Visit their website:http://www.burkemuseum.org
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.
Throughout the year, the Burke Museum has fun events for the whole family. These Family Day Events offer close encounters with Burke collections, all-ages activities, and a chance to talk with Burke experts. Family Day Events include:
The Burke Museum also contains nationally ranked research collections from four main divisions holding over 14 million specimens. These divisions are: Anthropology, Biology, Geology and the recently acquired Fish collection. Within the divisions are such departments as Archaeology, Ethnology, Ornithology (birds), Arachnology (spiders), Herpetology (lizards) 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, 206-543-5590.