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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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Magnificent Molluscs with Science Illustrator Sami Chang

Learn more about science illustrator Sami Chang's art, research, and mollusc masterpieces!

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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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Making Mount St. Helens Huckleberry Muffins with Polly

Learn about the unique quality of Huckleberries gathered near Mount St. Helens and how to make them into delicious muffins with Burke Museum Tribal Liaison Polly Olsen (Yakama).

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Featured Projects

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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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Ka̱ns Hiłile (Making it Right)

A collaborative project reuniting archival media into a new digital whole, shaped by—and integrated with—active cultural knowledge by Kwag’uł contributors.

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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.