Henry Art Gallery
The Henry Art Gallery ("The Henry") is a contemporary art museum located on the campus of the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located on the west edge of the university's campus along 15th Avenue N.E. in the University District, it was founded in February, 1927, and was the first public art museum in the state of Washington. The original building was designed by Bebb and Gould. It was expanded in 1997 to 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2), at which time the 154-seat auditorium was added. The addition/expansion was designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects.
Henry Art Gallery main entrance | |
| Established | 10 February 1927 |
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| Location | University of Washington campus Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.6564°N 122.3117°W |
| Type | Art museum |
| Accreditation | American Alliance of Museums |
| Key holdings | James Turrell Skyspace: Light Reign |
| Collections | Contemporary art, Photography |
| Collection size | 28,000 |
| Founder | Horace Chapin Henry |
| Director | Kris Lewis, John S. Behnke Director |
| Architect | Bebb and Gould (original) Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (expansion) |
| Public transit access | 1 Line (Sound Transit), University of Washington station |
| Website | henryart |
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