This winter and spring, escape the cold weather at the Burke Museum! From seeing baskets get carefully packed for the move into the New Burke, to hundreds of dinosaurs and other fossils on display at their annual Dino Days, there’s something for all interests and ages.
Exhibit
Through June 10, 2018
Burke Museum
Included with museum admission; FREE for Burke members or with UW ID
Something BIG is happening at the Burke! Last summer, Burke paleontologists discovered a Tyrannosaurus rex—including the 15th T. rex skull discovered in the world.
Watch as Burke paleontologists carefully remove rock from the skull of this incredible, 66-million-year-old beast. More and more of the skull will be exposed each week, so come back often to watch the progress!
Special Exhibit
Testing, Testing, 1-2-3: Work in Progress
Feb 2 – June 10, 2018
Burke Museum
Included with museum admission; FREE for Burke members or with UW ID
Construction is underway on the New Burke, a flagship museum of natural history and culture for Washington state opening in 2019. Unlike other museums, where the public is on one side of the wall and collections and research are on the other, the New Burke will invite you to see and be part of discoveries as they happen.
In Testing, Testing 1-2-3: Work in Progress, see the behind-the-scenes work of getting ready for the New Burke and get a sneak peek of objects coming out of storage for display in the new museum.
Special Events
Last Sunday of the month
January 28 / February 25 / March 25 / April 29
11 am – 2 pm
Burke Museum
Included with museum admission; FREE for Burke members or with UW ID and children 4 & under
Bring your budding paleontologist to the Burke for monthly fossilized fun. Enjoy three prehistoric stations every month, ranging from touching real fossils, making discoveries in the dino dig pit, solving dinosaur mysteries, dino dress-up and more. Activities and themes change monthly so there’s always something new!
I Dig Dinos is open to everyone but is geared toward ages 3-7.
Special Event
Burke NiteLife: Ice Age Chillout
Friday, February 9, 2018
5:30–8:30 pm
Burke Museum
What’s cooler than being cool? Enjoying an “ice cold” beverage with your friends at Ice Age Chillout, the Burke’s next NiteLife event featuring creatures great and small that roamed the earth during the Ice Age.
Special Events
Every fourth Friday of the month, Feb – May 2018
February 23 / March 23 / April 27/ May 25
12–4 pm
Burke Museum
Included with museum admission; FREE for Burke members or with UW ID and children 4 & under
Celebrate Fossil Fridays at the Burke Museum and see live fossil preparation at the Burke! The doors will be open to our Testing, Testing 1-2-3: Work in Progress fossil prep lab so you can get up close to examine the incredible progress our paleontologists are making on the “Tufts-Love” T. rex skull and other fossils.
Special Event
Saturday, March 3 – Sunday, March 4, 2018
10 am – 5 pm both days
Burke Museum
Fossils take over the whole museum for this two-day prehistoric party! See hundreds of dinosaurs and fossils, meet Burke paleontologists and dig into hands-on activities.
- See LIVE T. rex skull fossil preparation
- Dino dress-up, crafts and face painting
- And more!
Save your spot! Buy your tickets in advance of this popular event starting January 8 at burkemuseum.org/dinodays!
