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University of Washington and Burke Museum to Partner with Indigenous Communities through new Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science 

The Burke Museum is one of six recipients of the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

The Burke is a finalist for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

As of March 1, 2022, Dr. Gabriela Chavarria is the new Executive Director of the Burke Museum.

After 16 years as Executive Director at the Burke Museum, Dr. Julie K. Stein will retire in March 2022.

From Seattle’s Seward Park to a coral reef in the South Pacific, a new special exhibition opening at the Burke Museum—Life in One Cub

Learn more about some of Seattle's connections to Indigenous Taiwanese tatalas.