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Henry Art Gallery Gives Seattle Vacations a Contemporary Twist

Added Friday, Jan. 20, 2012

Travelers who are embarking on a cruise to Alaska that stops in Seattle can visit the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington. The museum is primarily dedicated to contemporary art and photography, but there are always other exhibitions passing through that deviate from the rest of the collection. Any art enthusiast visiting Seattle will want to include the museum as a destination on their travel itineraries.

The Henry Art Gallery was the first public art museum to open in Washington in 1927, and it was named after its primary backer - Horace C. Henry. Henry not only contributed a substantial financial donation, but he loaned the museum his personal painting collection as well. There are more than 20,000 art pieces permanently on display at the Henry Art Museum, and combined with traveling exhibitions, visitors will have plenty to see and do.

Running from March to September, the Gary Hill "glossodelic attractors" exhibit will be on display. This art collection encompasses video, sound, installation and performance art for a full-bodied, interactive experience. Hill has been working with the Museum for 25 years, and this display chronicles his successful art career.

The Henry Art Gallery is a great addition to a West Coast vacation. Guests can explore galleries of art photography and paintings and check out traveling exhibitions of some of the top contemporary artists of the time. 

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