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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

4.5 / 5 · 1,202 Google reviews
4300 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 · University of Washington campus
Hours today
10 AM – 5 PM
Visit time
2 hours
Best for
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Founded
1885

About this museum

Washington's state-mandated natural history and culture museum, on the UW campus. The 2019 Olson Kundig building is unusual in that the working laboratories and collections are visible from the public galleries. Strong Pacific Northwest and Pacific Rim Indigenous collections.

Visitor tips

  • TIP Free first Thursdays. The fossil prep lab is open to the gallery floor.
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