Membership

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Photo: Andrew Waits

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Take the Burke with you this summer

Upgrade your membership to include Beyond the Burke benefits and get access to 1,200+ museums across North America!

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Experience something new each visit!

Whatever you love about the Burke—seeing fossils unearthed before you, interacting with experts, or expanding your knowledge about interests new and old—your support as a member helps make it possible. 

Give the gift that keeps on giving with a Burke Museum membership—or treat yourself! 

Membership includes 12 months of unlimited admission and experiences, along with other fun perks. 

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Memberships

A Burke Museum membership pays for itself in only 3 visits! Create your custom membership starting at $60. Prefer to join or renew by mail? Print out our mail-in form.

Hooray—all members receive digital membership cards!

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Core member benefits include:

  • Unlimited free General Admission to the Burke Museum for 12 months
  • Special invitations to member events including the annual Members’ Behind-the-Scenes Night
  • Early admission and priority entry to popular events like Dino Days
  • Special member rates for camps, lectures, workshops and more
  • 10% discount at Off the Rez Café and museum store (excludes consignment items)
  • Reciprocal admission to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site

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AVAILABLE ADD-ONS(AT CHECKOUT):

Add 1 youth: $30

Beyond the Burke Reciprocal Benefits: $50

Supporting Individual

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$200

Supporting Member benefits include all Core Member benefits listed above, plus:

  • Reciprocal admission to 1,000+ museums and cultural centers
  • Additional exclusive opportunities to talk to Burke experts 
  • Guest passes for friends and family
  • Recognition in the Burke’s annual report

Join or Renew

Gift

Core member benefits include:

  • Unlimited free General Admission to the Burke Museum for 12 months
  • Special invitations to member events including the annual Members’ Behind-the-Scenes Night
  • Early admission and priority entry to popular events like Dino Days
  • Special member rates for camps, lectures, workshops and more
  • 10% discount at Off the Rez Café and museum store (excludes consignment items)
  • Reciprocal admission to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site

Join or Renew

Gift

AVAILABLE ADD-ONS(AT CHECKOUT):

Add 1 youth: $30

Add 1 named adult: $50

Flexible guest upgrade: $20

Beyond the Burke Reciprocal Benefits: $50

Supporting Dual

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$250

Supporting Member benefits include all Core Member benefits listed above, plus:

  • Reciprocal admission to 1,000+ museums and cultural centers
  • Additional exclusive behind-the-glass opportunities to talk to Burke experts and go into the collections
  • Guest passes for friends and family
  • Recognition in the Burke’s annual report

Join or Renew

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Pod

Two (2) named adults + up to four (4) youth ages 4–17
$150

Core member benefits include:

  • Unlimited free General Admission to the Burke Museum for 12 months
  • Special invitations to member events including the annual Members’ Behind-the-Scenes Night
  • Early admission and priority entry to popular events like Dino Days
  • Special member rates for camps, lectures, workshops and more
  • 10% discount at Off the Rez Café and museum store (excludes consignment items)
  • Reciprocal admission to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site

Join or Renew

Gift

AVAILABLE ADD-ONS
(AT CHECKOUT):

Add 1 youth: $30

Add 1 named adult: $50

Flexible guest upgrade: $20

Beyond the Burke Reciprocal Benefits: $50

Supporting Pod

Give more. Get more.

$500

Supporting Member benefits include all Core Member benefits listed above, plus:

  • Reciprocal admission to 1,000+ museums and cultural centers
  • Additional exclusive behind-the-glass opportunities to talk to Burke experts and  go into the collections
  • Guest passes for friends and family
  • Recognition in the Burke’s annual report

Join or Renew

Gift

Make it Yours

Customize a membership for you and
your unique family with add-ons.

(Available during check out)

Additional Youth: $30

Youth ages 4–17. 
(Ages 0–3 are free)

Additional Adult: $50

Add 1 additional Named Adult. Limit 2 per membership.

Flexible Guest Card: $20

Upgrade 1 Named Adult to flexible “guest of” card that can be used by anyone. Limit 1 per Dual or Pod membership.

Go Beyond the Burke: $50

Add access to 1,000+ museums with NARM and ROAM reciprocal admission programs. Learn more.

Membership Discounts

We offer a $10 discount if any adult on your membership qualifies for one of the following (limit 1 discount per membership):

  • Student (with student ID)
  • Senior (ages 63+)
  • UW staff (with Husky Card)
  • UWAA Member (with ID)
  • Educator (with ID)
  • Military (with ID)
Photo: Andrew Waits
Photo: Andrew Waits

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206.616.6057
burkemem@uw.edu

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Photo: Mark Stone/University of Washington
Photo: Mark Stone/University of Washington