List of museums in Alaska

This list of museums in Alaska is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Museums Name Town/City Borough/Census Area Region type Summary Alaska Aviation Museum Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Aviation Historic aircraft and aviation history of Alaska Alaska Jewish Museum Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Religious Alaska Jewish Culture Alaska Museum of Science and Nature Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Natural historyWebsite, dinosaur skeletons, fossils, rocks, geology, wildlife Alaska Native Heritage Center Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Alaskan Native Showcases the indigenous culture of the Alaska Natives, including tools, watercraft, clothing, art, drums and moreAlaska SeaLife CenterSewardKenai PeninsulaSouthcentralAquariumhttps://www.alaskasealife.org/ Alaska State Museum Juneau Juneau Southeast Multiple Alaska Natives, history, natural history & art Alaska State Troopers Museum Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Law enforcement Commemorates Alaska State Troopers & features a variety of historical memorabilia, including a restored 1952 Hudson Hornet patrol car. Alaska Veterans Museum Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Alaska's Military History Commemorates Alaska's Military History, Honor our veterans, educate our visitors. Features large collection of Oral Histories, Exhibits on The Forgotten War, Eskimo Scouts (ATG), Muktuk Marston, The Last Shot, Cold War, Nike Site, Vietnam, Korean War, Modern Conflicts. Website Alfred Starr Cultural Center and Museum Nenana Yukon-Koyukuk Interior Alaskan Native Website Alutiiq Museum Kodiak Kodiak Island Southwest Alaskan Native Koniag Alutiiq heritage and culture American Bald Eagle Foundation Museum Haines Haines Southeast Natural history Website, natural history of bald eagles and other animals in its environment Anchorage Alaska Center Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Multiple Visitor center, exhibits on natural, historical, and cultural features throughout the state Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Multiple Art, history & culture of Alaska; largest museum in Alaska. Anvik Historical Society and Museum Anvik Yukon-Koyukuk Interior Local history Baranov Museum Kodiak Kodiak Island Southwest Local historyOperated by the Kodiak Historical Society Big Delta State Historical Park Big Delta Southeast Fairbanks Interior Local history Includes historic roadhouse, museum of local history artifacts Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum Nome Nome Arctic Alaska Local history Website Clausen Memorial Museum Petersburg Petersburg Southeast Local history Website, exhibits include fishing, merchants, businesses, Tlingit Cordova Museum Cordova Unorganized Southcentral Local history Website, operated by the Cordova Historical Society Dorothy Page Museum Wasilla Matanuska-Susitna Southcentral Local history City history Duncan Cottage Museum Metlakatla Unorganized Southeast Historic house Facebook site Eagle Historical Society & Museums Eagle Southeast Fairbanks Interior Local history Website Elmendorf Wildlife Museum Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Natural history Small museum located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Information, look for listing Fairbanks Community Museum Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Local history Located in the former city hall Fairbanks Ice Museum Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Art Ice sculptures Fort Egbert Eagle Southeast Fairbanks Interior Military Early 20th-century Army base buildings Gold Dredge 8 Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Mining Includes Tanana Valley Railroad ride to historic gold panning dredge Hammer Museum Haines Haines Southeast Technology Features over 1,700 hammers and related tools, ranging from an ancient Roman battle axe to modern novelty hammers Hope & Sunrise Historical and Mining Museum Hope Kenai Peninsula Southcentral Local history Website Ilanka Cultural Center Cordova Unorganized Southcentral Alaskan Native Website Inupiat Heritage Center Utqiaġvik North Slope Arctic Alaska Alaskan Native Recognizes contributions of Alaska Natives to the history of whaling. Contains exhibits, artifact collections, library & room where traditional crafts are demonstrated & taught. Juneau-Douglas City Museum Juneau Juneau Southeast Local history Exhibits include gold mining, hydropower, skiing, outdoor recreation, fishing, politics and city history Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center Kenai Kenai Peninsula Southcentral Multiple Website, operated by Arts Kenai, Alaskan Native, natural history, history, art Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Skagway Skagway Southeast Military Includes Mascot Saloon museum, historic Moore House Knik Museum Wasilla Matanuska-Susitna Southcentral Local history Operated by the Wasilla-Knik Historical Society Kodiak Maritime Museum Kodiak Kodiak Island Southwest Maritime Website, located in Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park Kodiak Military History Museum Kodiak Kodiak Island Southwest Military WWII-era bunker and artifacts, history of Fort Abercrombie Last Chance Mining Museum Juneau Juneau Southeast Mining Former gold mining camp Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum Valdez Unorganized Southcentral Multiple Natural history, Alaskan Native artifacts, formerly the Alaska Cultural Center, operated by Prince William Sound College Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Juneau Juneau Southeast Natural history Exhibits about the Mendenhall Glacier Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Multiple Website, Alaskan Native culture, history and natural history of Interior Alaska Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry Wasilla Matanuska-Susitna Southcentral Multiple Website, transportation & industrial artifacts Museum of the Aleutians Unalaska Aleutians West Southwest Local history Website, local history and culture Museum of the North Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Multiple Part of University of Alaska, art, history, culture, natural history Northwest Arctic Heritage Center Kotzebue Northwest Arctic Arctic Alaska Multiple Natural and cultural history of the Western Arctic National Parklands Oscar Anderson House Museum Anchorage Anchorage Southcentral Historic house Built in 1915 by early Anchorage resident Oscar Anderson & became the first wood-frame house in Anchorage. Completely restored to 1915 appearance. Palmer Museum of History & Art Palmer Matanuska-Susitna Southcentral Multiple website, local history, culture, art Pedro Gold Dredge Chicken Southeast Fairbanks Interior Mining Historic mining dredge at Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost Pioneer Aviation Museum Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Aviation website, history of interior and arctic Alaskan aviation, located in Pioneer Park Pioneer Park Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Multiple 44-acre park, includes the Alaska Native Museum, Pioneer Museum, early 20th-century Kitty Hensley House, Tanana Valley Railroad Museum, SS Nenana, Wickersham House Pratt Museum Homer Kenai Peninsula Southcentral Natural history Local history, natural history, art, culture Prince William Sound Museum Whittier Unorganized Southcentral Multiple Website, WWII and Cold War military history of Alaska, 1964 earthquake Seward Community Library & Museum Seward Kenai Peninsula Southcentral Local history website Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center Haines Haines Southeast Multiple Website, history, art and blending of diverse cultures within the Chilkat Valley region Sheldon Jackson Museum Sitka Sitka Southeast Alaskan Native Alaskan Native artifacts Simon Paneak Memorial Museum Anaktuvuk Pass North Slope Arctic Alaska Alaskan Native, history and culture of the Nunamiut Inupiat Sitka Historical Museum Sitka Sitka Southeast Local history Formerly the Isabel Miller Museum, focuses on Sitka's history from the Tlingit people, through the European explorations & Russian era & after. Sitka National Historical Park Sitka Sitka Southeast Multiple Includes Tlingit ethnographic items, Tlingit & Haida totem poles, Russian American historical & archaeological collections, 1843 period Russian Bishop's House Skagway Museum and Archives Skagway Skagway Southeast Local history Southeast Alaska Discovery Center Ketchikan Ketchikan Gateway Southeast Natural history Visitor center for the Tongass National Forest, ecology, economy and culture of Southeast Alaska and its temperate rainforest ecosystems Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum Delta Junction Southeast Fairbanks Interior History Early 20th-century roadhouse with period exhibits, photos Talkeetna Historical Society Museum Talkeetna Matanuska-Susitna Southcentral Local historyWebsite Tongass Historical Museum Ketchikan Ketchikan Gateway Southeast History Website Totem Heritage Center Ketchikan Ketchikan Gateway Southeast Alaskan Native Traditional arts and crafts of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures Trapper Creek Museum Trapper Creek Matanuska-Susitna Southcentral Local history Website Valdez Museum Valdez Unorganized Southcentral Local history Website Wrangell Museum Wrangell Wrangell Southeast Local history Website Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center Bethel Bethel Southwest Alaskan Native Local history of Yup’ik and Alaskan Athabaskan

Defunct Museums

Russian Orthodox Museum, Anchorage, closed in 2009 Alaska Heritage Museum by Wells Fargo, Anchorage

See also Aquaria in Alaska Botanical gardens in Alaska Historic landmarks in Alaska List of historical societies in Alaska Houses in Alaska Forts in Alaska Museum list Nature Centers in Alaska Observatories in Alaska Registered Historic Places in Alaska

References

External links State of Alaska: Guide to Alaska Museums, listed by city Alaska Photos