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The Seattle Art Museum opened on June 23 , 1933 in an Art Deco building in Volunteer Park , given to the city by Richard E. Fuller, president of the Art Institute Of Seattle , and his mother, Margaret MacTavish Fuller. The museum's main collection moved to its present location (100 University Street, ) in December 1991 , at which time the old building was renamed the Seattle Asian Art Museum . Directly in front of the museum is Hammering Man , a 1994 sculpture that also appears in other cities around the globe. Beginning in 2006, the Seattle Art Museum will be expanding its 1991 location in a joint effort with Washington Mutual . To do this, the museum's downtown location will close January 5 , 2006 . The expanded building will offer four new floors with 70 percent more gallery space, an expanded museum store, and a new restaurant. It is expected to open in spring 2007 . Also being constructed is the new Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle waterfront. This new venture is expected to open in spring 2006. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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