Museum Education offers a variety of community programs for all ages to explore Alaska’s natural and cultural history.  Year round offerings include lectures, demonstrations, and activities for families.  Check the events calendar for a complete list of opportunities for both children and adults. 

• Click here to see the events calendar

Educational programs are often brought to you by members of the Fairbanks community.  Volunteers teach school children, guide tours, and more.  Follow the links below for more information on specific oppportunities.  If you are interested in being a part of one of our volunteer programs, send us an email (museum.education@uaf.edu).

• Teach school kids in the museum! 
• Be a summer youth volunteer!
• Other museum staff and volunteer opportunities

• University of Alaska Museum of the North offers free family passes (June 27, 2009)
• University of Alaska Museum event offers plenty of research-related fun (June 5, 2009)
• 2009 Museum Science Fair Awards
• Composer hosts book reading, signing Thursday (April 29, 2009)
• Golden Heart Awards honor outstanding volunteer efforts (April 23, 2009)
• Alaska museum archaeology program offers glimpse of past (April 17, 2009)
• Arctic archaeology lecture explains museum collection (April 10, 2009)
• Children get hands-on science lesson during ‘Arctic Dinosaurs’ presentation (Mar 11, 2009)
• Curator describes the 'gems,' development of Yup'ik exhibit (Feb 13, 2009)
• Alaska museum program teaches students to track wild animals (Nov 23, 2008)
  
• NASA grant sends digital planetarium to rural Alaska (Nov 14, 2008)
• Documentary ‘Eating Alaska’ looks at the role of food in the lives of Alaskans (Nov 12, 2008)
• House of 1000 Bugs: Halloween at the UAF Museum (Nov 4, 2008)
• Psychologist to speak about hunting's image at University of Alaska Museum of the North (Oct 13, 2008)
• UA Museum of the North hosts 'World of Bugs' (Oct 12, 2008)
• Athabascan bead artist to hold sessions at UA Museum of the North (July 21, 2008)
• Inaugural program brings youth volunteers to museum (July 5, 2008)
• Fun Fest' give kids a hands-on look at UA Museum (June 6, 2008)
• Rockets get young scientists fired up (Mar 30, 2008)

Photos on this page by Jennifer Arseneau