STEAM Spotlight | Celebration of Stories
Date & Time
Thursday, August 6, 2026
4–7 p.m.
This event is in the past.
Tickets
FREE admission for
Free First Thursday
Learn from Burke Museum staff about books that connect to the work they do! Visit our tiny talks in the Learning Lab and hear a mixture of book information, presentations, and opportunity for Q&A!
4–4:30 p.m. Archaeology team will highlight both Maybe You'll Be an Archaeologist by Amy E. Reid and the Burke Museum Archaeology Workbook
4:30–5 p.m. Education team will talk about Did you know dino? Hell Creek
5–5:30 p.m. Ornithology (Birds) team will talk about Maria Mudd Ruth's The Bird with the Flaming Red Feet
5:30–6 p.m. Bill Holm Center team will talk about the Woven in Wool: Resilience in Coast Salish Weaving book
6–6:30 p.m. Paleobotany team will talk about Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales
Each of the featured books can be purchased at the Burke Store or in the Learning Lab during the STEAM Spotlight program.
More on Free First Thursday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Alfred Charles Jr. in the Artist Studio
Alfred Charles Jr. (Lower Elwha Klallam) will work on and display finished wood carvings and wood carving tools, as well as past prints. He will also share sterling silver hand engraved jewelry, including layout plans for his jewelry pieces that will be featured in the upcoming Woven in Wool fashion show Weaving into the Future.
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Join our friends from the Seattle Aquarium as we learn how to be a friend to tidepools through stories and play.
Biology workroom
4–7 p.m.
Join Nora Lee, a UW Biology doctoral student and member of the Burke Museum Ornithology team, for a journey through the many ways people have observed, celebrated, and learned from birds across cultures. From the remarkable paintings of 18th-century natural history artist Sarah Stone, to the exquisite bird imagery of Song Dynasty textile artist Zhu Kerou, to Indigenous knowledge and stories preserved through ethno-ornithology, this table explores the many ways humans have connected with birds throughout history. Browse historic books and prints, examine museum bird specimens featured in these works, and discover how birds have inspired people across centuries and continents.
