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Member Events

Exclusive to members: exhibit preview parties and behind-the-scenes tours. Not a member yet? Join now for great benefits!

Feb.
15
Burke Museum

Annual Behind-the-Scenes Night

Wed., Feb. 15, 2012 | 5 – 8 pm

One night a year, Burke members are invited behind the scenes of the museum. Behind-the-Scenes Night is an exclusive opportunity for members to see the Burke collections, meet curators and collection managers, and learn about current research. Members will discover every Burke division, including the Herbarium, archaeology, ornithology (birds), ethnology, ichthyology (fish), mammalogy, paleobotany, vertebrate and invertebrate paleontology, and entomology (spiders & insects).