Museums

Our Material World

Burke Museum
10/12/2019 through 1/1/2121

From the food we put in our bodies to the furniture we put in our homes, human life …

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Porcelain Room

Seattle Art Museum
10/2/2020 through 1/1/2121

Vast quantities of translucent, elegantly decorated white-bodied porcelain from China and Japan, arriving in Europe in the seventeenth …

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Pride: The Ric Weiland Collection

Museum of History & Industry
6/10/2025 through 10/5/2025

In observance of Pride month and the 50th Anniversary of Microsoft, join MOHAI to explore the collection of …

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Priscilla Dobler Dzul: Water Carries the Stories of Our Stars

Frye Art Museum
10/18/2025 through 4/19/2026

This exhibition brings together an entirely new body of sculpture, textile, and video work to chart urgent stories …

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REMEMBRANCE: The Legacy of Executive Order 9066 in Washington State

Washington State History Museum
12/1/2021 through 1/1/2121

This new long-term gallery explores the intergenerational impacts and legacy of the incarceration of people of Japanese descent …

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Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film

MoPOP Museum of Pop Culture
9/27/2017 through 1/1/2121

Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film features more than 50 props and costumes from film and …

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

MoPOP Museum of Pop Culture
6/13/2018 through 1/1/2121

Explore the lives and legacies of the genre’s greatest in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

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Tariqa Waters: Venus is Missing

Seattle Art Museum
5/7/2025 through 1/4/2026

Seattle-based artist Tariqa Waters’s practice encompasses mixed-media tableaus, sculpture, photographs, film, and immersive installations that push the aesthetics …

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The Maestro in Series: Explorations of Form, Color, and Technique

Museum of Glass
5/15/2025 through 10/31/2025

This display of works by Maestro Lino Tagliapietra presents eight virtuoso pieces from eight different series of works …

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The MiG-21 Project

The Museum of Flight
6/21/2025 through 1/26/2026

The Museum of Flight’s dazzling new exhibit is the world premiere of South African artist Ralph Ziman’s 5-year, …

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Tropical Pacific

Seattle Aquarium
11/1/2020 through 1/1/2121

Discover the vibrant array of life on a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean. The 25,000-gallon community exhibit …

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True Northwest: The Seattle Journey

Museum of History & Industry
4/3/2021 through 1/1/2121

True Northwest traverses through the real Seattle journey, from an age when Native American cultures first came into …

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