Community Events & Programs | Museum of Alaska

May

May 17th is our GRAND OPENING!!!

Come see new exhibits, fresh look, Whale bones (Weather and Maceration permiting)

18 May is International Museum Day: come see what your museum has to offer. Alaska's largest (and best kept secret-yes, we know where the 50# Kings are running!<that's a lie> Hey, we're HISTORY, so we know WHEN they ran!!!

While we are currently closed you can pre-reserve parties/school field trips/private tours, etc.

Give us a call to come see all the new changes!!! We'll open for YOU!

JUNE:

SUMMER FUN IS HERE!!!

New Stage for music festivities! (Thanks to your Rotarians and the Museum of Alaska)

FATHERS DAY: come play in the Sun and Mud. 4x4's Unite for fun and running a course for the 20th year!!! Sign up now, or come out early and we'll give you a private tour of this track!

Mud Run is in the works! Have fun, get in shape, and then get a mud bath to boot! We're opening the course for those crazy enough to try our Mud RUN!!!

Scroll through the Calander below to see what's coming up and book your Event!

We have bounce houses, working on a Paintball course!

If you can think of it let us know, maybe we'll give it a go!!!

Stay tuned for July and more events at your MUSEUM OF ALASKA

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18:00 American Heritage Girl Awards

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