An interactive and free exhibition - what else could you ask for?If you want to test out contemporary art, this is the place! The staff were so helpful and if you find as if you’re not into the modern works, there’s a great hall at the back with more typical pieces hung in a spectacular way!

I love this museum ️.Best part is Free admission.Art lovers will definitely enjoy.

Their salon style classical art gallery is intriguing and rich, and their individual artist expos are wonderfully thought provoking. I love that their space feels maze-like, almost like a choose your own adventure.Organic, refreshing

I love museums but I can’t give this one a 5/5! It is a very small museum. Three main rooms for exhibitions and three or four smaller rooms for their ongoing exhibits. The reason for a higher rating is that it is free. As a part of their current exhibit, there is a free show for an hour on select days (weekends included) which was pretty funny and colorful (the rain doesn’t know friends from foes).I couldn’t appreciate the exhibitions except one on immigration. It was not super artistic but strong on theme. At places, it wasn’t clear how is the painting or photo or sculpture related to the theme. It might be just me who didn’t get it.The salon was really pretty. It has 150 paintings from floor to ceiling. Again nothing famous but showed the timing of the photo and who and what was shown on the painting.

YES, Go! Its still open. Get your free time ticket online. Great Shows up!!!

Great free place to visit in Seattle. Modern exhibitions + art from the Fryes collection. Gender neutral restrooms and activism-minded art, super enjoyable.

Nice place wish they would of had something different showing

We REALLY enjoyed the Eugenie Jones, Jazz in the City, event this afternoon. What a plus with great exhibits to wander around before and after.

A beautiful little art museum in First Hill. The staff here is very friendly and admission is donation based. Amazing collection of fine art in this tiny space.

Excellent off the beaten path Seattle destination. Its free, which is awesome, and the neighborhood where its located (First Hill) is a nice place to walk around as well. Most of the traditional art (which is more my thing) is concentrated into one room, but its a very impressive room. You could spend a couple hours in there and still not fully appreciate all of it.

This is a wonderful museum with a spectacular permanent collection and interesting rotating exhibits. There is no longer free parking, but the museum itself will always be free of charge. Donate to them if you can!

Absolutely beautiful place with friendly staff. You have to check your backpacks in but the staff was very polite. The exhibit I saw was completely free. I highly recommend this place to tourists and locals alike.

Frye studio was nice and the rest of collections were interesting but hard for me to grasp.

The exhibitions are way smaller than I thought but as a free activity this museum is perfect!

Really beautiful interior, though provoking exhibits with varied mediums, generally a great space to take a moment to think and appreciate the things around you

The museum is free, but donations are welcome. Easily and fully handicap accessible. Not a lot of walking, so good trip for seniors or others who are not up to walking a lot.For a smaller scale museum, they manage to have a wide array of art on display, both in the main gallery and the rotating exhibits areas.The staff is friendly, free parking is available across the street and pay to park spots are all around. The cafe has a nice selection and in warm weather, a cute little outdoor area to eat.The gift shop offers many things worth taking a look at. They also offer varied programs for aspiring artists and people who simply appreciate art. You can even bring your own supplies and paint in the main gallery. Its a peaceful place.I will definitely re-visit.

Free museum with a room full of gorgeous oil paintings. If you plan on walking here...beware, it’s quite the long uphill climb.

Cool little art spot, but the walk there from downtown is littered with homeless people giving you the stink eye.

Such a great little get away in downtown Seattle. The cafe was super tasty, too. I was pleasantly surprised to find one of my favorite beers available!

Pretty cool art museum. Its open 11am-5pm Tuesday to Sunday, closed on Monday. I think Thursday its open till 7pm. Theres no entry fee to visit the museum. It displays in saloon style, some amazing painting from Fryes collection. There are some amazing artists exhibiting their art. You can check their monthly schedule to get details about the exhibition and other programs. Most programs like art making class, musical club concert are free too. Theres a courtyard and cafe if one likes to grab a quick bite.

Favorite place to enjoy art in the city. Easy to navigate and enjoy if you dont have a full day to spend at museums. The Frye collection & temporary exhibitions never disappoint!

I went alowly to try and understand artist works. Amazing and thought provoking..

Visually stunning and emotionally moving pieces. Wish we could have explored more/longer, but our son was enjoying his echo a bit too much and we didnt want to disturb the patrons.Im shocked this is a free museum. A definite must see!

It was great they only had two exhibits available at the time. They were in the process of adding others. But the two we seen was great

Walking past, the building caught my eye, with a cute cafe and a beautiful water feature. I was happy to know that the museum was free and that alone makes it worth it. Upon entering, I was told that I couldnt have my bag hanging from my shoulder and would have to carry it (this was slightly inconvenient, but not altogether annoying). Im glad I walked through the Impressionist section first, because it is just Meh. Next, I went to the Ko Kirk Yamahira exhibit, which was amazing! Then last, I visited the Frye Salon. Wow! The walls are covered with framed art of all sizes. It is really impressive. The museum took an hour (at most) to walk around and see everything, including the gift shop. A short, fun visit and definitely worth it if you have some extra time.

Beautiful space & very nice people. Thanks to Charles & Emma Frye, we can enjoy more than 200 beautiful realistic paintings. You must not miss this place.

Cant wait for this place to reopen!

Number one museum for a visit to Seattle. First of all, its free, and second (probably more important) the collection on display is both varied and beautiful.There is usually a provoking exhibit on display, and like the permenant collection, will also impart something before you experience the dreaded museum fatigue.Please donate to the museum when you leave if you enjoyed yourself!

The place was a real fun time. The art was amazing.

Great community museum. Entry is free, and they always have some unique displays and exhibits.

What a beautiful space for art. i appreciated the section displaying art work curated by past art directors at the Frye. The guided tour was also very informative and engaging. we had a great time.

When I went, there were only two exhibits. One covered the works of Donald Byrd, the other showed how the female form was idolized in the last few centuries. While it critiqued the notion of the ideal female form as white in the informational material, the exhibit itself seemed to reinforce rather than critique that notion.

The staff in the cafe were absolutely refreshing during my trip to Seattle. Everyone was so kind

Completely free, great staff, and it has a really cool gift shop. Very artsy and unique. I felt safe here.

An amazing museum! And I was shocked cause its free! There are many galleries for different tastes.

Free entry, pay to park isnt terrible, close to major buslines, and close to a variety of restaurants for good eats. The exhibitions change every few weeks so its a good place to keep in rotation.

Small yet intense museum with everything from classical to avant garde. Free every day, so even if you arent moved, doesnt cost you anything more than gas money. Parking is a little dicey with all the construction around but not too bad. Probably about 1-2 hours of content, depending on the exhibitions.

Very nice little museum. 11:30 am and 1pm guaded tours.

Very cool, flexible and eclectic space with multi-media exhibits of a wide range. Gift shop is awesome!

Awesome art museum. Much to see and its free. There are no crowds which is a plus. The exhibits change often so there is always something new to see. Definitely a cool place to check out if in the Seattle area.

Some really cool exhibits.

Beautiful museum. If you have a few hours to spare, I would highly recommend taking a visit. They have the most unique gift shop as well!Photos of their permanent room that was extravagant with tons of history

Free admission and worth visiting with my friend during a trip to Seattle.

The museum was a great place to walk through on a rainy day. Free admission and nice circulating galleries. My favorite room had paintings that took up all 4 walls.

Art dated back to 1700th. Framed in really ornate gold frames. Free admission, but donations are welcome.Handicap accessible. Parking on the street.

For a free museum, the Frye Museum is a great place to spend a few hours.I found out about the Frye Museum through a Seattle recommendations thread online, and mostly only went because it was free. Overall, I was impressed by the exhibits I saw there, as well as the number of exhibits on display.My favorite exhibit seemed to be perennial. Essentially, the back room of the museum is filled with different paintings that were owned by the Frye family. I really liked the compilation of the paintings and how they were all placed so closely together to create an immersive experience. I had never seen a museum put so much material so close together, and it was an interesting pivot from the minimalist exhibits that are popular with most museums.

Bought my tickets online, entering was a very smooth process. great art

PARIS Love! I adore this museum (FREE) & the wall to wall gilded paintings from the 1900s. Below are a few of my favorites from Only I room at this stunning museum!!

In addition to its excellent collection and curation, this museum is free, and also very accessible: it is all on one level, there is a ramp to the front door, and they have wheelchairs available for those who need them.

Always a great experience! Perfect multi-generational outing.

If memory serves me, and it doesn’t, I entered the salon in the evening during a thunder storm and the power went out. Grotesque faces laughed at me from the grand hallway. I suddenly found myself in a dark room glowing like blood. The faces of a thousand dead animals stared down at me, and I began sinking into the tile. In the nextroom, a film suddenly began playing and I became inexplicably hungry. In the gift shop, I thought of only magnets and hair ties. The torso of a bat glided above. That’s okay, I said to myself, my coat is already all wet. This may or may not have been a dream visit.

Amazing works of art here. Happy this is a free museum and I think all museums should be free really. I really had a great time the other day

I like art a lot and visit local museums and galleries all the time. Frye Art Museum always has exciting exhibitions. You can see classical art and modern as well. I come here with children, so they can also be inspired and educated.

A nice art collection with rotating exhibits and tasty food at the cafe. I used to work nearby. The cafe was among one of my coworkers and my favorite spots to meet for lunch. The fact that the museum is free is just one of the many wonderful community resources that Seattle has to offer.

I cant speak highly enough about this museum. Although its tiny, their collection is impressive! And admittance is FREE. They also have amazing revolving exhibits. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is visiting Seattle that enjoys fine art.

Small but nice (and free!) art museum. The permanent collection is getting a little tired at this point. Id wait for a special exhibit to go again.

Excellent museum with a wonderful cafe and gift shop .I could spend hours here .And it is always free admission. I highly recommend this place .The building itself is gorgeous and the artist are always progressive . They also have an amazing permanent collection of classic paintings.

Stunning, my favorite museum in Seattle. Beautiful art work. Nice cafe! Great people! Free but suggested donation. Truly incredible place.

Its a small Museum, and I didnt love one of the two installations they had, but its donation-based admission, with a nice, little cafe. Worth a visit, for sure.

Go here if you want to see some art. Rotating exhibits. It’s not too big and overwhelming. We saw a performance there too. And there is a nice cafe inside. They don’t sell “museum” food here. Very good. My family says the expresso was very good.

Great mix of classic works and contemporary pieces

Relevant contemporary art exibitions, nice founders salon w/ 19-20th cent. paintings...

Free art gallery with a nice cafe. Free parking too. Good place to spend an afternoon.

Definitely not my preference of art. very modern and eccentric.

Free museum with quality art. Rather small but but it does change frequently so its actually nice to be able to see everything in an hour or so

Always intriguing and educational.

Free musem better than SAM ... And a great cafe to boot!

Small, but really beautiful collection on display in a beautiful space.

I loved it!

Amazing art museum! Great collection! Completely Free!

According to their web site they have a great collection of classical German paintings. But they show just a few, all crammed into a single room. Some of them show bad reflections of their lighting system - disappointing.

The exhibitions here are always changing. So even if you gave been before it worth taking another look.

Amazing and beautiful museum with a great gift shop!

Beautifully designed free art museum, always has interesting exhibits.

The museum is free, and the guided tour at 1:00 is AWESOME. Jeanne was our guide and she did a tremendous job of providing a great educational opportunity.

The Salon was definitely the highlight of this museum. The other exhibits that were showing during my visit werent my favorite, but I cant complain when entrance is free! Also, be sure to check out the gift shop. They have a great quirky selection

Great exhibits. Our granddaughter loved it.

Small modern relatable contemporary exhibition space.

Not to my taste. I prefer more traditional art.

Very awesome museum thats free and always has a ever changing variety of art.

Nice art museum!!A beautiful little art museum in First Hill.

Superb curation and no admission fee. We need more art museums like this!

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Small but really nice museum. Friendly staff and a really cool gift shop . lots of construction going on so parking sucks.

Its donation based and they always have new exhibits. Its pretty small tough so dont expect to spend a ton of time there. The Salon exhibit is the best in my opinion, as usually they just show contemporary art.

Its free so Im giving 5 stars! ️

Nice option if you want to enjoy some culture for free.

If you find yourself in downtown Seattle do yourself the courtesy and walk up to the Frye. It is pretty close, it only took 25 min at a leisurely pace from Pike Place! What a lovely and varied collection of art to be enjoyed that the tourist crowds dont seem to get to in as big of numbers as you would think.

Beautiful museum with a large gallery space. Three hours got me through about half.

Nice, unassuming museum with great exhibits. Perfect size for an hour, with what looks like a nice chill cafe if you want to stay and chat.

Great museum ! I love that it’s always rotating and a fantastic place to take out of town guests. Plus you can’t go wrong with FREE admission

Nice and friendly staff, feels like a community museum with its intimacy. Liked and was pleasantly surprised about Jane Wong exhibit regarding food and its mentioning of Chinas food issue when she was born.

A priceless collection thats cheap as free; a core collection of 19th century American art is elegantly balanced by diverse and creative contemporary art. Its a great place to spend an hour or so.

The jazz concert was very good. Plus the collection is good too.

The café was great too. Excellent museum and very accessible to the public. Docents available to provide information and insight on the displayed art.

Very impressed with the Frye Art Museum. The bold contrast between the Fryes permanent collection & their captivating contemporary exhibitions is a great success. Be sure to grab a book on the West wall in the Salon to add some context to the beautiful works before you.

I can’t believe this museum is free! Right now (Holiday 2018), there’s an amazing mental health exhibit in place. Quiet, architecturally beautiful space to think and view insanely talented local artists’ work.

This is an excellent museum. Their permanent/rotating collection in the salon room is impressive. I enjoyed their Valentines guided tour in 2018 and their rotating external shows are always interesting. The cafe has yummy food

I especially love the store there, terrific for gifts

Beautiful space, very nice little concert venue, great choice of artists