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Totem poles outside Burke Museum
A collection of totem poles graces the grounds outside the Burke Museum.

» 2007 Press Releases
November 16, 2007

November 9, 2007
Thurs., Nov. 29, 2007, 7 pm

November 7, 2007
Free Lecture Sat., Dec. 8, 2007, 1pm

November 5, 2007
The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1898-1915 and This Place Called Home / January 26 – June 8, 2008

November 5, 2007
Peoples of the Plateau: The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1898-1915 and This Place Called Home, Burke Museum, January 26 – June 8, 2008

October 18, 2007
Sat., Nov. 3, 2007

October 15, 2007
Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam / Tuesday, October 23

September 14, 2007
Archaeology Day at Discovery Park / Sat., Oct. 6, 2007

August 13, 2007
In Search of Giant Squid Sept. 22 – Dec. 31, 2007

August 2, 2007
Crafts Sale, Artist Demonstrations, Dancing, Weaving, and Storytelling / Sat. and Sun., Aug. 18-19, 2007, 10 am to 5 pm

August 1, 2007
8th Annual Bug Blast

May 23, 2007

May 14, 2007
Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam Jun. 16–Dec. 31, 2007

March 28, 2007
May 23, 2007, 6 pm

March 26, 2007
Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth

March 21, 2007

March 19, 2007
From the Burke Museum’s Permanent Collection

March 16, 2007
New Photographic Exhibit Focuses on World’s Last Intact Mountain Ecosystem: The Rockies

March 12, 2007
Lead School Tours at the Burke Museum

February 21, 2007

January 25, 2007
Mar. 3 – May 28, 2007

January 24, 2007
Opening Day: In the Spirit of the Ancestors: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art
Sat., Mar. 3, 2007

January 12, 2007
Sat., Feb. 10, 2007 10 am – 4 pm

January 8, 2007
The Adventures of a Real-Life History Detective with Wes Cowan Sat., Jan. 20, 2007, 7 pm Kane Hall, UW, Seattle





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