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Virtual Exhibits

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The Enduring Power of Totem Poles
Explore the villages of the Pacific Northwest Coast and browse photographs of historical and contemporary totem poles.

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Skidegate Haida House Models
Learn about the history of the model village of Skidegate - home to the Haida people - and plans for the future exhibit.

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Burke Kids
Play games and do activities specifically designed for kids ages 6-12. Learn about biology, geology, anthropology, and more in a safe, fun way!

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Waterlines
Learn about Seattle through its shorelines: the natural and human forces that have shaped and thought about them, and how this historic understanding might influence us today.

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Archaeology of Seattle's West Point
See the remarkable story of prehistoric cultures that once lived in Seattle's Discovery Park.

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Burke Box Interactive ~ Age of Dinosaurs
Watch the Earth change over eras, see a dinosaur evolve into a chicken, play a fossil game, and more in this educational component.


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Burke Box Interactive ~ Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)
Learn the difference between Day of the Dead and Halloween, how to make your own Day of the Dead altar, and more in this educational component.

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Burke Box Interactive ~ Fossils
Build a mammoth, learn how to construct a fossil cast, meet a Paleontologist, and more in this educational component.


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Burke Box Interactive ~ Rocks & Minerals of Washington State
Learn how to identify rocks and minerals, interact with a Washington State geology puzzle, and more in this educational component.





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