List of museums in Seattle

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This list of museums in Seattle, Washington contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.

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See also: List of museums in Washington

Museums

Name Neighborhood Type Summary
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center Lower Queen Anne History website, innovations and inventions around the world to make life better
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture University District Natural history Part of the University of Washington, includes fossils, natural history dioramas, Native American artifacts, Pacific Rim cultures exhibit, gems and minerals
Center for Wooden Boats South Lake Union Maritime Historic wooden sailboats, rowboats and other boats, locations in Lake Union Park and Cama Beach State Park
Center on Contemporary Art Seattle Art website - contemporary exhibitions at various locations
Chihuly Garden and Glass Lower Queen Anne Art Studio glass of Dale Chihuly, located in the Seattle Center
Coast Guard Museum Northwest SoDo Military Includes U.S. Coast Guard ship models, uniforms, photos and artifacts
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Magnolia Art Native American art gallery and cultural center
EMP Museum Seattle Media Popular culture, includes rock & roll and popular music memorabilia, interactive exhibits, Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
Frye Art Museum First Hill Art Painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century to the present
Georgetown Steam Plant Georgetown Technology Steam engines in the former power plant
Giant Shoe Museum Downtown Seattle Commodity Located in Pike Place Market, collection of giant shoes[1]
Henry Art Gallery University District Art The art museum of the University of Washington, includes contemporary art, photography, 19th-century art, Japanese and West Coast ceramics, costumes and textiles
History House of Greater Seattle Fremont History - Local History and heritage of Seattle and its neighborhoods, currently closed, opening in new facility in 2017
Jack Straw New Media Gallery Northeast Art website, non-profit multidisciplinary audio arts center
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Pioneer Square History Seattle's role in the Klondike Gold Rush
Last Resort Fire Department Museum Downtown Firefighting website, vintage fire trucks, equipment, uniforms, located at the HQ for the Seattle Fire Department
Living Computer Museum SoDo Computer History of the development of computers
Log House Museum West Seattle Local history website, operated by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society
Milepost 31 Downtown History website, history of Pioneer Square and the construction of the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel, features model of Bertha (tunnel boring machine)
Museum of Communications Georgetown Technology Formerly known as the Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum, historic telephone equipment
Museum of Flight South Aerospace Incorporates Boeing's original manufacturing plant, includes private and military aircraft
Museum of History and Industry South Lake Union History Washington's history and culture
Nordic Heritage Museum Ballard Ethnic - Nordic Heritage of Seattle's Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish immigrants
Northwest African American Museum Central District Ethnic - African American African American heritage in the Northwest
Northwest Nikkei Museum Central District Ethnic Operated by the Japanese Cultural Community Center, heritage and history of the Pacific Northwest’s Nikkei community
Northwest Seaport South Lake Union Maritime Includes the Arthur Foss tugboat, Lightship 83
Olympic Sculpture Park Downtown Art 9-acre sculpture park
Pacific Science Center Queen Anne Science Exhibits include health, dinosaurs, space, human body, Puget Sound, technology
Photographic Center Northwest Seattle Art website, includes a contemporary photography gallery
Seattle Art Museum Downtown Art 3 facilities: main museum with diverse collections, Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Olympic Sculpture Park
Seattle Asian Art Museum Capitol Hill Art Asian art, facility of the Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Central College M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery Capitol Hill Art website
Seattle Children's Museum Lower Queen Anne Children's Located in the Seattle Center
Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame SoDo Sports Located at Safeco Field
Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum Downtown Law enforcement History of policing in the Pacific Northwest
Seattle Pinball Museum Chinatown-International District Amusement website, vintage pinball machines
Seattle University Galleries First Hill Art Hedreen Galley at the Lee Center for the Arts,[2] Kinsey Gallery,[3] Vachon Gallery[4]
Steamship Virginia V South Lake Union Maritime 1922 steamship
The Unity Museum University District Religious website, peace, justice, and the Bahá'í Faith, locally and internationally
Wing Luke Asian Museum Chinatown-International District Ethnic - Pan Asian Pacific American Culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans

Defunct museums

  • Consolidated Works, closed in 2006
  • Museum of Mysteries, closed in 2014,[5] collections now online as the Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore[6]
  • Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center, closed in 2008[7]
  • Western Bridge, closed in 2012[8][9]
  • Wright Exhibition Space, closed in 2014, collections now at Seattle Art Museum [10]

See also

References

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