Press Room

The pollen fossil record could unveil how different stressors affect global ecosystems.

The Burke is a finalist for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

Dr. Gabriela Chavarria has been named the next Executive Director of the Burke Museum.

The Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Native Art at the Burke Museum will be welcoming 12 individuals and groups into the museum as a part of their Connections to Culture Visiting Researcher Grant.

Curatorship honors decades of contributions to the field of archaeology and repatriation

After 16 years as Executive Director at the Burke Museum, Dr. Julie K. Stein will retire in March 2022.

From Seattle’s Seward Park to a coral reef in the South Pacific, a new special exhibition opening at the Burke Museum—Life in One Cubic Foot—reveals the diversity of nature in our local neighborhoods and across the globe.

A new study traces the first tusks back to ancient mammal relatives that lived before the dinosaurs.

A team of Burke Museum and University of Washington paleontologists excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this summer.

New study analyzes role of scent compounds in the co-evolution of bats and pepper plants.

A recent study published in the journal Biotropica by Burke Museum researchers provides an important roadmap to conserving rough-nosed horned lizards (Ceratophora aspera) in Sri Lanka. 

Thanks to Julie’s bold vision and dedicated leadership, the Burke Museum has truly transformed during her tenure.

A new study documents the earliest-known fossil evidence of any primate. 

A new study reveals that 65 plant species have gone extinct in the continental United States and Canada since European settlement

A new study by Burke Museum paleontologists finds the earliest evidence of mammal social behavior that goes back to the Age of the Dinosaurs.

A new outdoor installation called Guests of the Great River greets guests as you arrive at the museum’s east entrance.

Gonzalez is the 14^th curator at the Burke, and joins Dr. Peter Lape as the second curator of archaeology at the museum.

The University of Washington announced a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance shared conservation services.

Hummingbird expert Dr. Alejandro Rico-Guevara joins the Burke Museum as the new Curator of Ornithology.

Scientists have discovered an extraordinary collection of fossils that reveal in detail how life recovered after a catastrophic event.

More than 8,000 people celebrated grand opening this past weekend.

The Burke will open its new building to the public with a Grand Opening Weekend of October 12–14, 2019.

The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in the Salish Sea is now available.

A new paper reveals that the iconic abundance of fishes on reefs is fueled by an unlikely source: tiny, bottom-dwelling reef fishes.

A new study shows two major forces have shaped bat skulls over their evolutionary history: echolocation and diet. 

New study sheds light on the rise of mammals.

UW paleontologists, including Burke curator Christian Sidor, have uncovered new fossils in Zambia and Tanzania.

The iconic evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest haven't always been here.

Scientists have just discovered the newest member of that family—an iguana-sized reptile whose name means “Antarctic king.”