Seattle Art Museum

In Short

Address and Contact

  • Name of Museum: Seattle Art Museum

  • Address: 1300 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101

  • Telephone: 206.654.3100

  • Website: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org

  • Date of Visit: August 2017

 

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: Yes. Available at the ticket counter or download here.

  • Programs for VIP: Yes, on a regular basis

  • Public tours: Yes 

  • Other materials: Magnifiers are available at the coatcheck 

  • Link to accessibility: Click here.

    Tel: 206.654.3133 

    E: access@seattleartmuseum.org 

Getting Around

  • Audio guide: Yes. You can take out Audio Guide Wands for $5, download the app, or access verbal description audio files by telephone.

  • Guided tours: Yes.

  • App: Yes. Download the free STQRY (with a “Q”) app in your app store on Windows, iPhone, and Android smartphones. Open STQRY app, select "Seattle Art Museum," then "stories" tab and select a mobile tour.

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: The labels are well designed and easy to find and read. There are also labels specifically for low vision visitors, which are in a very large print and easy to read! What a marvelous idea!

  • Signs: Throughout the galleries, the signs are big, with a good contrast, and easy to find and read.    

  • Wheelchairs for rent: Yes.

  • Ticket counter: Located at the entrance level, offering maps, brochures, and customer service. 

  • Coat check: Yes. You can take out a magnifier there.

  • Café: The Taste restaurant offers a wide selection of food and beverages. 

  • Shop: For me, it is always a special treat to visit a museum shop, and this one is no exception.

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes on the information.