Seattle, Washington is home to four major art museums and galleries: the Frye Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, and the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
Museums Name Neighborhood Type SummaryBallard Locks Museum/Visitor CenterBallardHistoryArtifacts and exhibits of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks dedicated in 1917 website http://ballardlocks.org/visitor-center-museum.html Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center Lower Queen Anne History website, innovations and inventions around the world to make life better Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture University District Natural history Part of the University of Washington, includes fossils, natural history dioramas, Native American artifacts, Pacific Rim cultures exhibit, gems and minerals Center for Wooden Boats South Lake Union Maritime Historic wooden sailboats, rowboats and other boats, locations in Lake Union Park and Cama Beach State Park Center on Contemporary Art Seattle Art website, contemporary exhibitions at various locations Chihuly Garden and Glass Lower Queen Anne Art Studio glass of Dale Chihuly, located in the Seattle Center Coast Guard Museum Northwest SoDo Military Includes U.S. Coast Guard ship models, uniforms, photos and artifacts Connections Museum Georgetown Technology website Working telephone switching systems, old telephones and payphones, teletypes Daybreak Star Cultural Center Magnolia Art Native American art gallery and cultural center operated by United Indians of All Tribes Museum of Pop Culture Lower Queen Anne Media Popular culture, includes rock & roll and popular music memorabilia, interactive exhibits, Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame Frye Art Museum First Hill Art website, Painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century to the present Georgetown Steam Plant Georgetown Technology Steam engines in the former power plant Giant Shoe Museum Downtown Commodity Located in Pike Place Market, collection of giant shoes Henry Art Gallery University District Art The art museum of the University of Washington, includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art History House of Greater Seattle Fremont History - Local History and heritage of Seattle and its neighborhoods Jack Straw New Media Gallery University District Art website, non-profit multidisciplinary audio arts center Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Pioneer Square History Seattle's role in the Klondike Gold Rush Last Resort Fire Department Museum Downtown Firefighting website, vintage fire trucks, equipment, uniforms, located at the HQ for the Seattle Fire Department Log House Museum West Seattle Local history website, operated by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society Museum of Flight South Aerospace Incorporates Boeing's original manufacturing plant, the largest private air and space museum in the world includes private and military aircraft Museum of History and Industry South Lake Union History Washington's history and culture. Largest heritage organization in the State of Washington, with a collection of over 4 million artifacts, photographs, and archival materials, primarily related to the history of Seattle and the greater Puget Sound region. National Nordic Museum; formerly known as Nordic Heritage Museum Ballard Ethnic - Nordic Heritage of Seattle's Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish immigrants; expanded in 2018 with a new building and permanent exhibition focused on a broader understanding of Nordic life and culture as it has evolved over the last twelve thousand years. Northwest African American Museum Central District Ethnic - African American African American heritage in the Northwest Northwest Nikkei Museum Central District Ethnic Operated by the Japanese Cultural Community Center, heritage and history of the Pacific Northwest’s Nikkei community Northwest Seaport South Lake Union Maritime Includes the Arthur Foss tugboat, Lightship 83 Olympic Sculpture Park Downtown Art 9-acre sculpture park Pacific Science Center Lower Queen Anne Science Exhibits include health, dinosaurs, space, human body, Puget Sound, technology Photographic Center Northwest Capitol Hill Art website, includes a contemporary photography galleryPioneer Association of the State of WashingtonMadison ParkHistory, Genealogy, Libraryhttps://wapioneers.com/, Oldest history organization in the State of Washington, meeting since 1871, incorporated 1895; headquarters at historic 1910 Washington Pioneer Hall on the shores of Lake Washington; Pioneer Hall is on the United States National Park Service register of Historic Places. Seattle Art Museum Downtown Art 3 facilities: main museum with diverse collections, Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Olympic Sculpture Park Seattle Asian Art Museum Capitol Hill Art Asian art, facility of the Seattle Art Museum Seattle Central College M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery Capitol Hill Art website Seattle Children's Museum Lower Queen Anne Children's Located in the Seattle Center Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame SoDo Sports Located at T-Mobile Park Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum Downtown Law enforcement History of policing in the Pacific Northwest Seattle Pinball Museum Chinatown-International District Amusement website, vintage pinball machines Seattle University Galleries First Hill Art Hedreen Gallery at the Lee Center for the Arts, Kinsey Gallery, Vachon Gallery Steamship Virginia V South Lake Union Maritime 1922 steamship The Unity Museum University District Envisioning One Humanity website Wing Luke Museum Chinatown-International District Ethnic - Pan Asian Pacific American Culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans
Defunct museums Consolidated Works, closed in 2006 Milepost 31, closed 2017, website, history of Pioneer Square and the construction of the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel, featured model of Bertha (tunnel boring machine) Museum of Mysteries, closed in 2014, collections now online as the Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center, closed in 2008 Western Bridge, closed in 2012 Wright Exhibition Space, closed in 2014, collections now at Seattle Art Museum Museum of Museums, closed in 2023 Living Computer Museum closed in 2020 due to Covid-19 and final announcement of permanent closure occurred in 2024
See also
List of museums in Washington (state) Seattle Aquarium
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