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Graduates celebrating Blog

Celebrating the Class of 2020

Read through reflections from the Class of 2020 about their time working at the Burke Museum!

Kelsie Abrams preps a fossil Article

How to Prepare a Fossil

Fossils don't come out of the ground looking very camera ready. Come learn how our fossil prep staff turns hunks of rock into beautiful fossils.

Ryan Feddersen in front of the Synecdoche Mural Video

Deciphering the "Synecdoche" mural with RYAN! Feddersen

Artist RYAN! Feddersen's 60-foot-tall mural, “Synecdoche," represents intersections between history, culture, and contemporary pop culture in the Pacific Northwest.

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Landscape & Native Plants

Over the past four years, some 70,000 native plants were grown for the new Burke Museum landscape.

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The new Burke Museum is now open

More than 8,000 people celebrated grand opening this past weekend.

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Burke Museum Grand Opening Celebration

The new Burke Museum is now open after celebrating its Grand Opening Weekend.

beaked whale Video

Baird's beaked whale at the Burke Museum

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.

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Installing Tiffany's Peacock Window at the Burke Museum

Light is once again shining through a magnificent 16-foot tall Tiffany stained glass window named "Peacock with Hollyhocks and Morning Glories."

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Grand Opening Day

Celebrate Grand Opening with singers, dancers, poets and DJs, and be among the first to see the New Burke!