Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Natural history and culture museum on the University of Washington campus, with dinosaur and other fossils and working labs you can look into. Closed Mondays.
Ways to visit
Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided) Open
- What you see
- Exhibitsburkemuseum.org, 2026-11-05
- How
- Walk inburkemuseum.org, 2026-11-05
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunTuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., last admission 4:30 p.m.; first Thursday of each month 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, June 19, July 4, Thanksgiving, December 24 and 25; closes at 2 p.m. on December 31.Closed: Mondays, 2026-11-26, 2026-12-24, 2026-12-25, January 1, June 19, July 4burkemuseum.org, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineAdvance online tickets are encouraged to skip the line on busy days such as weekends and free first Thursdays; the page does not say tickets are required.Book ↗burkemuseum.org, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- PaidGeneral admission: $24 · Senior (62+): $22 · Student (non-UW), with ID: $16 · Youth (ages 4-14): $16 · Child (3 and under): freeFree on the first Thursday of each month, for UW students, faculty, staff and retirees, and for Museums for All card holders (ID plus SNAP, EBT or WIC card).burkemuseum.org, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The Burke Museum is on the University of Washington campus. Its galleries cover dinosaurs, fossils, Northwest Native art and plant and animal collections, and it has working labs that visitors can see into. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, with longer hours and free admission on the first Thursday of each month.
Owner: University of Washington. Run by: Burke Museum.
Getting there
4303 Memorial Way NE, Seattle, WA
On the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (47.66097, -122.30978). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- burkemuseum.org/hours-admissions · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided): open or closed; Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided): what you see; Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided): days and hours; Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided): cost; Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q3883… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
- burkemuseum.org · official page · read 2026-11-05For: street address; Museum galleries and working labs (self-guided): booking
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