Gallery of Alaska

This Gallery introduces Alaska’s five major geographic regions in highlights of the objects and artifacts, people, wildlife, geography and history of each region. Rent an Audio Guide to hear wild life sounds and stories about living in Alaska. More

Alaska Classics

Survey Alaska’s historical paintings of the 19th and 20th century from the Museum’s collections. Works by recognized painters, including, Sydney Laurence, Theodore Lambert, James Stewart, Eustace Ziegler, Jules Dahlager are featured.

Natural Wonders

A selection of eight photographs by the late Michio Hoshino portray the grandeur of Alaska’s landscape and reveal intimate moments of wildlife.

Expansion Vision Realized illustrates the Museum’s building expansion design and construction.

Living Room

Baby Raven in Nails #2 and #3 by Rachelle Dowdy

Enjoy the current art presentation and explore the museum’s multimedia resources. Look through books and maps or use the hands-on-activities for kids of all ages.

Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery

Explore 2,000 years of Alaska art, traditional and modern. Examine ancient ivory carvings and Alaska Native objects, used for ceremony or for everyday life. See paintings, photographs and sculptures. From the functional to the fantastic, each object reveals Alaska’s artistic influence.

The Place Where You Go to Listen

The Place Where You Go to Listen is a unique sound and light environment created by composer John Luther Adams. This ever-changing musical ecosystem gives voice to the rhythms of daylight and darkness, the phases of the moon, the seismic vibrations of the earth and the dance of the aurora borealis, in real time.

Museum Grounds

Walk around the museum to experience the architecture and see outdoor exhibits: Denali by Christiane Martens; Totem by Bernard Hosey; Everyone’s Grandfather totem by Nathan Jackson; Mosquito totem by Amos Wallace; a Trans-Alaska pipeline cleaning pig and an 1841 Russian-American Blockhouse.