Local Museums

Bellevue Arts Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
On the UW campus at 17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street
The museum is responsible for Washington State collections of natural history and cultural heritage, and for sharing the knowledge that makes them meaningful.
(Free Admission—First Thursday of Every Month)
Children's Museum of Tacoma
Frye Art Museum
(206) 622-9250
704 Terry Ave,
Seattle WA, 98104
(Allows free)
Emphasis on painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century to the present.
Hands On Children's Museum
Henry Art Gallery
University of Washington
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St.
Box 351410
Seattle, WA 98195-1410
(Free Thursdays 5-8 p.m.)
The art museum of the University of Washington, is a nationally-recognized center for the exploration of visual culture and is the Pacific Northwest's premier modern and contemporary art museum.
Museum of Glass
1801 East Dock Street
Tacoma, WA 98402-3217
Phone (253) 284-4750 (Pierce County only)
or 1-866-4-MUSEUM
Free Third Thursday of each month 5 to 8 p.m.
Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
McCurdy Park
2700 24th Ave East
Seattle, WA 98112-2099
Voice: (206) 324-1126
The Museum of History & Industry, opened on February 15, 1952, has grown to become the largest private heritage organization in the State of Washington.
(Free Admission—First Thursday of Every Month)
Seattle Art Museum, Downtown
100 University Street
Seattle, WA 98101-2902
(206) 654-3100
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Volunteer Park
1400 East Prospect Street
Seattle, WA 98112-3303
(206) 654-3100
Admission to the Seattle Asian Art Museum is free on the first Thursday and the first Saturday of every month.
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma.
Third Thursday of each month - FREE 5pm-8pm
(253) 272-4258
Tacoma Art Museum has built a permanent collection that includes works from world-renown artists such as Mary Cassatt, Jean Baptiste, Camille Corot, Dale Chihuly, Edgar Degas, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, Fay Jones, Robert Rauschenberg, Pierre August Renoir, John Singer Sargent, Everett Shinn and Andrew Wyeth

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