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Seattle Art Museum

12 Oktober 2025


A cold, wet, and grey Sunday. Pacific Northwest in autumn is nature's way of saying, "Stay indoors."
So thats where we stay. In the Seattle Art Museum, of course.


Where architecture curves into art — captured in a fisheye projection

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Interactive Panorama Seattle Art Museum 1


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Interactive Panorama Seattle Art Museum 2


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FriendsWithYou: Little Cloud Sky

Location: Brotman Forum (Main Foyer)

SAM exhibitions 1

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American Art: The Stories We Carry

This exhibition includes several works by Andy Warhol, highlighting his iconic Pop Art style.


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Interactive Panorama American Art: The Stories We Carry


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Only Connect: The Art of Devotion

SAM exhibitions


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SAM Stories, The Visitation, 1643, Philippe de Champaigne

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Interactive Panorama Only Connect: The Art of Devotion


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A Goya worth reversing entropy for, but today I let time flow forward through my lens. Tenet.
SAM Stories

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Art and Life Along the Northwest Coast

SAM exhibitions


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Chronicles of a Global East

SAM exhibitions


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Roman Art: The Diversity of an Empire

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Impressionisms: The Global 19th Century

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Winter Landscape on the Bank of the Seine, Henri Matisse

SAM Stories and SAM's collection

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Porcelain Room

SAM exhibitions


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The Italian Room

SAM Stories and SAM's collection


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Interactive Panorama The Italian Room


Noise reduction was not applied to retain details; the images were only graded2.
There was no time for multiple exposures for HDR, and of course no tripod because we were in a museum. I only had a brief moment when the room was empty to capture a 360°×180° panorama.

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It was really dark in this room. Here are the ungraded raw images:


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From Galleries to Sidewalks

When we left the museum, it was only partly cloudy with a hint of sunshine. The Pacific Northwest's quiet way of saying thanks for staying.


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From the calm of the galleries to the vibrant pulse of Pike Place Market

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  1. List of Exhibitions for 2025:
    • FriendsWithYou: Little Cloud Sky – Jun 27, 2025 – ongoing
    • Ash-Glazed Ceramics from Korea and Japan – Jul 9, 2025 – Jul 12, 2027
    • Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La Montagne Enchantée – May 31, 2024 – May 10, 2026
    • Yirrkala: Art from Australia’s Top End – May 10, 2024 – ongoing
    • Lessons from the Institute of Empathy – Mar 31, 2018 – ongoing
    • Impressionisms: The Global Nineteenth Century – Mar 27, 2024 – ongoing
    • American Art: The Stories We Carry – Oct 20, 2022 – ongoing
    • Chronicles of a Global East – Oct 20, 2022 – ongoing
    • Pacific Species – Dec 22, 2022 – ongoing
    • Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art – Nov 10, 2018 – ongoing
    • Art and Life Along the Northwest Coast – Nov 26, 2014 – ongoing
    • Only Connect: The Art of Devotion – Apr 29, 2011 – ongoing
    • Porcelain Room – May 5, 2007 – ongoing
     

  2. In this context, graded refers to applying tone curve adjustments to brighten dark areas and make details more visible.