The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is a natural history museum in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Founded in 1885, the museum is an official state museum and is located at the University of Washington campus at the intersection of NE 45th Street and 17th Avenue NE in Seattle's University District. It is the only major natural history museum in the Pacific Northwest and the state's oldest museum.
The Burke Museum's permanent collection numbers over 14 million artifacts and specimens, including totem poles, gemstones, and dinosaur fossils.
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