News & Stories

This resource packet provides information on learning about Native American History in Washington state. 

Malacology collections manager Melissa Frey chats about community science and what it can teach us about land snails and slugs

This packet provides information on learning about Latino/a Diaspora Heritage and includes recommendations for books, helpful links, and museums and cultural centers.

Ornithology collections manager Kevin Epperly chats about creating 3D models of hummingbirds using photogrammetry.

A group of Cambodian scientists are starting the first ever fish collection in their country. This summer, they visited the Burke fish collections for a training workshop.

Burke community reflections on LGBTQ+ identity.

Spokane artist Shawn Brigman specializes in making bark sturgeon-nose canoes, a unique form of vessel wrapped in thick bark. He recently made and deliver one to the Burke Museum to be housed in the permanent collections.

UW Museology thesis project by Gabbie Mangaser

Learn from Samoan storyteller Kiana Fuega about how people across Moananuiākea (the vast Pacific) kept account of their surroundings and histories without ever having a written language.