Boy Scouts are invited to meet at the Burke Museum. Boy Scouts can earn the Geology Merit Badge and Webelos can earn the Geologist Pin, Belt Loop, or Geology Academics Pin. There will be many activities and displays to help Boy Scouts satisfy the requirements for these awards and geologists will be on hand to answer questions.

Cost: $8.00 per scout, leaders free. Registration is required. To register, contact Burke Education. Phone: 206-543-9681 | E-mail: burked@u.washington.edu

Burke Members are invited to get a sneak-preview of the highly-anticipated coffee exhibit before it opens to the public.

Join us on Friday, January 23, 2009 for an evening of Coffee: The World in Your Cup. RSVP to burkemem@u.washington.edu or call 206-543-5689.

Your event invitation or Burke membership card will be required for admission to the event. Doors open at 6 pm and program begins at 6:30. Special thanks to Elysian Brewing Company, Lighthouse Roasters, and Starbucks Coffee Company.

   Media sponsorship provided by 94.9 KUOW.

UW students are invited to attend After Hours @ the Burke, a fun event at the museum featuring music, food, crafts, and games, all related to the new exhibit Coffee: The World in Your Cup.  Visit the After Hours page for more information.

AS OF JAN. 12, THIS LECTURE IS SOLD OUT.

"Lucy’s Legacy"
Lecture by Dr. Donald Johanson

The scientist who discovered Lucy in 1974 shares his insights and explores the lessons learned from looking at humanity through the lens of time. Although the 20th century has been peppered with important early-human fossil finds, it was Johanson's discovery of a 3.2-million-year-old fossil in Ethiopia that added a crucial link. Lucy has prompted major revisions in our understanding of the human evolutionary past and continues to serve as an important touchstone for all subsequent discoveries.

Since earning his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1974, Johanson's career has taken him all over the world to undertake field explorations in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eritrea, and most recently, Iran. Johanson is currently the director of Arizona State University's Institute of Human Origins, which he founded in 1981. This Institute brings together scientists from diverse disciplines to conduct, interpret and publicize scientific research on human evolution.

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Presented in Partnership with the Pacific Science Center where Lucy's Legacy: the Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia is on exhibit from Oct. 4, 2008 – March 8, 2009.

Seating is limited and tickets are required for all lectures. Tickets for the Feb. 5 lecture are $5 for students, $10 for Burke Museum members (with valid Burke membership card), and $15 for the general public. Service fees apply when purchased over the phone or online. Tickets are available at the Pacific Science Center daily from 10 am – 6 pm, by phone at 1-888-PSC-TIX1 (1-888-772-8491), or online. For more information, please visit the Pacific Science Center's Web site.

What puts the bling in a diamond ring? Can you tell real from fake jewels? What rock makes the best countertops? Is your house going to rock in an earthquake? Join the Burke Museum for a day of geology and earth science especially for girls. Learn all about the earth with fun activities and earn your Science Wonders Try-It or Rocks Rock badge.

Cost: $8.00 per Brownie or Scout / Adult chaperones are free.

Registration is required. To register, contact Burke Education. Phone 206-543-9681 or e-mail burked@u.washington.edu

Join us for a spirited celebration of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species. Discover how evolution impacts your life with Mark Terry, a research associate at the Burke; Jon Herron, UW biology lecturer, will discuss scientific developments that would have delighted Darwin; and Mott Greene, adjunct UW professor in Earth and Space Sciences, will discuss Darwin’s life. A special collection of specimens discovered by Darwin or that were influential in his work will also be on display in the Burke lobby.

Admission to Darwin’s Birthday Bash is free. Donations will be accepted.

All Roads is an international platform for indigenous artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography.  This year, filmmakers from New Zealand, Rwanda, Russia, East Kurdistan, Myanmar, Bolivia, Iraq, Mexico, and the United States are represented. Films are intended for mature audiences.

Pre-registration is highly recommended. Event is included with museum admission.

To download a festival schedule or to pre-register, visit IslandWood’s Web site or call 206-855-4300.

Boy Scouts are invited to meet at the Burke Museum. Boy Scouts can earn the Geology Merit Badge and Webelos can earn the Geologist Pin, Belt Loop, or Geology Academics Pin. There will be many activities and displays to help Boy Scouts satisfy the requirements for these awards and geologists will be on hand to answer questions.

Cost: $8.00 per scout, leaders free. Registration is required. To register, contact Burke Education. Phone: 206-543-9681 | E-mail: burked@u.washington.edu

Acclaimed New York Times science writer George Johnson offers an irresistible look at the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science – moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply.  While bringing us the work of Galileo, Newton, Harvey, Galavani and others, Johnson restores some of the romance to science and reminds us of the existential excitement of staring down the unknown. 

Boy Scouts are invited to meet at the Burke Museum. Boy Scouts can earn the Geology Merit Badge and Webelos can earn the Geologist Pin, Belt Loop, or Geology Academics Pin. There will be many activities and displays to help Boy Scouts satisfy the requirements for these awards and geologists will be on hand to answer questions.

Cost: $8.00 per scout, leaders free. Registration is required. To register, contact Burke Education. Phone: 206-543-9681 | E-mail: burked@u.washington.edu

Boy Scouts are invited to meet at the Burke Museum. Boy Scouts can earn the Geology Merit Badge and Webelos can earn the Geologist Pin, Belt Loop, or Geology Academics Pin. There will be many activities and displays to help Boy Scouts satisfy the requirements for these awards and geologists will be on hand to answer questions.

Cost: $8.00 per scout, leaders free. Registration is required. To register, contact Burke Education. Phone: 206-543-9681 | E-mail: burked@u.washington.edu