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The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (Burke Museum) is a natural history museum in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Established in 1899 as the Washington State Museum, it traces its origins to a high school naturalist club formed in 1879. The museum is the oldest natural history museum west of the Mississippi River and boasts a collection of more than 16 million artifacts, including the world's largest collection of spread bird wings. Located on the campus of the University of Washington, the Burke Museum is the official state museum of Washington.
The roots of the Burke Museum can be traced to a natural history club formed by high school students in the 19th century. The group was formed in December 1879 by students Edmond S. Meany, J. O. Young, P. Brooks Randolph, and Charles Denny. Denny's father, city founder Arthur Denny, was a regent of the Territorial University of Washington and arranged for the group to meet on campus. The Young Naturalists adopted a constitution and bylaws, and the official name "Young Naturalists Society," in 1880. As the founding members graduated high school and matriculated to the university, the membership of the Young Naturalists expanded to include university students.
A museum (/mjuˈziːəm/; myoo-zee-um) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public.
Some of the most attended museums include the Louvre in Paris, the National Museum of China in Beijing, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the British Museum in London, the National Gallery in London and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums and children's museums.
A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a museum with exhibits about natural history, including such topics as animals, plants, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, and climatology. Some museums feature natural-history collections in addition to other collections, such as ones related to history, art and science. Nature centers often include natural history exhibits.
Renaissance cabinets of curiosities were private collections that typically included exotic specimens of natural history, sometimes faked, along with other types of object. The first natural history museum was possibly that of Swiss scholar Conrad Gessner, established in Zurich in the mid 16th century. The Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, established in Paris in 1635, was the first natural history museum to take the form that would be recognized as a natural history museum today. Early natural history museums offered limited accessibility, as they were generally private collections or holdings of scientific societies. The Ashmolean Museum, opened in 1683, was the first natural history museum to grant admission to the general public.
Natural history is the research and study of organisms including animals, fungi and plants in their environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. It encompasses scientific research but is not limited to it, with articles nowadays more often published in science magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study of any category of natural objects or organisms. That is a very broad designation in a world filled with many narrowly focused disciplines. So while natural history dates historically from studies in the ancient Greco-Roman world and the mediaeval Arabic world, through to European Renaissance naturalists working in near isolation, today's field is more of a cross discipline umbrella of many specialty sciences. For example, geobiology has a strong multi-disciplinary nature combining scientists and scientific knowledge of many specialty sciences.
A person who studies natural history is known as a naturalist or natural historian.
The Burke Museum presents the top 10 things it does at the University of Washington. This was created for entry into the University of Washington's first annual Pocketmedia competition.
See the history and cultures of Washington come to life as eight-year-old Peyton has a group of adults digging into the region’s past at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. __________________________________________________________ The Burke Museum: http://www.burkemuseum.org Seattle Museum Month: http://www.seattlemuseummonth.com
Did you know that the oldest public museum in Washington state is on the UW campus? Fans of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture may already know that. The museum was founded in 1885 and although it's not the original building, the Burke has been long overdue for a new home, and it's finally getting one. Julie Stein, executive director, Burke Museum Eldon Tam, project manager, Burke Museum 01/10/17 http://uwtv.org/series/uw360 http://uwtv.org
How do we really know what happened before we were here? Objects are the key to the story of life on earth. Not just a reminder of the past, but a resource for the future. Discover the life before you: http://lifebeforeyou.org.
Watch a team of workers set a plaster-wrapped T. rex skull onto a pallet for delivery to Seattle's Burke Museum. For more about the delivery and the discovery, check out the story on GeekWire: http://www.geekwire.com/2016/t-rex-skull-delivered-burke-museum-dinosaur/ (GeekWire video by Alan Boyle)
Dinosaur George interviews paleontologist Dr. Greg Wilson from the Burke Museum in Seattle Washington. They talk about the recent discovery of a well persevered Tyrannosaurus specimen nicknamed the "Tufts-Love Rex". The Burke Museum is highlighted in the Science Safari segment and Tyrannosaurus rex is our Feature Creature. At the end of the podcast Dinosaur George answers listeners questions.
The Burke paleontology team discovered a T. rex in Montana, including a mostly complete skull! The plaster-covered skull—which is more than four feet long by three feet wide—arrived at the Burke Museum on August 18, 2016. Read more about this incredibly rare discovery: http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/burke-museum-team-discovers-t-rex.
http://ultramodern-home.ru TOP Best Museums in Seattle: Travel Guide State Washington Chihuly Garden and Glass, The Museum of Flight, EMP Museum, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Nordic Heritage Museum, Frye Art Museum, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Living Computer Museum
Burke Museum of Natural History visited in February 2016. The museum is relatively small and located very close to the Washington University campus. It featured some interesting Washington history but was not worth the parking and admission fees. Go the first Thursday of the month, it's free!
See the history and cultures of Washington come to life as eight-year-old Peyton has a group of adults digging into the region’s past at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. __________________________________________________________ The Burke Museum: http://www.burkemuseum.org Seattle Museum Month: http://www.seattlemuseummonth.com
The "Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture" is a natural history museum in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Established in 1899 as the Washington State Museum, it traces its origins to a high school naturalist club formed in 1879. The museum is the oldest natural history museum west of the Mississippi River and boasts a collection of more than 16 million artifacts, including the world's largest collection of spread bird wings. Located on the campus of the University of Washington, the Burke Museum is the official state museum of Washington. The roots of the Burke Museum can be traced to a natural history club formed by high school students in the 19th century. The group was formed in December 1879 by students Edmond S. Meany, J. O. Young, P. Brooks Randolph, and Charle...
Matika Wilbur, one of the Pacific Northwest's leading photographers, has exhibited extensively in regional, national, and international venues such as the Seattle Art Museum, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, The Tacoma Art Museum, the Royal British Columbia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Nantes Museum of Fine Arts in France. She studied photography at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Montana and received a bachelor's degree from Brooks Institute of Photography in California. Her work led her to becoming a certified teacher at Tulalip Heritage High School, providing inspiration for the youth of her own indigenous community. Matika, a Native American woman of the Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes (Washington), is unique as an artist and social documentarian in Indian Cou...
An 8.5-foot Columbian mammoth tusk was discovered at an AMLI Residential construction site in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood. See photos and video of the tusk being excavated from the site and transported to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Name the Mammoth! Enter your submission at seattlemammoth.org.
Samurai equipment, an medieval Chinese pot, a ancient Filipino sword, a Japanese demon mask,and more in the Burke Museum's artifact display.
Welcome to Seattle, Washington. Seattle is known as the crowning jewel, the emerald city of the evergreen state. Washington’s state largest city combines a bustling urban lifestyle with year round outdoor activities. The sea town is filled with parks and lakes perfect for sailing, skiing, bicycling, camping and hiking at any time of the year. Be blown away by the beauty of The Wallace Falls, located in the enormous Wallace Falls State Park with 9 waterfalls, local wildlife, carnivorous forests and lake side shorelines. It is one of the most amazing places to view nature. See the sights and more along the dozens of recreational trails filling 4,735 acre camping park. If you love sports and outdoors then Seattle is the city for you. The fittest city of America, Seattle offers plenty of activ...
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The Burke Museum presents the top 10 things it does at the University of Washington. This was created for entry into the University of Washington's first annual Pocketmedia competition.
See the history and cultures of Washington come to life as eight-year-old Peyton has a group of adults digging into the region’s past at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. __________________________________________________________ The Burke Museum: http://www.burkemuseum.org Seattle Museum Month: http://www.seattlemuseummonth.com
Did you know that the oldest public museum in Washington state is on the UW campus? Fans of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture may already know that. The museum was founded in 1885 and although it's not the original building, the Burke has been long overdue for a new home, and it's finally getting one. Julie Stein, executive director, Burke Museum Eldon Tam, project manager, Burke Museum 01/10/17 http://uwtv.org/series/uw360 http://uwtv.org
How do we really know what happened before we were here? Objects are the key to the story of life on earth. Not just a reminder of the past, but a resource for the future. Discover the life before you: http://lifebeforeyou.org.
Watch a team of workers set a plaster-wrapped T. rex skull onto a pallet for delivery to Seattle's Burke Museum. For more about the delivery and the discovery, check out the story on GeekWire: http://www.geekwire.com/2016/t-rex-skull-delivered-burke-museum-dinosaur/ (GeekWire video by Alan Boyle)
Dinosaur George interviews paleontologist Dr. Greg Wilson from the Burke Museum in Seattle Washington. They talk about the recent discovery of a well persevered Tyrannosaurus specimen nicknamed the "Tufts-Love Rex". The Burke Museum is highlighted in the Science Safari segment and Tyrannosaurus rex is our Feature Creature. At the end of the podcast Dinosaur George answers listeners questions.
The Burke paleontology team discovered a T. rex in Montana, including a mostly complete skull! The plaster-covered skull—which is more than four feet long by three feet wide—arrived at the Burke Museum on August 18, 2016. Read more about this incredibly rare discovery: http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/burke-museum-team-discovers-t-rex.
Dinosaur George interviews paleontologist Dr. Greg Wilson from the Burke Museum in Seattle Washington. They talk about the recent discovery of a well persevered Tyrannosaurus specimen nicknamed the "Tufts-Love Rex". The Burke Museum is highlighted in the Science Safari segment and Tyrannosaurus rex is our Feature Creature. At the end of the podcast Dinosaur George answers listeners questions.
Dr. Julie K. Stein speaks about the Burke Museum. For more information, visit: seattlerotary.com promotionarts.com
The 27th Annual Faculty Lecture coincides with the series, "Contemporary Issues in Northwest Coast Native American Art," sponsored by the Burke Museum at the University of Washington. Using over 100 photographs of artworks, Professor Emeritus Bill Holm examines how Northwest Coast Native American Art has been perceived over the generations and what is going on today to understand it. Bill Holm, professor emeritus, Burke Museum, University of Washington http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum 01/14/2003
Talk by Dr. Robert (Bo) Jacobs with the Hiroshima Peace Institute on "Global Radiation and Hibakusha" given October 1, 2014 at the Burke Museum in Seattle, WA.
Talk by Keitapu Maamaatuaiahutapu at the University of French Polynesia on "Climate Change and Nuclear Risks: French Polynesia" recorded November 5, 2014 at the Burke Museum in Seattle, WA.
Talk by Rep. Gerry Pollet, JD on "Radioactive Contamination and Clean-Up: What do Race, Ethnicity and Culture Have to Do with Cleaning Up?" recorded October 8, 2014 at the Burke Museum in Seattle, WA.
Ticio Escobar (Centro de de Artes Visuales/Museo del Barro, Paraguay) + Lia Colombino (Museo de Arte Indígena, Paraguay) + Sven Haakanson, Jr. (Burke Museum, US) + J’net AyAy Qwa Yak Sheelth (Royal Ontario Museum, Canada)
Project "Haraloo" in Hamburg 2001/ Project managament: Marika Lapauri-Burk Museum für Völkerkunde. Intro: Prof. Dr. W. Köpke, Prof. Dr. M. Stahnke ჰამბურგის სენატის მიერ პროექტი "ჰარალოო" 2001 დასახელდა წლის საუკეთესო პროექტად. კონცერტები, ლექციები, სემინარები. კოოპერაცია სხვადასხვა ფესტივალებთან და უნივერსიტეტებთან. პროექტის ავტროი: მარიკა ლაფაური-ბურკი (საზ. "ლილე")
On April 18th, 2014, there was a speaker panel on "Curating Race and Indigeneity in Public Culture: Museums, Representation, and Community Engagement" This is part one with Sven Haakanson, Curator of Native American Anthropology, Burke Museum, University of Washington, speaking.
Ticio Escobar (Centro de de Artes Visuales/Museo del Barro, Paraguay) + Lia Colombino (Museo de Arte Indígena, Paraguay) + Sven Haakanson, Jr. (Burke Museum, EEUU) + J’net AyAy Qwa Yak Sheelth (Royal Ontario Museum, Canadá)