Seattle Art Museum Gets an Overdue Makeover

The goal is to make its American art galleries more inclusive.by Jasmyne KeimigShe's about to get a facelift. Courtesy of SAM/Tim Aguero
On the heels of a year defined by protests over racial injustice, the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced today a two-year project that will extensively transform their American art galleries to better reflect perspectives overlooked by mainstream art history.The "reimagining" is funded primarily by a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, with additional