Museums
There are 3 museums starting with the letter S:
San Antonio Museum of Art
Housed in the historic Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach of San Antonio’s River Walk, The San Antonio Museum of Art serves as a forum to explore and connect with art that spans the world’s geographies, artistic periods, genres, and cultures. Its collection contains nearly 30,000 works representing 5,000 years of history, and is particularly strong in Greek and Roman antiquities, Asian art, and art of the Americas. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Latin American Art wing showcases art from ancient Americas to the present and features a notable collection of pre-Columbian and folk art. In recent years, the Museum has placed particular emphasis on diversifying its contemporary collections to reflect the diversity of voices shaping the trajectory of art. This has included an emphasis on works by women artists, artists of color, and artists from San Antonio and across the state of Texas.
Spanish artists include Anonymous / Unknown
San Diego Museum of Art
The San Diego Museum of Art has a vast collection of over 32,000 items from around the world, dating back to 3,000 B.C. It is renowned for its American, Asian, European, and Latin American art, but it is particularly famous for its Spanish old master paintings by El Greco, Goya, Ribera, Sanchez Cotán, and Zurbarán. The museum’s collection of Asian art includes some of the most significant pieces, including Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Buddhist sculpture from China and Japan, and South Asian paintings from Edwin Binney 3rd’s collection. Additionally, the Museum is home to one of the best collections of German Expressionism in the country.
Spanish artists include Alonso Cano, Bartolomé Bermejo, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, El Greco, Francisco de Zurbarán, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Jusepe de Ribera, Juan de Valdés Leal, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Martín Bernat, Pedro de Mena and Sofonisba Anguissola
Seattle Art Museum
Founded in 1933, The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is the largest fine art museum in the Pacific Northwest, featuring three locations: the main museum in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, and the Olympic Sculpture Park. SAM celebrates the region’s position as a crossroads where east meets west, urban meets natural, and local meets global. Its collection includes over 25,000 artworks from various cultures and historical periods.
Spanish artists include Antonio Palomino, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Francisco de Zurbarán, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes and Pablo Picasso