Frye Art Museum

The Frye Art Museum was founded in 1952 as the living legacy of Seattle philanthropists Charles and Emma Frye, who gifted their collection of European art to the people of Seattle in the belief that access should always be free and for all. In its desire to be deeply relevant to the diverse communities it serves, the Frye supports and presents the work of contemporary artists from Seattle and around the globe as well as historical exhibitions celebrating the enduring values of its Founding Collection. The Frye Art Museum’s investment in the well-being of our cultural community inspired and is reflected in recent exhibitions which featured more than two hundred exceptional Seattle artists spanning generations and disciplines. One hundred and twenty years after Charles and Emma Frye first envisioned a public art museum in Seattle, the Frye is seeking to transform the role of the art museum in the twenty-first century.