Plants & Fungi

Estella Leopold: Researching the past to inform the present

Burke Museum — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:50:20 +0000

Estella Leopold: Researching the past to inform the present Burke Museum Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:50

Fossilized pollen may reveal “fingerprints” of environmental stress

Timothy Kenney — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:57:44 +0000

Fossilized pollen may reveal “fingerprints” of environmental stress Timothy Kenney Wed, 04/20/2022 - 12:57

More Pepper, Please

Andrea Godinez — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:54:03 +0000

More Pepper, Please Andrea Godinez Wed, 08/11/2021 - 08:54

Plant Extinction More Common than Previously Realized

Andrea Godinez — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:40:58 +0000

Plant Extinction More Common than Previously Realized Andrea Godinez Tue, 11/24/2020 - 09:40

Native Plant & Animal Identification

Rachel Ormiston — Fri, 01 May 2020 22:46:15 +0000

Native Plant & Animal Identification

Our Work

At the Burke, we bring together people, objects, and the stories that make them meaningful.

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Photo: Timothy Kenney/Burke Museum

Rachel Ormiston Fri, 05/01/2020 - 15:46

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For the next time you ask
"What IS that?"

Washington is home to a huge variety of native species.

Learn more about the plants and animals living in your neighborhood and around Washington state.

Photo: Burke Museum

How to Make Nettle Pesto

Timothy Kenney — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 23:29:48 +0000

How to Make Nettle Pesto Timothy Kenney Mon, 04/20/2020 - 16:29

Biology Open Door

Cathy Morris — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:41:43 +0000

Biology Open Door Cathy Morris Thu, 10/17/2019 - 15:41

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Saturday & Sunday

Open Doors

Get Tickets

Included with Admission

Biology Open Door

Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms on the weekends. Every Saturday and Sunday, the Biology Collections Workroom door is open so you can chat with staff and volunteers working with collections.

The Biology Collections Workroom is located on Floor 2 of the Burke Museum. Plan your visit!

Please note: In-person object identification is only available by prior appointment. If you have an object you would like identified, please submit a request through the Object Identification Request Form.

Photo: Andrew Waits

Every Saturday and Sunday, the Biology Collections Workroom door is open so you can chat with staff and volunteers working with collections.

Photo: Andrew Waits

Every Saturday and Sunday, the Biology Collections Workroom door is open so you can chat with staff and volunteers working with collections.

Photo: Andrew Waits

Every Saturday and Sunday, the Biology Collections Workroom door is open so you can chat with staff and volunteers working with collections.

Arachnology & Entomology

Plants & Fungi

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Photo: Andrew Waits

Thursday, Mar 5, 2020 - 1:30pm - Thursday, Mar 5, 2020 - 4:30pm

Saturday, Mar 7, 2020 - 10:30am - Saturday, Mar 7, 2020 - 1:30pm

Sunday, Mar 8, 2020 - 10:30am - Sunday, Mar 8, 2020 - 1:30pm

Amazing Life

Cathy Morris — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 06:06:19 +0000

Amazing Life

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Cathy Morris Mon, 09/16/2019 - 23:06

Life on Earth is extraordinary.

Over 8.7 million species are known to exist today, with more being discovered daily. How did this variety of life come to be, and what happens when human and natural forces change the balance of life?

Drawing on specimens from the Burke’s biology collections, Amazing Life reveals a global life-support system. Every living thing—including you—plays a role in keeping that system functioning. Discover how life has evolved across time and space, how it’s still changing today, and how it might change in the future.

Plan Your Visit

Floor 2, Biology

Photo: Andrew Waits

Discover how life has evolved across time and space, how it’s still changing today, and how it might change in the future.

Photo: Andrew Waits

Discover how life has evolved across time and space, how it’s still changing today, and how it might change in the future.

Photo: Andrew Waits

Associated Collection Term

Arachnology & Entomology

Grand Opening Day

Cathy Morris — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:11:26 +0000

Grand Opening Day Cathy Morris Fri, 08/16/2019 - 17:11

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Saturday, October 12
10 AM – 5 PM

Sat, 10/12/2019 - 10:00

Included with Admission

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Grand Opening Day

Celebrate Grand Opening with singers, dancers, poets and DJs, and be among the first to see the six new galleries, 12 visible labs and workrooms, and artists’ workshop in the New Burke!

The new Burke Yard outdoor space will be transformed into a festival with multicultural music and dance performances, family-friendly activities, and food trucks. See our calendar for more Grand Opening events.

Grand Opening Weekend is also the grand opening of the new Off the Rez Café! Enjoy tasty fry bread and other Native foods in Off the Rez’s first brick-and-mortar location. Their food truck, rated one of the Top 25 Food Trucks in America by Food Network, will also be here all of opening weekend.

Not a member? A Burke Museum membership pays for itself in 3 visits. Join today!

Grand Opening Day

Schedule of Activities

Galleries

All Day

Microscope investigations, coloring, and touchable objects
Fossil rubbing and dino play
Hidden Husky Scavenger Hunt: Find the huskies to win a temporary tattoo!

Collection Activities

10 AM - 2 PM: Artist Studio Open Door with weaver Lisa Telford
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Archaeology Workroom Open Door
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Contemporary Culture Workroom Open Door
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Paleontology Workroom Open Door
1:30-4:30 PM: Learning Lab Inside the Glass with the Herbarium
1:30-4:30 PM: Biology Workroom Open Door

Burke Yard

Performers

10:15 AM: Songs with Chief Kitsap Academy
11 AM: Songs with Hmong Association of Washington
11:30 AM: Stories with Richard Markarstrum
12 PM: Burke Trivia
12:30 PM: Dancing with Lynette Finau and Pacific Island Students
1:30 PM: Dancing with Huraiti Mana
2 PM: Theater with Red Eagle Soaring
2:30 PM: Burke Trivia
3 PM: Dancing with Kuttu Tokia Warriors
3:30 PM: Dancing with Marshallese Dancers
4:30 PM: Karaoke

Hosts

10 AM - 2 PM: Denny Hurtado
2 PM - 5 PM: Taylor Ahana-Jamile

Carving Demonstrations

2-5 PM: Greg Robinson, Greg Archuleta, Ceara Lewis, Devon Robinson

Weaving Demonstrations

10 AM - 5 PM: Marshallese Weavers

Live Art

10 AM - 3 PM: Chalk Artist Monyee Chau
1-5 PM: Chalk Artist Gillian Duenas

Partner Stations

10 AM - 5 PM: Learn about the native plants in the New Burke landscaping with members of the Oxbow Farms & Conservation Center—the organization that cultivated over 70,000 plants from seedlings
10 AM - 5 PM: The Seattle Times
12-2 PM: Ask questions with KUOW’s SoundQ’s. (Your question may be answered on one of their future programs!)

Food Trucks

10 AM - 5 PM: Off the Rez
10 AM - 5 PM: Pecos Pit Bar-B-Que
1-5 PM: Sweet Alchemy Ice Cream

Timed Tickets

Book a timed ticket ahead of your visit:

Advance timed tickets are offered every 60 minutes throughout the day. If advance tickets are still available, they will be listed at burkemuseum.org/tickets.
Please arrive as close as possible to the entry time listed on your ticket. There is a lot to see and do at the Burke Museum, so we suggest allowing between 1 1/2 and 2 hours to make the most of your visit.
Walk up admissions may be available on a first come, first served basis as museum capacity allows.

Plants & Fungi of Washington Image Collection

Cathy Morris — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:21:06 +0000

Plants & Fungi of Washington Image Collection Cathy Morris Thu, 08/01/2019 - 14:21

Topics

Plants & Fungi

Teaser text

Images and information about bloom time, habitat, and distribution range for the plants and fungi species that grow wild in Washington state.

Teaser image

Link

http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php

Burke Museum Herbarium

Not in Use: Collection reference

Plants & Fungi

Associated Collection Term

Plants & Fungi

Plants & Fungi

Estella Leopold: Researching the past to inform the present

Fossilized pollen may reveal “fingerprints” of environmental stress

More Pepper, Please

Plant Extinction More Common than Previously Realized

Native Plant & Animal Identification

Burke Museum Mammalogy

Burke Museum Herbarium

Burke Museum Arachnology

Our Work

For the next time you ask "What IS that?"

How to Make Nettle Pesto

Biology Open Door

Biology Open Door

Amazing Life

Life on Earth is extraordinary.

Floor 2, Biology

Grand Opening Day

Grand Opening Day

Grand Opening Day

Schedule of Activities

Galleries

All Day

Collection Activities

Burke Yard

Performers

Hosts

Carving Demonstrations

Weaving Demonstrations

Live Art

Partner Stations

Food Trucks

Timed Tickets

Sponsors

Grand Opening Sponsors

New Burke Media Sponsors

Plants & Fungi of Washington Image Collection

Burke Museum Herbarium

For the next time you ask
"What IS that?"