Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

A mysterious set of 9,000-year-old bones, unearthed nearly 20 years ago in Washington, is finally going home.

More than 500 people gathered May 18 on the UW Seattle campus to celebrate the start of construction on the New Burke Museum.

Biologists at the University of Washington and the Burke Museum of History and Culture are shedding light on so-called “carnivorous bats.”

Recently honored by the Western Museum Association, Burke Museum Executive Director Julie Stein discusses her years at the museum.

This December, Sven Haakanson Jr., curator of North American Anthropology at the Burke Museum, is creating a full-size replica of an Angyaaq, the Native boat made by the Sugpiat of Alaska.

Researchers have identified a fossil found in the San Juan Islands as a dinosaur bone dating back 80 million years.

Anthropology major Alina Aleaga developed curricula that encourage Pacific Islander students to explore their heritage—and the Burke Museum.

Washington State has its first dinosaur. Researchers at the Burke Museum and UW Biology say they excavated a weathered, 80 million year old thighbone from a beach on Sucia Island in the San Juans.

Washington just became the 37th state to find a confirmed dinosaur fossil -- and it may be the last.

Scientists have uncovered Washington's first dinosaur fossil, in a state park on the San Juan Islands.

A fragmented femur bone hidden underwater for millions of years has provided the first evidence that a dinosaur once roamed Washington state.

The leg bone weighs 15 pounds, is 16.7 inches and is the first dinosaur fossil found in Washington. Much of the region was under water during that era 80 million years ago.

Bring your treasures to the Burke Museum on May 9 to learn more about them from the Burke's experts.

The Burke Museum served as matchmaker and mentor for a project linking museums in Suquamish, Washington and Palawan Island, Philippines.

A century ago, plastic was an exciting new discovery. Now it is used everywhere, from toys to food containers to medical supplies. The Burke Museum's Plastics Unwrapped exhibit explores our complicated relationship with plastic.