I had a lovely experience visiting the Frye for the Beau Dick: Insatiable Beings exhibit! I really enjoyed getting to look at these beautiful masks up close. There were several other interesting pieces of art on display that caught my eye as well. Admission is always free

What's not to like about a free museum. Staff were friendly and helpful and rooms were easy to navigate. There was an online description of some of the paintings that you could read on your phone but you had to ask for the password for the guest wi-fi because cell service was only one bar. The electronic information was more of a reference than a tour. I agree that this is worth 1-2 hours but we were done in 1 hour. While there were some large poster size descriptions on the walls of some of the rooms, the individual descriptions of painting were in tiny print, usually black on a dark background and very difficult to read. Example is attached. Some galleries had uncomfortable bench seating but others had none. For elderly people, it was a long time to stand.

I visit this museum whenever I come to Seattle. Nice, interesting exhibition with beautiful space, courtyard and Cafe. Free admission.

Small well kept free museum fairly centrally located. Can spend an hour browsing through various paintingsAlthough seemingly congested the classical paintings , all placed in one hall( Frye Salon), I found, were really nice. You can borrow a guide which tells you the painter title year and description. I found two Norwegian paintings one on a storm and another on a girl in a valley with mountains behind , a native Indian camp, Chief Seattle and some good landscapes as well. A nice small painting on chess captures the intent observations of players and a similar one of cardinals at leisure The modern Art section hand paintings of Alexander Katz which to me were not to easy to grasp . Backdrop on a Toy Store was interesting . Even more abstract was the Frye Parlor with a presentation of Jayme Yen of interesting text on what looked like blank coloured spaces. A photographic exhibition by Tarrah Krajnak from Peru of the human frame with colonial and other objects in the background in black and white was expressive Thr Museum has an excellent shop with a good collection of art and books The museum staff are welcoming

How disappointing, so few pieces on show. On the web site there are hundreds of works listed and shown but very few on display. Glad it was free to get in.