September 1, 2014 marks the 100-year anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger pigeon, once the most populous bird in North America.

Join us to commemorate the anniversary with a special suite of activities during Labor Day Weekend. Visitors can participate in a world-wide initiative called “Fold the Flock” by making special origami Passenger pigeons. Fold the Flock aims to symbolically recreate the astounding size of former Passenger pigeon flocks by facilitating the creation of one million paper birds. Birds folded at the museum throughout the weekend will be displayed and the final total will be registered on the Fold the Flock website. The Burke will also display its Passenger pigeon specimen, one of the 1,532 specimens left on earth and screen the “Lost Bird Project” film at 11 am each day.

Included with museum admission; FREE for Burke members