Culture Fix

Weekend What to Do October 11–13

The new Burke, lanterns on the water, and improv underdogs.

10/11/2019 By Ryan Phelan and Courtney Cummings

Natural Beauty

Past, Present, and Fall Fashion Converge at the New Burke Museum

Washington's oldest natural history museum—reopening this month—has a fresh, new home. Here, style feels timeless.

09/24/2019 Edited by Rosin Saez Photography by AJ Ragasa

Behind the Scenes

Aspirational History: A Sneak Peek at Our 2019 Fall Fashion Shoot

A model, a mammoth, and a creative team walk into a museum...

09/24/2019 By Jane Sherman

Bone Up

The Coolest Thing About the New Burke Isn't the Huge Mastodon

But that's pretty cool, too.

09/18/2019 By Stefan Milne

Bite at the Museum

Off the Rez Cafe Will Open in the New Burke Museum

The Native food truck debuts its first brick-and-mortar in October, offering some of its staples and precolonial dishes.

08/22/2019 By Stefan Milne

Burke Museum

2019 Curators Dinner

The 2019 Burke Museum Curators Dinner featured a lively gala auction and dinner.

07/12/2019

Explainer

How to Move a Museum

The Burke Museum is moving. Here’s what it’ll take to transport millions of artifacts from the old space to the new

05/22/2018 By Rosin Saez

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week: June 20–26

Chuck Klosterman speculates what the future will think we're getting wrong, Burke Museum explores the North Cascades, and Dan Levy records his standup special for free.

06/20/2016 By Kyle Kuhn Edited by Seth Sommerfeld

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: This Evolutionary Biologist Wants to Bring Mammoths Back From the Dead

Today's picks for civic nerds

05/12/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: A Science Buff Double Feature

Today's picks for civic nerds

05/11/2015 By Atoosa Moinzadeh

Visual Art

Seahawks Art for the Playoff Push

Get fired up for the game with Robin Layton's impressionistic Seahawks photos and the logo-inspiring mask.

01/06/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: December 1–7

Deafheaven gets heavy, a consignment store with booze, and Couch Fest Film Festival: The best ways to spend your week without spending much

12/01/2014 By Darren Davis

Museum Exhibit

The Origins of the Iconic Seahawks Logo

How the Burke Museum tracked down the seed of the Seahawk at a Maine museum.

12/01/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Celebrating Equality, Saving Social Security

Today's picks for civic nerds.

06/03/2014 By Ezra Parter

Slideshow

Slide Show: Burke Museum’s Curators Dinner

05/11/2014

History

25 Objects That Changed Seattle

From fossils to software, artifacts tell the story of the Emerald City.

12/01/2013 By Bess Lovejoy

Global Initiatives

Shop It: Empowering Women at the Burke Museum

Learn about empowered global communities creating artisan goods for the world-wide market. And shop those goods—on July 20 and 21.

07/01/2013 By Julia Kernerman

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: May 8–14

Seattle Beer Week starts on Thursday, Novo Fogo parties with the Paperboys, and the Thirsty Sisters celebrate women in beer.

05/06/2013 By Erica Thompson

Slideshow

Slide Show: Burke Museum’s Curators Dinner

04/21/2013

Exhibit Review

The Dirty Truth About Plastic

Don't we recycle? The Burke Museum's new exhibit Plastics Unwrapped uses "statistical sculptures" to help us face facts.

03/26/2013 By Sheila Farr