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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Hours of Operation
- Open daily 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Memorial Way
Seattle, WA 98195
Seattle, WA 98195
Description
Recording the history of the Pacific Northwest, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture contains everything from a garden with over a hundred plants important in the history of human occupation to the skeleton of a dinosaur that lived 145 million years ago. An extensive series of displays spe...
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Updated 05/17/2009
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On the first Thursday of every month, Seattle residents have a chance to get out and see the best that our museums have to offer -- all for FREE! It's called "First Thursdays," and you're likely to see a variation of it in most major U.S. cities. Use...
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Recording the rich history of the Pacific Northwest, the Burke Museum includes an extensive series of displays which speak to the past and present of 17 different Native American tribes that occupied the region. One of the facility’s most important roles is as a storage area for preserving artifacts, holding over 12 million archaeological, ethnological and paleontological items in total. The museum is located on the northwestern end of the University of Washington campus.
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