Seattle galleries, museums & art spaces
Find art across Seattle.
Explore major museums, small galleries, artist-run rooms, and community spaces—with the practical details for a real visit.
Across Seattle
Find your next art stop.
Museums, commercial galleries, artist-run rooms, community spaces, and temporary projects—from north Seattle through Georgetown.
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle’s largest art museum presents collection galleries and changing exhibitions spanning regions, periods, and media. Its downtown location is one block from Pike Place Market.
- Visit
- Regular hours
- Hours
- Wed 10–5 · Thu 10–8 · Fri–Sun 10–5
Patricia Rovzar Gallery
A downtown commercial gallery with a contemporary program spanning painting, sculpture, glass, photography, and mixed media by established and emerging artists.
- Visit
- Regular hours
- Hours
- Tue–Sat 11–5
Onyx Fine Arts Collective
A nonprofit collective gallery at Pacific Place that supports and presents artists of African descent from the Pacific Northwest.
- Visit
- Limited / appointment
- Hours
- Fri–Sun 12–6 · appointments available
ArtLove Salon
A large downtown zero-commission gallery operated by the Conru Art Foundation, presenting more than 250 contemporary works alongside free events and workshops.
- Visit
- Regular hours
- Hours
- Tue–Sat 12–4 · other times by appointment
Coliseum of Art
A temporary summer exhibition of Seattle art, glass, sculpture, and light inside the historic Coliseum Theatre at Pike and Fifth—not a permanent gallery.
- Visit
- Temporary
- Hours
- Wed–Sun 12–6 · through September 6
SAM Gallery
Seattle Art Museum’s street-level sales and rental gallery presents rotating exhibitions and hundreds of original works by artists from the Pacific Northwest.
- Visit
- Regular hours
- Hours
- Wed–Sun 10–5
Cannonball Arts
A large downtown contemporary-art center presenting installations, exhibitions, and programs across a multilevel former retail building near Westlake.
- Visit
- Event / exhibition only
- Hours
- Public openings vary by date
Make a day of it
Three useful ways into the directory.
Choose a part of town, start with an art-walk night, or build an outing around places that are free to enter.
Art by neighborhood
Compare Seattle’s gallery clusters and choose the part of the city that fits the visit you want.
Choose a neighborhood When & whereSeattle art walks
Recurring neighborhood nights, seasonal exceptions, and direct event links.
Open the guide Always free & free daysSee art without admission
Free museums, sculpture, public galleries, and the museum dates worth remembering.
Find free artNot sure where to begin?
Start with Pioneer Square.
Visit an established commercial gallery, an artist-run exhibition, and a free public gallery above King Street Station—all within a compact part of the neighborhood.
One friendly reminder
Check day-of details before heading out.
Gallery hours and exhibitions change. Each profile takes you directly to the space’s own website for day-of details.
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