Happy New Year! The Burke Museum will close early at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 and will be closed on Wednesday, January 1.
Regular hours resume on Thursday, January 2. To reserve tickets, visit our Tickets page.
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Dr. Estella Leopold, a pioneering paleobiologist and professor emerita of biology at UW, passed away on February 25, 2024, at the age of 97.
The pollen fossil record could unveil how different stressors affect global ecosystems.
New study analyzes role of scent compounds in the co-evolution of bats and pepper plants.
A new study reveals that 65 plant species have gone extinct in the continental United States and Canada since European settleme
Learn more about the plants and animals living in your backyard and around the state.
Learn how to make Nettle Pesto with Tribal Liaison Polly Olsen from ingredients found right in our own backyards!
Chat with staff and volunteers working with collections, and find out how collections answer questions about our world.
Discover how life has evolved across time and space, how it’s still changing today, and how it might change in the future.
Celebrate Grand Opening with singers, dancers, poets and DJs, and be among the first to see the New Burke!
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