Culture

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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Bringing fossils to life through paleoart

While fossils give us a peek into what long extinct species left behind, paleoartists show us what these species were like while they still roamed the earth.

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Installing Tiffany's Peacock Window at the Burke Museum

Light is once again shining through a magnificent 16-foot tall Tiffany stained glass window named "Peacock with Hollyhocks and Morning Glories."

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Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Burke Museum

Monday, October 14, was Indigenous Peoples' Day in the City of Seattle and at the new Burke 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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ArtTalk: Conversations on Northwest Native Art

Video from the Burke Museum's ArtTalk Symposium: Conversations on Northwest Native Art on March 27-28, 2015.

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Salish Bounty

While there have been enormous changes in Coast Salish Native diet and culture over the centuries, a core value of food has survived.

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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.