Museums & Galleries
Burke Museum
17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street, 206.543.55900
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is located on the University of Washington campus. The Museum exhibits artifacts from throughout the Pacific Rim, including Northwest Coast Native American masterpiece baskets, archaeological materials, carvings and other artworks. The museum's permanent exhibit Pacific Voices includes a display about the First Salmon Ceremony, an annual gathering held by many Pacific Northwest tribes to celebrate the return of the salmon each spring. www.washington.edu/burkemuseum
Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
2700 24th Ave East, 206.324.1126
MOHAI's permanent exhibit Essential Seattle features Native American stories and history from throughout the city's 150 year history. www.seattlehistory.org
The Center for Wooden Boats
at South Lake Union Park
1010 Valley Street, 206.382.2628
The Center for Wooden Boats' Carver in Residence, Saaduuts, shares his knowledge of Haida cultural traditions by working with Native and non-native students and other visitors to carve northern style canoes at the South Lake Union Park Canoe Shed. www.cwb.org
Seattle Art Museum
100 University Street, 206.654.3100
The Seattle Art Museum in downtown Seattle exhibits a variety of Native American artworks from the Northwest Coast including ceremonial masks, textiles and sculptures in both traditional and contemporary forms. New exhibits highlight Coast Salish culture, and a variety of native plants having cultural uses are displayed at SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park. www.seattleartmuseum.org
Log House Museum
3003 61st Avenue SW, 206.938.5293
One block from Alki Beach, this authentically restored 1904 log building surrounded by a Pacific Northwest native plant garden is a place to discover and celebrate the history of the Duwamish Peninsula and "The Birthplace of Seattle." Exhibits and video programs highlight early contact between Native and non-native people in the Seattle area. www.loghousemuseum.org
The Stonington Gallery
119 South Jackson Street, 206.405.4040
Displays contemporary masterworks of the Pacific Northwest Coast. www.stoningtongallery.com
Flury & Company
322 First Avenue South, 206.587.0260
Features a collection of Edward S. Curtis photographs of Native American subjects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. www.fluryco.com
The Legacy Ltd.
1003 First Avenue, 206.624.6350
Offers traditional and contemporary Northwest Coast Indian and Alaskan Native Art. www.thelegacyltd.com
Steinbrueck Native Gallery
2030 Western Avenue, 206.441.3821
Steinbrueck Native Gallery offers a fine collection of native art exclusive to the Pacific Northwest. www.steinbruecknativegallery.com
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