Alexander Calder exhibit swings into motion in Seattle thanks to ex-Microsoft president’s major gift A major new exhibition and multi-year initiative celebrating the life and work of artist Alexander Calder has opened at Seattle… Read More
Former Microsoft president donates 48 Alexander Calder works and $10M to Seattle Art Museum Former Microsoft President Jon Shirley and his wife Kim are gifting a significant collection of works by sculptor Alexander Calder… Read More
Seattle Art Museum to feature series of paintings from Paul Allen’s private family collection The public will get a chance to view some of the significant pieces in the private art collection of Paul… Read More
More than paint on a wall: Hands-on with VR and AR in art museums from Chicago to Seattle The stereotypical stuffy art museum experience is a thing of the past. At least, it can be if you don’t… Read More
Podcast Seattle Art Museum’s first-ever CTO sculpts SAM’s technology future on a non-profit budget Even in a region of technology giants and in an age of screens, it might be possible to overdo tech… Read More
Tech Moves: NBC Entertainment exec takes over Amazon Studios; Seattle Art Museum hires first CTO; and more Amazon Studios has named NBC Entertainment executive Jennifer Salke as its new leader, several months after Roy Price was forced… Read More
Science, technology and art merge at Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Poetic Hybrids’ exhibit Artist Ginny Ruffner’s Poetic Hybrids exhibit makes concepts of genetic modification, augmented reality and sophisticated 3D modeling accessible enough for a… Read More
Seattle Art Museum tests rolling telepresence devices to let disabled guests tour exhibits When you can’t leave your bed, you can’t explore the world. But what if you could? The Seattle Art Museum… Read More
#MuseumBowl: Seattle and New England art museums take Super Bowl painting bet to Twitter Getting into the Super Bowl spirit, the Seattle Art Museum and New England’s Clark Art Institute are wagering two paintings… Read More
