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4.0 of 5 stars.
Big Place Lots of stuff
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh. It'll do. But the expansion feels corporate, disjointed, and wierd; cost of admission is getting ridiculous. I'll go for a must-see exhibit, that's about it. I like the Asian Art Museum better for…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After living in New York and being a member of MOMA, MMA and The Guggenheim, this museum pales in comparison. Putting that aside, however, I think it's an ok museum with a presumably quirky Curator.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm sadly unimpressed with SAM. The information shown about each piece often left much to be desired and the works they chose so often didn't seem to have any good reason for being chosen. The…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Oh SAM. How I've roamed your halls staring at pieces of art for HOURS. But you are not really worth the 13 bucks to get in. You hold only bland exhibits. Like the Impressionists. How safe and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great museum. Soaring spaces, uncrowded galleries, well designed displays, brilliant lighting = world class museum. A must stop for art lovers & culture hounds.
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's sad to say that all I remember about visiting the S.A.M. is that I bought an amber ring from the giftshop and I fell in love with Goapele's song "Closer." There was an exhibit that had a video…
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They Stole My IPOD at the Coat Check, DO NOT CHECK IN YOUR BAG!!!!!! I live in Southern California and was recently visiting friends and family in Seattle and of course my visit would not be complete…
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been once, and hope to go again sometime. Unfortunately it is a bit pricey. I'm used to museums being free back home, so this threw me. The museum is quite large, and if you really go and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
You may as well visit ONCE. And only on the first Thursday of the month because it's FREE ADMISSION and I would not be willing to pay to re-visit this place. It's not very big and there really isn't…
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, it's not the best art museum I've ever been in, in comparison to museums in Chicago or New York, but it's pretty darn good. I wish the kids area was tidier and didn't have so much broken,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had never been here until my cousin insisted that I go with her. We went to see the Roman art which was pretty neat. I have always loved myths and such so I think I apprecated this alot more than…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to spend some time appreciating your artistic side. I made the mistake of not showing up until about 2 hours before closing and didn't get to really spend as much time as I liked. It was…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The internet says a lot of things about a lot of things. Some key phrases that apply here: "For the lose."
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like the SAM, don't get me wrong I just wished they wouldn't focus on such boring and very "safe" special exhibits. Roman art?, impressionists?...if this isn't safe and conservative stuff I don't…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The collections may not bring it in every respect, but there are many, many great works here that are incredibly rewarding. I was surprised at how much the renovation made SAM like the DeYoung in SF,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I bought the membership when I was a student a few months ago and I continue to be impressed with this place. Maybe I'm not as artsy as the other reviewer's but generally as a member, I get tons of…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Near as I can figure it, there are two ways to judge any museum. You can judge them on their facilities, or you can judge them on the stuff inside that facility. The non-event art that these guys have…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The layout here is strange. Really strange. It's like the curator is a teenager with ADD that planned the collection layout when his mother called him away from World of Warcraft. Everything is in…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First of all, my trip to SAM was less than typical considering it began around 3 AM. As a tribute to the departure of the Louvre's Roman Art installment, they stayed open for 35 hours straight. Now if…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes you gotta go look at art. Even when it's 3am.
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The collection seems kind of schizo---in just a few paces, we went from ancient Egyptian, to Byzantine altar pieces, to a few colonial pieces of furniture. I just wasn't that impressed.... for the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went to see the Roman Art from the Louvre with my team and it was amazing!!! I was skipping all the way through the place, the whole experience just makes me smile thinking about it. Free coat check!!…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pricey, an annual membership is a good option if you think you'll be visiting more than once over the next twelve months. Still on the small side when compared to some other world famous art…
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All I can say, the Roman Art from the Louvre is awesome! For $20 bucks, you get to see incredible art and artifacts from the days yo. I enjoyed the African art and the Roman art especially seeing the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
SAM. He sounds like an old, chummy friend. We visited SAM on our trip to Seattle. It had the same kind of minimalist feel as MOMA's everywhere, only it was a lot smaller. The focus on the artists…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Well, HECK!, I thought I was going to scoop this new and improved museum. You all got to it first and pretty much said it all. It is magnificent and the special exhibits are worth the $20. There are…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am only giving SAM four stars because of the prohibitive price of entry. $20? I guess art museums are only for the wealthy. On the other hand, due to the recent overhaul, SAM is getting some…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The new SAM is incredible in that the new lobby space is approximately the size of the entire old SAM. I loved the Tauruses in the lobby!! I still think the collection is little oddly hodge-podgey,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This was a great Art Museum with a good collection of Modern Art, including pop art by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Johns, and Rauschenberg. I also enjoyed their collection which including a tea ceremony…
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What's not to love about art or anyone's idea on what constitutes art?! It's subjective. So my opinion that the pottery pig on the floor looking like a steaming pile of feces (makes mental note of…
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a greaaat date place. They actually have a great wine selection too. SAM is awesome and its located in the heart of seattle. Note to self: SAM has a free cover admission charge on the FIRST…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
SAM part deux makes me feel like I am TRULY at an art museum. Thou my experience with worldwide museums is rather limited (El Prado), this museum really has outdone itself. I love the airy space and…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love art, and I love art museums--and so I was especially excited to go see the new SAM on my last trip to Seattle. It didn't disappoint! The new museum is incredibly large, and to even remotely…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to have right here in Seattle. The staff is helpful and friendly. Good collection of art too! :)
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
S.A.M. is finally what I call a Museum... It's a great place to go alone, on a date, with a friend, what ever floats your row boat. One of my best friends and I take first Thursday of the month off…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The first place I went after arriving in Seattle back in September was SAM. It has a great collection of Native American art.
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i can say this: Seattle's Art Museum can hold its own against other cities. For a rainy day, this is an excellent place to stop, gawk, and talk about art. Notable mentions go to the modern…
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm normally not a huge museum person, but I love this place. As far as I know, their most expensive admission is $13 and you can seriously spend 8 hours in it even if you're not an art geek at all.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Though completely unclear, the SAM is actually totally free since the admission is a suggested donation. I forgot to bring a coupon that allowed me to have get two admission tickets for the price of…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't pay the admission to see the museum exhibits. However, I really liked the architecture of the museum itself, and I especially loved the store. I will definitely have to go back!
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Seattle Art Museum, Olympic Sculpture Park Okay... okay... I'm a Volunteer there. But I wouldn't be there if I didn't love the place. You wanna here about my experiece there today?
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In the interest of full disclosure I'm a SAM docent so I may be biased but the new SAM is really one of the best things to have happened to the seattle art scene. We need a major museum with…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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All of these reviews are dated 2005. SAM has been closed for year and expanded. Lots more art on display and many new acquisitions.
openlist - user review - 07/13/2007
4.0 of 5 stars.
Air Conditioning! But seriously folks, today was another field trip day with the boys to fill up their summer journals. Today our destination was the Seattle Art Museum. Our plan was to get there…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
With the new addition on Union Street of the Washington Mutual Tower, the Seattle Art Museum adds two floors of galleries to the original (ca. 1994) post-modernist building by architect Robert…
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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With the new addition on Union Street of the Washington Mutual Tower, the Seattle Art Museum adds tw...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so artsy/awesome. It gets you thinking. Not a fan of art so much, BUT, the crazy cars hanging from the ceiling made me curious. The student discount made me orgasm. Well, not really. The…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great museum, it really is. The layout is a little strange, and it's easy to get lost because of it, but being lost at SAM isn't such a bad thing. They have a large mix of art, spanning from Native…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We made it out to the "new" SAM recently. It was the first Thursday of the month, so you know what that means. You don't? Well, it was free. So kudos for that. We went pretty late, around 10:00pm…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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Part natural area (native species), part outdoors museum with a couple dozen contemporary sculptures...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tried to hit up SAM's new digs the during the grand 36 hour opening weekend but I guess I'm not as fun as I used to be because I could not wait for our 3:30am tickets and caught a cab home. Instead I…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Let's say that I'm dully impressed by the new SAM. I went in grumpy and expecting to NOT be impressed. But as always, when I go in with low expectations, I come out pretty happy. I also get terribly…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My father and I checked out SAM's new digs this weekend. It was bloody fantastic. Just as we were finishing up seeing the last room we had yet to explore, a staff member came and told everyone that…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The new SAM is a gussied-up orangutan in whore's clothes; that is to say, fantastic. An improvement? Yup. A big one? Yes. Worthy of the hype? It stands to be seen, but I'd say no. To be fair, there's…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
SAM is fine, but avoid the cafe (called Taste). I went to Taste with mom to make a day of it. My suggestion is to go to a nearby restaurant instead (like one of the Harbor Steps places).
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm glad we have a real first-rate museum in Seattle. I decided to go during the marathon re-opening weekend. We got in at 2:20 in the morning, and they had a dj spinning in the grand hall under all…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Loved the marathon grand re-opening weekend. Exploding cars exhibit and music offerings were wonderful. I sped through everything considering it was so nice outside on Saturday afternoon I didn't…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I heart the new SAM!! Like many others, I was able to enjoy SAM before the general public. The new and improved SAM is spacious, modern and oh so cool. A few notable mentions:
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Like Naurry K I too got to preview the newly renovated SAM, and I have to agree with him it's really, really, really ridiculously cool!!! I liked and enjoyed the old SAM but I LOVE the new SAM. The…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll be the first to admit that I did not expect to be so blown away by the reopening of the downtown SAM. Walking by it for months and watching the building grow and the exterior facade come…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just so you know this review is mostly about me! How special I am that I got to preview the newly renovated SAM this Monday, etc., etc. And let me tell you it's really, really, really ridiculously…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Looking forward to going when it's actually finished renovation because I was thoroughly disappointed when I went. This is it? This is all Seattle -- big on culture, arts, liberal thinking -- can come…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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I'm prepared to change this post when the new and improved museum opens up but up til now, this has ...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now that they are expanding the Art Museum to accomodate the asian art, I believe this museum will be a prominent feature in the art world. The level of excellence of their exhibits and the different…
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like going here just to watch the 'hammering man statue' out front. :) Inside is very nice. Plenty of room to maneuver in and exhibits are very well done. Nice place to get lost for a few hours.
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
SAM can be hit or miss. sometimes they have really really amazing exhibits and sometimes it's more like i can't belive i just paid $15 to dinosaur bones and da vinci books again?! however Im very…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've found the SAM to be a little random on the quality of shows they do. They have a floor with a set collection which is cool the first time but not so cool after that. The changing exhibits I'd…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
SAM has some brought some really amazing shows to Seattle over the years. It's exciting to go on a First Thursday when they're open till 9pm, sometimes midnight if a show is extremely popular. When…
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's hard to say right now because SAM is undergoing renovations, but the displays they have there right now are not that exciting. Even the special exhibitions I have seen there have not really…
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Never fear, Shoko - SAM is expanding! I think it's doubling its size, and will be ready within a few years (is that vague enough?). Anyway, this museum pretty much rocks. My favorite SAM related…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am disappointed by how SAM is much smaller than museums in other major cities. Their special exhibits are nice, but for someone like me (like art in general but not obsessed) you can pretty much go…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the Hammering Man sculpture in front of SAM especially when considering he's not the only one - there are others around the country and world. SAM's exhibits are world class and my favorite…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2005
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