Our Work
At the Burke, we bring together people, objects, and the stories that make them meaningful.
Photo: Timothy Kenney/Burke Museum
Photo: Timothy Kenney/Burke Museum
Collections Databases
Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum
Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum
Thank you for visiting the Burke Museum website. Access to many of the Burke’s collections databases are available online through other resources with whom we share our data.
Due to a devastating ransomware attack, access to Archaeology, Arts & Cultures, and Ichthyology’s Ototlith databases are no longer available online. Please contact the relevant collections manager if you have a specific research request. Thank you for your understanding.
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The Burke Museum's collection consists of more than 18 million biological, geological and cultural objects from Washington state and around the world.
