Description: Located in Volunteer Park, the Seattle Asian Art Museum is a small, yet interesting, museum with plenty of interesting art. Half of the museum is dedicated to Asian artists, and the other half is dedicated to...well, non-Asian artists.
The museum appears to have lots of rotating artwork. On my visit was a very interesting short film called Tooba, by Shirin Neshat. This film was projected on two screens opposite one another, and displaying different things. Very clever. Another good display was the photography of Johsel Namkung. This Korean artist has many photos of the local landscape, but taken in such unique ways that you have to take a second look at each one to figure out what it is exactly. It was astounding.
Plan to spend at least one hour in the museum. Because it is located in Volunteer Park, it is a good place to visit if you are having a picnic in the park, or visiting the water tower observation deck. The cost is $5, and $3 for students/seniors/children age 13-17. Children age 12 and under are free..
More information:
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Close