The Burke Museum is OPEN! Pre-purchased, timed tickets are required for all visitors—including Burke members, UW card holders, and children age 3 and under—to maintain physical distancing and manage capacity in the museum. View our Welcome Back Guidelines. See you soon!
The Burke Museum's Baird's beaked whale is one of about 10 Baird's beaked whales in U.S. museum collections and offers incredible insights into a species that is rarely seen or studied.