Museum

Frye Art Museum

704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 · Capitol Hill, Seattle

Founded in 1952, the Frye Art Museum is Seattle's free art museum located in the First Hill neighborhood, housed in a stunning Olson Sundberg Kundig-designed building. It showcases modern and contemporary art through rotating exhibitions, permanent collections of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century European paintings, and hosts artist talks, workshops, performances, and community events.

Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Upcoming events

Frye Salon + Jonathan Lasker
Saturday, October 25, 2025 · 11:00 AM PDT · Visual Arts
Lotus L. Kang: I hear the hollow boom of time
Saturday, June 6, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Visual Arts
The Soccer Show: A Celebration of The World Cup
Friday, June 12, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Other
Artists’ Choice
Friday, July 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Visual Arts
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit
Saturday, August 8, 2026 · Visual Arts
Jonathan Lasker: Drawings and Studies
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Visual Arts
Frye Salon + Jonathan Lasker
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Visual Arts
Frye Salon + Jonathan Lasker
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Visual Arts
Jonathan Lasker: Drawings and Studies
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Visual Arts
Frye Salon + Jonathan Lasker
Friday, August 14, 2026 · Visual Arts
Frye Nouveau After Hours
Friday, August 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM PDT · Community & Social
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · 12:30 PM PDT · Community & Social
Late Thursdays at the Frye
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · Visual Arts
Frye in Focus | Gallery Conversation
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 1:00 PM PDT · Lecture / Talk
Sensory Station Pop-Ups
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Family & Kids
By the Book: Readings Inspired by Lotus L. Kang
Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Drop-in Art Making
Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Drop-in Studio
probably around Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 12:30 PM PDT · Community & Social
Here Now Art-making and Discussion Class (Fall I)
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 2:00 PM PDT · Workshop / Class
Artists At Large: Music and Art with Lonnie Holley
Thursday, September 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM PDT · Performing Arts
Coffee & Creativity
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Community & Social
Mask-Required Hours
Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Community & Social
Salon Supper at the Frye
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 5:30 PM PDT · Other
Art History Lecture Series with Rebecca Albiani
probably around Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 11:30 AM PDT · Lecture / Talk
Dancing Together at the Frye
Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 1:00 PM PDT · Community & Social
Capitol Hill Art Walk
Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 12:30 PM PDT · Community & Social
Sensory Station Pop-Ups
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Community & Social
Unpoetry at the Frye
Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM PDT · Spoken Word / Reading
Ask Reinhard Anything
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 2:30 PM PDT · Learning & Talks
Sculpting with Light: A Family Workshop Inspired by Tom Lloyd
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM PDT · Family & Kids
Drop-in Studio
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Drop-in Drawing
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Meet Me at the Movies
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 2:00 PM PDT · Film & Media
Parlor Games
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Community & Social
Coffee & Creativity
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Workshop / Class
Mask-Required Hours
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Community & Social
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 12:30 PM PDT · Community & Social
Art History Lecture Series | Pacific Northwest Coast Basketry
Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 11:30 AM PDT · Lecture / Talk
Boren Banner Series: Blake Blanco
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · Visual Arts
An Indigenous Present
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Visual Arts
Visual Storytelling: Mixed Media Exploration
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 10:00 AM PDT · Workshop / Class
Here Now Art-making and Discussion Class (Fall II)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM PDT · Workshop / Class
Cinema Divina Film Screening & Contemplative Gazing
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM PDT · Film & Media
Coffee & Creativity
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 11:00 AM PST · Workshop / Class
Lecture
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 11:30 AM PST · Lecture / Talk
Art History Lecture Series | The Studio Museum in Harlem
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 11:30 AM PST · Learning & Talks
Salon-Inspired Storytelling
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM PST · Spoken Word / Reading
Drop-in Drawing
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 5:00 PM PST · Visual Arts

Recently at Frye Art Museum

Galleries & Gardens
Friday, August 14, 2026 · 2:00 PM PDT · Community & Social
Mindfulness Meditation
Friday, August 14, 2026 · Community & Social
Drop-in Drawing
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Late Thursdays at the Frye
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Salon-Inspired Storytelling
Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 1:00 PM PDT · Community & Social
Poulsbo Artwalk – Second Saturday
Saturday, August 8, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Frye in Focus | Gallery Conversation
Friday, August 7, 2026 · 1:00 PM PDT · Visual Arts
Coffee & Creativity
Friday, August 7, 2026 · 11:00 AM PDT · Community & Social
Meet Me at the Movies
Thursday, August 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM PDT · Film & Media
Mindfulness Meditation
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · 12:30 PM PDT · Community & Social
Downtown Summer Sounds 2026
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 · 12:00 PM PDT · Music
Sensory Station Pop-Ups
probably around Sunday, August 2, 2026 · 1:00 PM PDT · Family & Kids
Alzheimer's Café
Saturday, August 1, 2026 · Community & Social
Frye in Focus | Gallery Conversation
Friday, July 31, 2026 · 1:00 PM PDT · Learning & Talks
Late Thursdays at the Frye
Thursday, July 30, 2026 · Visual Arts
Drop-in Studio: Create with Light: Cyanotype Printing Inspired by "Lotus L. Kang"
Thursday, July 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · Family & Kids
Late Thursdays at the Frye
Thursday, July 23, 2026 · Visual Arts
Alzheimer’s Café at the Memory Hub
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 2:30 PM PDT
Salon Secrets: Experiments with Tradition
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 10:30 AM PDT · Learning & Talks
Cinema Divina Film Screening & Contemplative Gazing
Thursday, July 9, 2026 · 6:00 PM PDT · Film & Media

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