Burke at Work

Virtual program for schools

A new study reveals that 65 plant species have gone extinct in the continental United States and Canada since European settleme

A new study by Burke Museum paleontologists finds the earliest evidence of mammal social behavior that goes back to the Age of the Dinosaurs.

A new outdoor installation called Guests of the Great River greets guests as you arrive at the museum’s east entrance.

Gonzalez is the 14^th curator at the Burke, and joins Dr. Peter Lape as the second curator of archaeology at the museum.

Learn how to take care of your baskets like they live in a museum!

Read through reflections from the Class of 2020 about their time working at the Burke Museum!

Learn how Burke Curator of Ornithology Alejandro Rico-Guevara uses high speed cameras to study the aerial acrobatics, feeding behaviors, and mid-air battles of hummingbirds.

Larval fish may be small, but they can tell us a lot about the state of our oceans! Learn from Jenna Barrett, a staff ichthyologist, about how she works with baby fish and the questions they can help us answer.