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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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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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New Chinook Art Piece Welcomes Visitors to the Burke Museum

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

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Dr. Sara L. Gonzalez Joins Burke Museum as New Curator of Archaeology

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

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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.