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Holiday Pop-Up Market

Sunday, December 15
10 AM – 5 PM

Buy a meaningful and unique holiday gift while supporting Indigenous and Native artists and the Burke Museum!

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Paleontology Inside the Glass

Sunday, December 8
1:30–4:30 PM

Step inside the Paleontology Collection Workroom doors to chat with research staff and volunteers working with collections. 

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Archaeology Inside the Glass

Saturday, December 14
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Step inside the Archaeology Collection Workroom and chat with research staff and volunteers working with collections.

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Biology Inside the Glass

Sunday, November 10
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Chat with research staff and volunteers working with collections, and find out how collections answer questions about our world.

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I Dig Dinos: Life After Dinos

Sunday, February 23
10 AM – 2 PM 

What's the difference between a mastodon and a mammoth? Find out at our February I Dig Dinos program!

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I Dig Dinos: Flight and Feathers

Sunday, January 26
10 AM – 2 PM

The sky’s the limit for our very first I Dig Dinos program at the New Burke!

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“Shadows Crossing: Tones of Voice Continued"

Wednesday, November 20
6:30 PM

An evening with poet Cedar Sigo, featured lecturer with the Bagley Wright Lecture Series on Poetry. 

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Paleontology Open Door

Saturdays & Sundays

Chat with research staff and volunteers working with collections, and find out how collections answer questions about our world.

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Contemporary Culture Open Door

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Biology Open Door

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Chat with staff and volunteers working with collections, and find out how collections answer questions about our world.

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