Located at First Hill, Seattle, USA, the Frye Art Museum holds the testimonies of all the sculpture and painting collection right from the 19th century. The museum was started by Charles and Emma Frye in 1952 and was the first of its kind in Seattle. Charles was the owner of a meatpacking plant and left all his money and collection of 230 paintings to take the shape of the Frye Art Museum.

The will of Charles specifically states that all the paintings were to be kept in adequate lighting and the rooms be made with appropriate dimensions and flooring requirement of the exhibits. The best thing that Charles stated in his will is that the admission to the museum should be made free for all. Thus, the Frye Art Museum calls for a great experience and excellent opportunity to witness the genius.

The collection of Charles generally was of the dark and dramatic works. However the current management of the museum has turned to more venturesome exhibits. Of the recent inclusions are included the morbid childhood images of Mark Ryden, NSK's "The Retrofuturistic Universe" and the works of Henry Darger.

The notable artists that have contributed to the exhibits of the museum are Eugene Boudin, Felix Ziem, Eugene Isabey, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Franz von Lenbach, Fritz von Uhde (Picture Book), Tim Lowly, Hermann Corrodi (Venice), Franz Stuck (Judgment of Paris) and Ludwig von Zumbusch.

As you go or take your family to the Seattle Frye Art Museum there are some of the things that you definitely do not want to miss out, this include the sculptures and hallways of Seattle Art Museum. The museum is so popular especially with the portraits of the Saints.

Why should one stay in hotels near Seattle Frye Art Museum?

The reason as to why you should consider staying in hotels near Seattle Frye art museum is that they give best rates as well as breakfast bar. That is just the beginning; imagine staying in a hotel Seattle with low web rates, pool for you to go shooting and hotel suites that will leave you thinking you are a president. With all this services the rates are a bit low with some hotels charging as low as $ 140-$1025 for bed and breakfast.

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The other important factor that makes you stays in hotels near Seattle is the availability of swimming pools in the hotels, the policy that allows patrons to book rooms even if they have pets the fitness centers in these hotels spa/massage parlors and the wheelchair accessible floors and stairs not forgetting the babysitters that are also available if you have a young child that will make your tour be interrupted

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At the Frye Art Museum, you will experience some of the best and complete collection of Paintings from the Munich School from the West Coast and important collections of the kind anywhere in the United States. The collections represent works of American colonial painters to the American realist painters of the contemporary era. You will also have the opportunity to enjoy paintings from reputed names like Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, James McNeill Whistler and William Merritt Chase. The museum is also home for the most comprehensive collections of paintings from Alaskan painters in the United States. More exhaustive information of the museum can be accessed from http://fryemuseum.org/

Admission to the museum located at Terry Avenue is free. The museum is closed on Mondays and on other days is open to public from 10 am to 5 pm. On Thursdays however, the museum is open till 9pm. Visit http://www.scn.org/arts/frye/ for further details on the museum

Free parking is provided across the street and from downtown Seattle, Metro buses 3, 12 and 4 provide will provide you the access. The following website has interesting reviews and anecdotes about the museum.

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And, if you happen to be looking for hotel in Seattle closer to the museum, downtown hotels will offer affordable rates and convenience.

Apart from the most beautiful paintings, the museum also hosts Puppet shows which are alluring for the young and old alike. Interestingly, in recent times Puppets have carved out their own niche in the modern world through films, computers, games, theater and animation. The power of puppets has thus been recognized as a useful medium to communicate with people in a different genre though.