Museums - Seattle Asian Art Museum

For seven decades, the Seattle Art Museum has been a leading visual arts institution in the Pacific Northwest. When the museum opened its doors in 1933, its collection focused primarily on Asian art. The museum moved to a downtown location in 1991 with a new building designed by architect Robert Venturi. Its original location was renovated and reopened as the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Together these museums have matured into a world-class arts institution with a global perspective and a collection that numbers approximately 23,000 objects.
The Seattle Asian Art Museum features exhibitions of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian art. A lively international center for Asian art and culture, the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s holdings rank in the top ten outside of Asia.