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Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
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3 reviews for Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
I'm agreeing with Miranda on this one. I just moved here and am totally blown away at the Natural History in Seattle. Some of the exhibits are well-done, but there are VERY few paleontological exhibits (bones!) and these are all plastic-y, really fake looking. You don't look at them and get a sense of awe like you would staring up at a huge TRex in Chicago or NYC.
The bottom floor is a great review of Pacific Rim and local Native American cultures, but each seem separate; they all lack a uniting theme.
Although not marketed as such, you'll see better at the WA State History Museum in Tacoma (minus the bones).
Good people of Seattle this is an out rage. How can we cling to any sense of cityhood when this is the only natural history museum we have? Now I love natural history, as much if not more than, any red-blooded American girl and this place is a sham. It's not that big, it only has around five animal skeletons (and let's be honest when you go to a natural history museum isn't all about the bones?), and the lower level is about dedicated to indigenous peoples and it feels totally thrown together. I went there to see an "exhibit" on giant squid and this "exhibit" was one video playing on a loop and a bunch of cardboard cuts outs.
But for goodness sake, go there and give them your money! Then maybe with enough funding we'll get ourselves a proper dinosaur or two!
the museum has a number of beautiful displays of things that are more or less about the history of washington, especially the seattle area. there is so much to learn about the native americans who had settled here before us. i love the native american theme throughout and i like that there are several translators available. the grounds are lovely although it's hard to find parking sometimes. it's a fun place to visit.
