By Nora Sherwood More than 400 years ago, European explorers were traveling to distant corners of the globe and discovering unfamiliar lan...

To accompany our new  Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives that Transform Communities  exhibit, the Burke Museum created a special dis...

If you’re at Red Square on the UW campus anytime soon, you’ll notice a new installation of panels between Kane Hall and Odegaard Library. Th...

This post is the second in a series about the artwork surrounding the outside of the Burke Museum (read the first post, about Mark Calderon’...

One frequently asked question at the Burke Museum is: “What is that large leaf-like sculpture outside on the east lawn of the museum?” Well,...

A couple of weeks ago, we posted this video showcasing Ray Troll’s artistic process as he prepared for the new Burke exhibit, Cruisin’ the ...

If you read our blog regularly or follow the Burke Museum in the news, you most likely have heard about our upcoming exhibit, Cruisin’ the F...

Ever painted a giant T-Rex onto a wall? I have! With expert instruction from celebrated Alaskan artist Ray Troll, a group of volunteers came...

On the afternoon of September 23, a crowd of at least 100 people crammed into the lobby of the UW Tower for a very special celebration. The ...

About a year ago, we launched a special Web site called The Enduring Power of Totem Poles . It has since won the 2009 CASE award for best W...

Our friends at the Washington State History Museum have organized a Northwest Native Arts Market and Festival and it's happening this Sa...

Back in November, glass artist Preston Singletary created a very beautiful killer whale sculpture for the Burke Museum's permanent colle...

As a natural history and culture museum, the Burke values art as much as we value our local environment. So I was pleased to hear about this...

As Washington state's museum of natural history and culture, the Burke Museum works with numerous cultural communities. Our museum staff...

Guest writer: Laura Crisp For those of you who don’t know, the museum’s Burke 101 program is back after a summer hiatus! My name is Laura Cr...

Posted by: Julia Swan Artist Isaac Hernàndez Ruiz was in the Pacific Voices gallery at the Burke Museum all last Friday installing an altar ...

Posted by: Nicole Robert Hello! I am the newest member of the Communications team here at the Burke Museum and a student in the Museology Gr...

Posted by: Julia Swan The Burke loves wildlife photographers. We love them so much, in fact, that we frequently dedicate our temporary exhib...

Posted by: Julia Swan UW Students: Come to the Burke for free food, films, and new exhibits! Calling all UW students! Have you been to...

Posted by: Rebecca Durkin University Week is out now with a wonderful piece on our upcoming Plateau exhibits (opening Jan. 26). Co-cura...