Contemporary Culture

SpongeBob’s fictional home is based on an actual place that was the location of 23 U.S. nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War era.

When the former Burke Museum facility closed at the end of 2018, there was silence for the first time in the Pacific Voices gallery.

If you’ve been to the museum or walked by the main entrance lately, you may have noticed some changes to the outdoor art.

Members of the Native American Cultural Group at the Washington State Reformatory Unit in Monroe recently created a very special button blanket for the Museum.

Considering not only the visual aspects of historical Native art, but also the intangible properties to which they are connected.

Dr. Holly Barker and Burke Museum's Oceania collections assist with University Beyond Bars classroom learning.

The Burke Museum has commissioned a Coast Salish art piece for the lobby of the New Burke.

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Working with communities to rebuild a traditional Native boat-building practice, bringing this knowledge back into a living context.