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COVID-19 Update: All SAM Locations Currently Closed

Nov 16 2020

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Object of the Week: Martin Luther King Jr., Lowndes County, March 24, 1965

Jan 15 2021

Object of the Week: The ’20s … The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots

Jan 8 2021

Object of the Week: Dancewand for Sango

Jan 1 2021

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Dec 29 2020

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Nov 14 2020

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Jan 11 2021

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Jan 12 2021

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Jan 6 2021

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$Sweet dream or nightmare?🐭 💤 We\'re exploring Katharina Fritsch\'s giant sculpture \"Mann und Maus\" on #SAMBlog with storyteller Jéhan Òsanyìn and SAM docent Sylvia Fisher. Learn more about this intriguing sculpture while you #StayHomeWithSAM! • #LinkInBio #SeattleArtMuseum #KatharinaFritsch #Sculpture [\"Mann und Maus,\" 1991-92, Katharina Fritsch. Polyester resin and paint, 90 1/2 x 51 1/2 x 94 1/2 in., Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2007.118. © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.]$
$We can’t wait to reopen our downtown location, so let’s get Healthy Washington! We are preparing to be able to reopen just as soon as we get the green light. Unfortunately, “City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped A New Seattle,” has to close before we’ll be able to reopen due to the recently updated WA State official public health restrictions on indoor gatherings. We’re sad we won’t be able to share this stunning exhibition with you, but keep an eye out for an upcoming virtual tour of \"City of Tomorrow.\" And, thanks to Jinny’s incredible generosity and legacy, visitors to SAM can see these artworks in the future as part of our collection. The Seattle Asian Art Museum and the PACCAR Pavilion at the Olympic Sculpture Park also remain closed, however the park is open and free. Sign up for SAM’s enews to find out when we have a reopening date and tickets go on sale! • #CovidUpdate #StayHomeWithSAM #SeattleArtMuseum #CityOfTomorrow [Installation view of \"City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped a New Seattle\" at Seattle Art Museum, 2020, photo: Natali Wiseman.]$
$Wednesday marked the historic election of Georgia’s first Black and first Jewish senators. On this day, the world also witnessed an attack on the democratic process and the peaceful transition of power. One century after the scene in “The ’20s …The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots,” painted by Jacob Lawrence, the people’s right to vote continues to be a cornerstone of American democracy. Hopefully, out of this struggle we can emerge stronger and, as Lawrence believed, find beauty in that strength. • #LinkInBio #SAMObjectOfTheWeek #JacobLawrence #SeattleArtMuseum [“The 1920\'s...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots,” 1974, Jacob Lawrence, ink on paper, 32 x 24 5/16 in., Gift of the Lorillard Co., N.Y., 75.70 copyright: Jacob Lawrence.]$
$Dance artists @michele_mybelle_ , @niaaminam , and @baila_rina bring Franz Kline’s abstract painting \"Cross Section\" to life with their movements. Kline\'s painting was a gift to SAM from the Wright Collection and its inclusion in \"City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped a New Seattle\" marks its debut as part of our Modern and Contemporary Collection. Though \"City of Tomorrow\" closes January 18, you can look forward to seeing all the artworks on view in the future at SAM.$
$We are welcoming the new year with a goddess named Oya, who offers to make way for changes in 2021. Oya comes from the Yoruba of Nigeria and is related to a sculpture from our collection who is a devotee of Sango. Oya is Sango’s consort. Her winds clear the path of opposition, helping him remove any obstacles to change. You can feel her presence in playful winds, or in more dangerous tornadoes and hurricanes. Let Oya’s breeze of blessing and winds of transformation unfurl in the New Year. Learn more about these figures on #SAMBlog while you #StayHomeWithSAM. • #LinkInBio #SeattleArtMuseum #Sculpture #SeattleArt [\"Dancewand for Sango,\" Nigerian, wood, 19 7/8 x 7 9/16 x 4 5/8 in., Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 67.91. \"Winds of Change: We Are Still Here,\" 2020, Marita Dingus and Preston Hampton, Jackson Apartments, Seattle, Washington.]$
$Happy New Year\'s Eve from SAM! One of our resolutions is to reopen the renovated and expanded Asian Art Museum just as soon as we are able. When we do, you can take in the wintry details of this incredible Japanese silk jacket in person. This jacket’s design—birds in a snowy landscape—is drawn from the well-known painting \"Mandarin Ducks in Snow\" by Ito Jakuchu. Made from silk, the garment was created with a freehand paste-resist dyeing technique called \"yuzen-zome\" where the paste is meticulously painted on before dyeing the garment. • #SeattleArtMuseum #Silk #JapaneseArt #YuzenZome [\"Men’s jacket\" (detail), ca. 1930-40, Japanese, silk, freehand paste-resist dyeing (yuzen- zome), 39 x 49 inches., Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, 89.163.]$
$Winter is here!❄️ If the snow on the solstice didn\'t clue you in, take a moment to celebrate the changing season with our #SAMObjectOfTheWeek. We\'re taking in the quiet moment painted in Japanese artist Higashibara Hosen\'s \"Wintry Sky\" on #SAMBlog. • #LinkInBio #SeattleArtMuseum #Painting #JapaneseArt [\"Wintry Sky,\" 1930s, Higashibara Hosen, ink and light colors on silk, 70 7/8 x 40 5/16 in., Gift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2010.41.72 © Artist or Artist’s Estate.]$
$Learn the secret behind the popular @SeattleDesignNerds bop bags by making your own! Featured in years past at the Olympic Sculpture Park during SAM Lights, now you can follow along and craft an inflatable lantern for your home. We wish we could see you all bundled up and celebrating the solstice season at SAM Lights in the park, but meanwhile we hope you\'ll get inspired by the last light-based art making video in our virtual SAM Lights series. Materials needed for this activity are: White or clear trash bags Packing tape Scissors Aluminum foil Paper plate Twine Fan Light source, like a small lamp or battery operated LED lights$

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