Japan uses an unique era calendar scheme and the era name changes as the new emperor ascends. Reiwa is the current era of Japan which started on May 1, 2019. This exhibit features the meaning of the Kanji letters used for the new era name, Manyoshu (collection of Japanese waka poetry) which is the source material for the new era name, the past era names, and such.

López Rivera has continued to energetically advocate an end to U.S. colonialism, and has resumed his role as an organizer, working to establish a holistic community center to train community organizers as well as working on educational and community-based projects to help the island recover from Hurricane Maria and its unjust $74 billion debt. López Rivera also became an accomplished painter in prison and continues to be a visual artist.

In this collaborative ArtVenture, join artist Juliana Kang Robinson as we build temporary shelters and sanctuaries using cardboard boxes, fabrics, and found papers to create an atmosphere of safety and calm. Participants will make and add elements (including unique “welcome” signs that families can take home) to make the shelters feel like “home.” Let’s create a collective refuge through art!

Join us for an afternoon of making unique family portraits in the spirit of the art of In Plain Sight! Inspired by a selection of archival images of daily life in Seattle, as well as other fascinating sources that help us think about the “place” of family, we’ll experiment with sumi ink and other art supplies to explore and imagine what families look like and what they mean to us.

Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.

Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.

Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.

Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.

Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.

Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 pm on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum’s visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.