After reading a Burke Museum blog post, the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine contacted them about a British Columbia Kwakwaka’wakw mask believed to be the inspiration for the original Seahawks logo.
News and Updates
Sand Point Open Studios
On Friday, Feb. 21, Master of Fine Art students in the Painting + Drawing Program will open their studio to visitors who would like to see and discuss artworks that are in progress or complete. All are welcome, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
UW classics scholar will deliver Katz Distinguished Lecture
UW Classics scholar Stephen Hinds investigates connections between classic Latin literature and two English poets in a free public lecture
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, in Kane Hall. Part of the Katz Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities series sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities.
The science of making a decision
The ninth annual Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lecture Series beginning Wed., Feb. 19 will explore “The Science of Decision Making” to explain how the brain and an individual’s expectations influence decisions.
The Neptune Theatre and the Burke present science as entertainment
Join the Burke Museum at the Neptune Theatre on Feb. 18 for Short Takes on Dam(n) Science, a fast-paced evening of six-minute presentations by ten different experts speaking about “the biggest, baddest dam removal/ecological restoration project on the planet.”