Seattle Cultural Tourism

Arts & Culture in Seattle
Recently, readers of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, two of the world's foremost travel magazines, voted Seattle one of their top ten favorite cities to visit. What makes Seattle so appealing? It’s a dynamic, creative city that offers you unlimited opportunities to experience art, heritage and culture, all in a setting of rare natural beauty. What will you find? A thriving theatre, music, and dance scene. Interesting galleries and one-of-a-kind museums. Native American, maritime and pioneer history. Strong and diverse ethnic heritage influences. Fantastic festivals for every interest. We invite you to discover the creative pulse that makes Seattle such a great place to live and to visit.

Learn more about our cultural offerings in these pages, or search our online calendar of cultural events for the dates you plan to visit.

 

Têt Nguyên Ðán festival

Celebrate with Seattle’s Vietnamese community at the Têt Nguyên Ðán festival, the annual Lunar New Year welcoming the return of spring. Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion January 24 - 25.


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Edward Hopper's Women, Seattle Art Museum, Third Floor Galleries, November 13, 2008 - March 1, 2009. Pictured: Chop Suey, 1929.
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Jacob Lawrence and James W. Washington, Jr., NW African American Museum
Through February 18, www.naamnw.org

14/48-World's Quickest Theatre Festival, ACT Theatre
January 9 -17, www.1448fest.com

Coffee: The World in Your Cup, Burke Museum
January 24- June 7, www.burkemuseum.org



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Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasure of Ethiopia, West Coast Premiere at the Pacific Science Center, through March 8, 2009. Photo courtesy of the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

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S'Abadeb (The Gifts): Coast Salish Art & Artists at the Seattle Art Museum, through January 11, 2009. Pictured: Thunderbird Saves Killer Whale, 2006, Glenn and Ann Parker

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You Can't Take It With You directed by Warner Shook and playing in the Bagley Wright Theatre through January 3. Photo copyright Chris Bennion, 2008.
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