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Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum
Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum
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Archaeology

The Archaeology Collections reflect how people live through the objects they leave behind.

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Bill Holm Center

The Bill Holm Center is the premier center for the study of Native arts of the Pacific Northwest.

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Contemporary Culture

The Contemporary Cultural Collections reflect living and dynamic cultures. 

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News & Stories

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The Mystery of Wedgwood Rock

You could live your whole life in the quiet North Seattle neighborhood of Wedgwood and never realize that there is a nearly 20 foot tall, 1.5 million pound glacial erratic right off the main road.

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Building Family from Tragedy: Clean-Up Veterans and the Marshallese Community

The "Clean-Up Veterans" experiences are not often acknowledged or understood.

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Celeste Whitewolf News

Burke Museum Visiting Artist Series: Celeste Whitewolf

After a 20-year legal career, Celeste Whitewolf (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla) dedicated herself to learning and teaching the art of basket weaving.

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The archaeology of Seattle's West Point

A 1992 construction site led to a significant discovery of cultural remains of local Native Americans that lived at and used the site for thousands of years.

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Land Acknowledgement

The Burke Museum stands on the lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, whose ancestors resided here since time immemorial. Many Indigenous peoples thrive in this place—alive and strong.