The Seattle Art Museum presents Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi Collection, May 31 through September 2, 2012. With more than 100 works created from 1970 through 2009, the exhibit includes the artistic renaissance of the world’s oldest living culture.
Opening May 21, 2012, Chihuly Garden and Glass provides a look at the career of artist Dale Chihuly. Located at Seattle Center, the exhibition spans 1.5 acres and includes an exhibition hall, the centerpiece Glasshouse and lush gardens.
In 1962 Seattle stepped onto the global stage as it hosted the Space Age-driven World’s Fair, which left in its legacy the current day grounds of the Seattle Center. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the futuristic fair, the Seattle Center has created The Next Fifty, a six-month celebration commencing April 21 and running through Oct. 21.
Tickets are now on sale for the final U.S. stop of Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, to be hosted by Pacific Science Center, May 24, 2012-January 6, 2013. This is the largest King Tut exhibition ever shown on the West Coast – more than twice the size of Seattle’s 1978 Tut exhibit – and features new objects never before seen in the U.S.