Group Visits

Photo: Andrew Waits
Photo: Andrew Waits

Groups of 10 or more save on admission

Planning a visit to the Burke with 10 or more people? Schedule your Group Visit in advance and you'll receive 15% off paid admission. We can accommodate up to 30 guests per group. 

The group discount only applies to orders of 10 or more paid tickets and cannot be combined with additional discounts. Visitors who receive free admission are welcome to join the group, but do not count toward the minimum group size of 10. Pre-registration and advance payment are required to qualify for the discount. 

 

Availability

Schedule your Group Visit on the :45 of every hour from 10:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Tuesday – Sunday. 

Group Visits are not available on the Free First Thursday of each month when museum admission is free.  To learn more about Free First Thursday, visit our Free First Thursday webpage.  

 

Discount  

Get a 15% admission discount on paid tickets for your group of 10 or more, when you schedule and pay two (2) weeks in advance. Please note that guests who qualify for free or discounted admission do not count towards the 10 guests required to receive the 15% discount but are welcome to join your group. 

This discount is only available two (2) weeks prior to your visit. Groups that purchase tickets on the day of the visit will pay regular museum admission. 

 

Schedule Your Visit  

Please fill out our Group Visit Request form with details about your group size and planned dates and times of your visit. Museum staff will contact you to confirm your visit and collect payment. Please note the following museum closures: 

  • The Burke Museum is closed every Monday. 

  • July 4 (Independence Day): Closed 

  • November 27 (Thanksgiving): Closed 

  • December 24 (Christmas Eve): Closed 

  • December 25 (Christmas): Closed 

  • December 31 (New Year's Eve): Close at 3 PM 

  • January 1 (New Year's Day): Closed 

 

Group Visit Request

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Questions & Answers

The Burke is busy on Free First Thursdays! Large crowds result in reduced capacity, restricting our ability to welcome groups.  We are happy to accommodate your group on an alternate day and will be able to provide suggestions for good days and times to visit. Additionally, if your group needs cost assistance to support a visit to the Burke, please review our Admission Discounts page here on our website.

Group visits are self-guided and can take advantage of our Visitor Guide and see through spaces to watch our researchers at work. Access the Visitor Guide and preview the content of each of our galleries here on our website. 

We ask that any elementary, middle, or high school groups or other youth-serving group (i.e., youth camps or scout groups) visit our Field Trips page and fill out the Field Trips Request form so our Education team can support your visit. Our Group Visit Request form is for adult groups and college classes. 

The University of Washington N1 lot directly adjacent to the museum offers pay-by-the-hour parking. If your group will be traveling to the Burke via bus, we ask that you include this information when you fill out the Group Visit Request Form so that we can check bus parking availability for your group’s proposed dates and times of visit. Bus parking is not guaranteed. 

The Burke has public seating available for all guests. We do not hold any spaces for group visits to ensure that all guests have space available to eat and relax. We recommend contacting our Private Events team at useburke@uw.edu to coordinate a room reservation for your group if a private space is needed. If your group is interested in purchasing coffee or lunch at the museum café, Off the Rez, we recommend emailing catering@offthereztruck.com with information about your group size and date of visit so they can prepare accordingly. 

Questions?

Burke Museum Visitor Services

burkevis@uw.edu

 

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Photo: Rachel Ormiston/Burke Museum
Photo: Rachel Ormiston/Burke Museum