Seattle Art Museum exterior, October 31, 1991

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Image of Seattle Art Museum exterior, October 31, 1991 — 2000.107.164.37.03

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The new Seattle Art Museum (SAM) building at 1st Avenue and University Street opened on December 5, 1991. The 5-story building, designed by Robert Venturi, had four times the space of the old museum at Volunteer Park, with new galleries displaying African art, Northwest Native American art, modern art, photography, and Northwest artists. The Volunteer Park Museum was remodeled to house the museum's Asian art exhibits.

This photograph shows the new downtown Seattle Art Museum about a month before its opening.

Caption information source: "Seattle Art Museum opens downtown" by David Wilma, HistoryLink.org essay no. 3540.

ID Number: 2000.107.164.37.03

Date: 1991

Creator(s): DeGiulio, Robert, Photographer

Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.

Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.164.37.03, photo by Robert DeGiulio

Subjects: Visual Arts