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Happy 88th birthday to artist
#YayoiKusama
! We're thrilled to welcome the
#InfiniteKusama
exhibition in June!
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We were thrilled to host
@Ciara
and
@DangeRussWilson
at Seattle Art Museum after the museum closed.
#InfiniteKusama
@12s
#GoHawks
Placed Our Dots In The Sticker Furniture Room. Incredible Experience.
#DateNight
#YayoiKusama
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"The Bat" = most likes of all our
#instagram
posts. On view now:
http://t.co/eGh1H6HjsD
@JeffreyVeregge
http://t.co/4j6pz7BeIQ
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#SeeingNature
opens this week at
#Seattle
Art
#Museum
! 2/16 free community event:
#artSEA
#museummonday
(Please RT)
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Coming to SAM in 2017! "Yayoi Kusama’s Mesmerizing Infinity Rooms Embark on a North American Tour" via
@robbreport
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Happy Labor Day! To celebrate, one of Seattle's most recognizable laborers, “Hammering Man,” is taking the day off. A champion of all working classes, this anonymous figure designed by Jonathan Borofsky swings his hammer 20 hours a day, 364 days a year.
📸 Benjamin Benschneider
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We can't stop smiling at these Starry Night & Van Gogh costumed kiddos!
#halloween
#art
#costume
http://t.co/SJtdmTa5ju
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"Broncho Buster" is here! Celebrating the
@Seahawks
today!
#SAMvsDAM
#GOHAWKS
(details:
http://t.co/Va9lvQ23cN)
http://t.co/sQRfTWiaEM
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Our art preparators use masks while working in the shop constructing exhibition materials, but right now hospitals need them more than we do! Here's SAM preparator Alexa sending a box of supplies to
@harborviewmc
! If you have unused PPE, consider donating:
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The last time John Lewis visited SAM we celebrated the release of his graphic novel, "MARCH," & he saw "Jacob Lawrence: Migration Series." This icon has impacted our country & our museum. As we remember him, we're watching him speak on
#SAMBlog
.
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Happy 162nd birthday, Vincent
#vanGogh
! This delicate painting will be on view at SAM this…
http://t.co/JpDohWXtL4
http://t.co/v4krscKPD4
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This past hump day was historic for many reasons outside of the inaugural memes, but we're enjoying them nonetheless! Don't forget your mask and mittens if you visit SAM's camels outside the
#AsianArtMuseum
in Volunteer Park.
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Feb 1 is the last day to experience "Start Now" at SAM Gallery. Art by
@troygua
:
#Prince
#PopHybrids
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"Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style" opens tomorrow! Take a peek at our time lapse video.
#SAMYSL
#MuseumMonday
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Did you know making art can be an act of
#selfcare
?🎨💖 It can reduce stress, increase focus, and help you through sad times—read more in
@businessinsider
!
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Seattle is going to the Super Bowl!
#SAMlovesSeahawks
#Seahawks
#GOHAWKS
!
@12s
@seahawks
(Img:
@troygua
)
http://t.co/1kBqlxknOC
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New art alert‼️ This gorgeous work is one of 19 screenprints by Native Northwest Coast artists in our new installation, "Inked!" See the installation on view when you
#ComeBackToSAM
3/5.
"Salmon Homecoming," 1996, Susan A. Point,
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Sammy the Camel ran into his pal
@GovInslee
on the way to help
@PearlJam
's
@SGossard
&
@darrellwrenn
sell copies during
@RealChangeNews
’
#VendorWeek
! 🐫 🗞️
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Would you believe that
#AndyWarhol
and other artists in SAM's collection once smuggled art to the moon? via
@artsy
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Seattle is breaking records! Check out the work of 62 global artists along the two-mile stretch next to the light rail and bus lane in SODO—it's the world's longest continuous corridor of street art.
Seattle’s SODO Track mural corridor is now the longest in the world. Sixty-two global artists contributed to two miles of murals, viewable by bus, train or on foot:
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Love this photo of an
#orca
near
#OlympicSculpturePark
! Photo by Photo by Kersti E. Muul via
@king5seattle
#PNW
#k5explore
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Do you see yourself working at SAM? We're hiring a Social Media Coordinator! Apply:
(Img: )
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http://t.co/iRi5zMOMIn
<-- We <3
@tomfruin
's Stained Glass House at
@BklynBrdgPark
!
#art
http://t.co/07OHTChCkO
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It took R. Crumb 4+ years to create 200 illustrations that make up "The Book of Genesis."
#GraphicMasters
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Congrats
@MFAboston
. As part of the
#MuseumBowl
wager, we share artwork from their collection
http://t.co/1PHQMOuUdK
http://t.co/2nelIOrKDU
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.
@MFABoston
&
@the_clark
- get a sculpture called The Hammered Man after we're through with ya!
#MuseumBowl
#12s
http://t.co/mLlATcUTjW
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#SAMRemix
tickets are going fast. Great lineup of events has been announced:
#Seattle
#seattlenightlife
#PNW
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Today we say goodbye to stunning & immersive
#YayoiKusama
exhibition. Share your photos & reflections w/ us using hashtag
#InfiniteKusama
!
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Happy birthday to our downtown building! Over 10K visitors streamed through the doors when they opened for the first time today in 1991. Here's a model of the original building, isn't it cute?!
#onthisday
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SAM's upcoming
#InfiniteKusama
is a reason why
@NatGeoTravel
names
#Seattle
one of Best Summer Trips 2017!
@NatGeoPR
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Today we are joining the
@space_needle
alongside many other Seattle organizations in raising a virtual
#WeGotThisSeattle
flag to recognize and celebrate our combined efforts to contain COVID-19.
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Admission to the Seattle Asian Art Museum is FREE this Friday! Yes, you read that right. Admission to the museum is always free on the last Friday of each month. Space is limited so make sure to reserve your tickets online now.
📸 Natali Wiseman
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Love this colorful Honeycomb street art in Germany by artist Marina Zumi!
http://t.co/zCQ7YNNNtS
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#GOHAWKS
! Happy
#BlueFriday
@Seahawks
!
#TGIBF
#NFLFanRecord
(art: etsy turquoisecreative)
#SEAvsSTL
http://t.co/ABdpDWXUtz
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Enjoy the
@seattlesymphony
from the comfort of your own quarantine—they're broadcasting free live performances on their site and social channels!
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How do paintings get restretched at SAM? With a lot of TLC! Check out this behind the scenes conservation team working on 2 Morris Louis paintings that were oversized & needed restretching here at SAM!
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Happy opening day to
#InfiniteKusama
at
@TheBroad
! Here is the
#timelapse
video from The Obliteration Room when it was at SAM.
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The wait is over! "Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Willson" is now officially on view, see powerful portrayals of Native culture for free at our Community Opening Celebration today, 5–9 pm! 🎉
#SAMDoubleExposure
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🗞BIG NEWS! Today, we’re announcing a major gift of 48 artworks by Alexander Calder and a $10 million endowment to the museum from the collection of Jon and Kim Shirley. Learn more about this incredible gift on
#SAMBlog
now!
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Today, we're remembering abstract artist Sam Gilliam who recently died at the age of 88. Five of his paintings are in SAM's collection—read the full New York Times' obituary as we celebrate his life and artwork.
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Fans in
@Seahawks
gear visit Seattle Art Museum FREE on 1/16
#BlueFriday
!
#WeAre12
#GoHawks
(Credit:
@troygua
)
http://t.co/7IicgTk4GM
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We're so excited to share the news!
@yousuck2020
is sharing "Untitled" by
#JeanMichelBasquiat
with the West Coast for the first time ever! "Basquiat—Untitled" opens at SAM 3/21!
#Basquiat
次はシアトル美術館へ！
#JeanMichelBasquiat
’s masterpiece moves across America to
@iheartSAM
. Basquiat-Untitled opens on 21 March, and will be available to everyone through 13 August.
#Basquiat
#Sothebys
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It's Opening Day for
#AndrewWyeth
here at
#Seattle
Art
#Museum
! We can't wait to hear your reviews.
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Hammering Man is in! Wearing a big ol' 12 for
#BlueFriday
! 🏈
#GoHawks
@Seahawks
http://t.co/OUmOn7v0v9
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These found objects installations have to be viewed from the right angle (More:
http://t.co/K1TP5kqlrM)
#art
http://t.co/FLrVS49a7L
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In its first year open, the Seattle Art Museum hosted 346,287 visitors. (At that time the city’s population was around 365,000.)
#DayofFacts
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I had a great night tweeting for
#SAMDisguise
. WOULD TWEET AGAIN. Thanks for the great night!
Love,
@IjeomaOluo
http://t.co/LvwmV37iWZ
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After a 24-month-long renovation and expansion, we're excited to announce that the Seattle Asian Art Museum will reopen February 8, 2020. Find out more about this exciting transformation!
#IHeartAsianArt
#SeattleAsianArtMuseum
#SeattleArtMuseum
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RIP to legendary Seattle-based Jazz pianist Deems Tsutakawa. Son of sculptor George Tsutakawa & classical musician Ayame Tsutakawa, he was one of many incredible Tsutakawa artists that have left a lasting legacy on Seattle.
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We're honored to announce that SAM has received 19 major artworks that formed the core of the Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis Collection. Learn more about this gift and what it means to the museum on
#SAMBlog
:
“A game-changer in the status of the museum”: Seattle Art Museum gets donation of 19 works by artists including Bacon, Rothko, Krasner, Pollock, Frankenthaler, Kline, and de Kooning
@iheartSAM
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"Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle" is coming to SAM in 2021. Learn more about this moving & important body of work in this
@nytimes
write up!
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Congrats
@the_clark
&
@mfaboston
. We are still
#12s
forever here in Seattle.
#SB49
#BackNextYear
#MuseumBowl
http://t.co/FGu08caKF2
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We kick off
#MuseumWeek
with today's theme:
#secretsMW
. Check out the lighting behind SAM's Porcelain Room!
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We ❤️ dogs! For
#NationalDogDay
🐶, we’re celebrating some of our favorite four-legged friends at the
#OlympicSculpturePark
. Leash up your pup, snap a pic, and tag us in
#YourSAMStories
next time you're at the park!
Photos: marieandpercival, yoda_siberianhusky, meet_mocha on IG
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Here's how American Indian fashion looks WITHOUT cultural appropriation:
http://t.co/2h3PhJ27iD
#IndigenousBeauty
http://t.co/eubd7Za0ta
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Please RT: SAM FREE tomorrow if you wear Seahawks colors as we welcome Broncho Buster!
#SAMvsDAM
#GOHAWKS
http://t.co/aW3yDmD9FA
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Learn the Raven story depicted in this silkscreen in our
#SAMObjectoftheWeek
on
#SAMBlog
. Then see this work in "Inked! Northwest Coast Silkscreen Prints from the Colwell Collection" at Seattle Art Museum.
["Raven Releasing the Sun," 1985, George Hunt Jr.]
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VIDEO:
@SoundersFC
goalkeeper
@Stefan24Frei
talks about one of his favorite artworks in
#SeeingNature
#Sounders
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As a teen,
#YvesSaintLaurent
cut models from fashion mags & created outfits from paper. 1st time on view in the US.
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"Valley 2" is one of many Ryan Molenkamp paintings that explore the topographies of the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about the artist and see his work on view
#AtSAMGallery
!
"Valley 2," Ryan Molenkamp, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
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On the blog: "Journey to Dunhuang: Buddhist Art of the Silk Road Caves"
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SAM Members, don’t miss your opportunity to see
#InfiniteKusama
! Member Pre-sale now through May 29.
#InfiniteKusama
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We're sad we weren't able to have more people experience John Akomfrah's incredible video essays in "Future History" at SAM, but you can learn more about his art in
@TheStranger
.
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🍂⏰ Daylight Saving time ends tonight at 2 am! As a reminder, we're looking at Seattle artist George Tsutakawa's "Sunset, Point of Arches,
#10
." Although he is better known for his large-scale bronze fountains, Tsutakawa continued to paint throughout his career.
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SAM joins the cultural community in solidarity & supports
@MuseumDirectors
statement on President Trump's
#TravelBan
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