Press Room
Detailed information on the exhibits, research projects, and programs tailored for journalists. For more information or questions please contact Burke Museum Public Relations.
Press Releases
January 21, 2008
Newest Fossils Unveiled at Burke Museum Dinosaur Day
Saturday, March 1, 2008
10 am - 4 pm
January 09, 2008
Chief Joseph and Other Historical Photos & Objects
From Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Yakama Tribes
On View at Burke Museum, Opening Day: Sat., Jan. 26 ~ 10 am - 4 pm
January 07, 2008
Giant “Fish Lizard” Fossil Installed at Burke Museum
Burke Room now home to 21 foot long marine reptile fossil
January 02, 2008
Get out Your Treasures: Burke Museum’s Artifact Identification Day is Coming Up
Sat., Feb. 9, 2008
1 - 4 pm
November 16, 2007
Burke Museum Receives Equipment Grant from 4Culture
November 09, 2007
Book Reading and Signing: Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale
Thurs., Nov. 29, 2007, 7 pm
November 05, 2007
Two New Burke Exhibits Focus on Plateau Arts and Culture
The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1898-1915 and This Place Called Home / January 26 – June 8, 2008
October 15, 2007
Town Hall Presents: Florian Schulz
Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam /
Tuesday, October 23
September 14, 2007
What was life like in Seattle 4,000 years ago?
Archaeology Day at Discovery Park / Sat., Oct. 6, 2007
August 13, 2007
Smithsonian Exhibit Sheds Light on Mysterious Beast
In Search of Giant Squid Sept. 22 – Dec. 31, 2007
August 02, 2007
Celebrate Native American Arts!
Crafts Sale, Artist Demonstrations, Dancing, Weaving, and Storytelling /
Sat. and Sun., Aug. 18-19, 2007, 10 am to 5 pm
May 14, 2007
New Photography Exhibit Focuses on Rockies – A Troubled Mountain Ecosystem
Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam Jun. 16–Dec. 31, 2007
March 21, 2007
Burke Museum Holds Tse-whit-zen Collection in Trust
March 19, 2007
A Major Exhibit of Contemporary Northwest Coast Native Art – Now Open
From the Burke Museum’s Permanent Collection
March 16, 2007
Burke Museum and The Mountaineers Books to Launch a 3-Exhibit Series on Conservation Issues
New Photographic Exhibit Focuses on World’s Last Intact Mountain Ecosystem:
The Rockies
February 21, 2007
Burke Museum Launches New Podcast Program