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THE BURKE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND CULTURE
On the beautiful UW campus at the corner of NE 45th St. and 17th Ave. NE.
Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-5590
www.burkemuseum.org
Celebrate your Special Event or Birthday at the Burke!
What's New
Sat., April 26, 2008
10 AM – 4 PM
Plateau Native Arts Celebration
Celebrate a full day of Native art demonstrations! Nine artists from the Yakama, Cayuse and Nez Perce nations will demonstrate the living crafts of the Columbia River plateau. Demonstrations of cornhusk and tule mat weaving, beadwork for sally-bags and clothing, saddle-making, weaving and other crafts.
Demonstrating artists include: HollyAnna Pinkham, Alyne DeCoteau, Elza and Sky WeaselHead, Roberta Danzuka, Vivian Harrison, Jenny Williams, Geraldine Miller, and Beatrice Tilleqots.
Sun., May 4, 2008
10 AM – 4 PM
Mushroom Maynia!
The Burke Museum hosts the Puget Sound Mycological Society for the first
ever Mushroom Maynia! Learn how fungi fit into the ecosystem, how to
cultivate your own mushrooms, how to cook them into a tasty soup or make
them into dyes and crayons. Art, activities and information for children
and adults.
Mushroom Maynia is made possible by the Stuntz Foundation, and the Peg
and Rick Young Foundation.
Now on view:
This Place Called Home
Through June 8, 2008
This Place Called Home, an exhibit of Plateau cultural arts features the best of the Burke's own eastern Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Native collections, including beadwork, cradle boards, baskets, blankets, and colorful moccasins. The exhibit will include in-gallery artist demonstrations and video interviews with tribal elders discussing their family heirlooms and ancestors.
Peoples of the Plateau: The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1898-1915
Through June 8, 2008
In Peoples of the Plateau, historic and rarely-seen photographs by Lee Moorhouse document a visual record of Native life in the Northwest, as it transitioned from frontier life to the modern era. This photography exhibit was organized by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
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The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Dinosaurs, fossils, Native American masks, Asian cultural costumes, bugs and birds! Get the inside story on Washington State natural history and Northwest Native American culture. Check out state-of-the-art exhibits on subjects ranging from fossils to wildlife photography. Afterwards, relax and sip a latte in the Burke Café. Enjoy changing natural history exhibits and cultural family programs.
Get a close-up look at dinosaurs! See giant marine reptiles, Pacific Northwest spiders, volcanoes, a saber-toothed tiger, a 12 foot mastodon and more! Learn about Native American's: the history of Pacific Northwest Native American totem poles and artwork. Listen to stories from cultures around the Pacific Rim including China, Samoa, and Indonesia.
Plus, there are more than 100 plant species from both sides of the Cascades featured in the Gunther Garden surrounding the museum. These plants are important to the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
The Burke Museum welcomes children and adult groups throughout the year: take a docent-led tour or do a workshop. The museum's exhibits provide a stimulating environment for the study of Washington's rich and fascinating cultural and geological history.
In addition to great changing exhibits, the Burke Museum contains nationally ranked research collections from four main divisions totaling more than 5 million specimens. These divisions are: Anthropology, Biology and Geology. Within the divisions are such departments as Archaeology, Ethnology, Ornithology (birds), Arachnology (spiders!), and a fantastic regional botany collection (the Herbarium).
The best place to see it all is at the Northwest's premier museum of natural history and culture - the Burke!
Call for information.
Download the Burke Museum Coupon (just click - and print)
Download the 08/09 coupon book (2.98mb) now, for discounts to all attractions!
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