News & Stories

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

Archaeologists find the earliest use of nutmeg as a food ingredient and evidence of the transition to early farming practices in Indonesia.

Burke paleontologists travel to Zambia in search for answers to the most colossal extinction on earth.

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.

A look inside the process of creating the G̱a̱lg̱a̱poła (Working Together) digital book.

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

Helpful resources to help you identify the wildflowers you come across in our region.

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

The Burke Museum’s pivoting window wall is a massive, human-powered architectural feature that will open the café space to the outdoors.