City/neighborhood: Bellevue

Museum Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11am - 5 pm, Friday: 11am - 8 pm, Saturday-Sunday: 12 pm - 5 pm

Admission: Adults $9, Seniors (62+) and students $7, FREE for children under 6 and members

Payment forms accepted:

All major credit cards

Personal checks

Parking: Free parking

Features:

Kid-friendly

Related info: Gallery Guide

Neighborhood art walks

"See, explore and make art," is how BAM explains its mission, and its dramatic new, light-filled site - featuring classrooms, an interactive gallery, auditorium, library and thousands of square feet of exhibition space - makes room for all that. The glass, aluminum and concrete museum, designed by Steven Holl with plenty of terraces, atriums and gathering places, opened in October 2000.

The museum presents contemporary art exhibitions of local, national and international artists who demonstrate complex perspectives. Shows and community forums are designed to promote dialogue on complicated subjects like identity and ethnicity. Every summer, the museum holds a prestigious Art Fair, with more than 300 artists and 300,000 visitors.By Paysha Stockton

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