Seattle Art Museum

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art museum cultural institution

The Seattle Art Museum is a major cultural institution in downtown Seattle known for its diverse global art collections, rotating exhibitions, and prominent role in the city’s arts scene.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum → cultural institution →
architect	Denise Scott Brown → Robert Venturi →
collectionFocus	African art → American art → Asian art → European art → Native American art → contemporary art → global art →
collectionSize	tens of thousands of artworks →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
director	Amada Cruz →
formerName	Seattle Fine Arts Society →
founder	Margaret MacTavish Fuller → Richard E. Fuller →
hasFacility	auditorium → café → galleries → museum shop →
hasPart	Olympic Sculpture Park → Seattle Asian Art Museum →
hasType	nonprofit organization →
headquartersLocation	Seattle →
inception	1933 →
locatedIn	Seattle → Washington → downtown Seattle →
notableWorkInCollection	Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park) → Luo Ping’s Ghost Amusement → Mark Tobey paintings →
offers	community events → educational programs → public tours → rotating exhibitions →
operatedBy	Seattle Art Museum organization →
postalCode	98101 →
publicTransitAccess	Pioneer Square Station → University Street Station →
regionServed	Pacific Northwest → Seattle metropolitan area →
roleInCity	center of Seattle arts scene → major cultural institution →
significantEvent	major downtown expansion in 1991 → reopening of Seattle Asian Art Museum in 2020 after renovation →
streetAddress	1300 1st Avenue →
website	https://www.seattleartmuseum.org →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Olympic Sculpture Park → The Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park) →	ownedBy
Olympic Sculpture Park ("Seattle Art Museum campus") → The Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park) ("Seattle Art Museum collection") →	partOf
Downtown Seattle →	contains
Amada Cruz →	employer
Seattle Art Museum ("Seattle Fine Arts Society") →	formerName
Seattle →	hasLandmark
Seattle Art Museum ("Seattle Asian Art Museum") →	hasPart
University Street Station →	near
Olympic Sculpture Park →	operatedBy