Art & Artists

Chat with staff and volunteers working with collections, and find out how collections answer questions about our world.

Monday, October 14, was Indigenous Peoples' Day in the City of Seattle and at the new Burke Museum!

Light is once again shining through a magnificent 16-foot tall Tiffany stained glass window named "Peacock with Hollyhocks and Morning Glories."

From the food we put in our bodies to the furniture we put in our homes, human life is shaped by “stuff” all around us—and our stuff reveals surprising truths about our lives.

What is your artistic heritage? Six Pacific Northwest Native artists from across the region answered this question.

Cultural objects at the Burke Museum aren’t tucked away on shelves. They are alive, embodying the knowledge, language, and stories of people and cultures.

Celebrate Grand Opening with singers, dancers, poets and DJs, and be among the first to see the New Burke!

To celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Bill Holm’s definitive book on northern Northwest Coast art, the Bill Holm Center and University of Washington Press published an updated color edition.

Contact information for tTribal governments, museums, and cultural centers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.