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Syrille Jones, son of co-curator Tillie Jones, honors the Coast Salish Wool Weaving Board and their work at the Indigenous Preview for Woven in Wool, September 11, 2025. Photo Jack Storms Fashion show

Weaving into the Future | Fashion Show

Monday, August 24, 2026
6–9 p.m.

Celebrate the closing of the Woven in Wool special exhibition with the first fashion show at the Burke Museum.

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tidelands creation story ARTIST STUDIO

Amber Stephens in the Artist Studio

Thursday, September 3, 2026
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Join Amber Stephens in the Artist Studio.

 

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burke exterior FREE ADMISSION

Free First Thursday

First Thursday of each month
10 a.m – 8 p.m.

Admission is FREE and the museum is open until 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month.

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water alcove activity Activities for Kids & Families

Experience Alcoves | Water

Daily 
June 24 – September 13, 2026

Learn about the significance of water, from Washington waterways to ancient oceans.

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in the range of fire & ice book cover BOOK EVENT

Author Talk: In the Range of Fire and Ice

September 16, 2026
6:30 p.m. 

 

 

David B. Williams in conversation with local journalist Mary Ann Gwinn.

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exterior of the Burke FREE EVENT

Christopher W. Smith on Tsimshian Master Carver Samuel Elwitt

Thursday, September 24, 2026
7 p.m.

Join Vancouver-based scholar and writer Christopher W. Smith for a presentation on Tsimshian Master Carver Samuel Elwitt.

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sunset landscape wellness workshop

Wellness Class: Introduction to Qi Gong

This class series meets four times.
You can register for any combination of dates you'd like to attend:

September 25, October 2, October 9, and October 16, 2026
12–1 p.m.

Join us for a Qi Gong wellness workshop.

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burke exterior Author event

Author Talk: Gyetk Coastal Fusion and Ancestral Knowledge from a Ts’msyen Kitchen

Thursday, September 30, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m.

Join authors Spencer Greening and Rachel Greening for a discussion of their new book.

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sunset landscape wellness workshop

Wellness Class: Introduction to Qi Gong

This class series meets four times.
You can register for any combination of dates you'd like to attend:

September 25, October 2, October 9, and October 16, 2026
12–1 p.m.

Join us for a Qi Gong wellness workshop.

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artist studio ARTIST STUDIO

Jamie Pesquiza Cardenas in the Artist Studio

Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2026
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

 

Jamie Pesquiza Cardenas in the Artist Studio.

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artist studio ARTIST STUDIO

Jamie Pesquiza Cardenas in the Artist Studio

Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2026
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

 

Jamie Pesquiza Cardenas in the Artist Studio.

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sunset landscape wellness workshop

Wellness Class: Introduction to Qi Gong

This class series meets four times.
You can register for any combination of dates you'd like to attend:

September 25, October 2, October 9, and October 16, 2026
12–1 p.m.

Join us for a Qi Gong wellness workshop.

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sunset landscape wellness workshop

Wellness Class: Introduction to Qi Gong

This class series meets four times.
You can register for any combination of dates you'd like to attend:

September 25, October 2, October 9, and October 16, 2026
12–1 p.m.

Join us for a Qi Gong wellness workshop.

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people at behind the scenes night

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Photo: Rachel Ormiston/Burke Museum
Photo: Rachel Ormiston/Burke Museum