Frye Art Museum

Frye Art Museum
The Frye Art Museum (2007)
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Established1952
Location704 Terry Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104 (United States)
Coordinates47°36′26″N 122°19′27″W / 47.6071°N 122.3242°W / 47.6071; -122.3242
TypeArt[1]
CollectionsModern and Contemporary art
FounderCharles and Emma Frye
DirectorJamilee Lacy
ArchitectPaul Thiry (1952) original;
Rick Sundberg of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects – (1997) remodel
Public transit accessLINK light rail Pioneer Square station
Websitefryemuseum.org

The Frye Art Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1952 to house the collection of Charles and Emma Frye and has since grown to include rotating temporary exhibitions of emerging and contemporary artists.

  1. ^ Frye Art Museum: About, ARTINFO, 2008, retrieved 2008-07-28