Events

Admission is FREE and the museum is open until 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month.

Join us for STEAM Spotlight this month!

Learn more about the making of the special exhibition Woven in Wool.

Learn how shapes and patterns play a big role in the world around us.

Learn more about the work of the Burke paleobotany team and find out what plants looked like during the Age of Dinosaurs.

Join us for our annual spring fundraiser.

Learn how paleontologists piece together tiny clues about past ecosystems

Dig into paleontology at the Burke’s annual festival of fossils! 

Join three Pacific Northwest artists — two writers and one illustrator — to learn how they distill their research on our local seabirds into engaging stories and compelling illustrations.

Join author Taha Ebrahimi for a book event for Street Trees of Seattle: An Illustrated Walking Guide.