Public Tour
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Dec 12, 2009 (Saturday)
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Public Tour Arts of Asia December 12, 2009 1Â-2 pm Foster Galleries The permanent collection of Asian art at the Seattle Asian Art Museum offers a unique opportunity to compare and ...
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Public Tour
Arts of Asia
December 12, 2009
1Â-2 pm
Foster Galleries
The permanent collection of Asian art at the Seattle Asian Art Museum offers a unique opportunity to compare and contrast the art from diverse cultures across the Asian continent, including China, Japan and Korea. This 60-minute cross-cultural tour offers a window on different ways of thinking, seeing and creating art.
Arts of Asia
December 12, 2009
1Â-2 pm
Foster Galleries
The permanent collection of Asian art at the Seattle Asian Art Museum offers a unique opportunity to compare and contrast the art from diverse cultures across the Asian continent, including China, Japan and Korea. This 60-minute cross-cultural tour offers a window on different ways of thinking, seeing and creating art.
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Free with museum admission.
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Seattle Asian Art Museum
City/neighborhood: Capitol Hill Price: $3 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, extended hours until 9 p.m. Thursday Payment forms accepted:Visa MasterCard American Express Parking: Free parking Disabled access: No obstacles to access Related info: Gallery GuideNeighborhood art walks Visitors to the 1933 art-moderne Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park will appreciate this quiet, peaceful retreat from hectic Capitol Hill and Downtown. The museum, which houses the majority of the Seattle Art Museum's 7,000-piece Asian art collection, specializes in works from Japan, China, Korea, India, Southeast Asia and the Himalayas. Considered one of the best Asian art collections in the country, the museum's holdings include Japanese ink painting, calligraphy and Buddhist sculpture; Chinese tomb figures, jade carvings and puppets; Korean screens and ceramics; Southeast Asian Buddhist and Hindu sculptures and historical Thai ceramics. The museum also offers lectures relating to current exhibits, kids events, Japanese tea ceremonies and artist demonstrations on esthetic techniques such as flower arranging. Family movies are free on the first Saturday of every month.By Paysha StocktonSpecial to NWsourcePost a Countdown Widget
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