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Special Offer for Members

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age
At the Anchorage Museum

March 4 through Oct. 9, 2011

This traveling exhibition created by Chicago’s Field Museum re-creates the lives of mammoths and mastodons. Displays include items from the collection of the University of Alaska Museum of the North, including skeletons, skulls and tusks. Visitors can also see large-scale projections, life-sized dioramas and virtual experiences, along with some of the oldest art in existence.

MAMMOTH MEMBERSHIP DEAL

Columbian mammoth
Columbian mammoth

For a limited time, University of Alaska Museum of the North members can enjoy free admission to the Anchorage Museum and vice versa.

The Anchorage Museum’s Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age exhibition features 15 woolly mammoth fossils discovered in Alaska, including a hair sample and an intact woolly mammoth skull found near Fairbanks. The majority of these Alaska fossils are teeth and tusks on loan from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, which owns more than 13,000 Ice Age mammal specimens.

To obtain reciprocal general admission, you must present your current UAMN membership card when purchasing admission tickets at the Anchorage Museum. This reciprocity deal expires Oct. 9.

The Anchorage Museum brings the best of Alaska to the world and the best of the world to Alaska through a combination of art, history and science. Visit them online.


When you join the museum family

You can take pride in knowing that you help make our research, education programs and exhibits possible.

Membership has its benefits…

Annual Membership Levels

   
Individual $50
Fully tax-deductible*
 
  • Unlimited free admission for one year
  • Subscription to the Museum's e-newsletter
  • Invitations to openings, lectures and special events
  • Personalized membership card
  • 10% discount at the Museum Store

 
Couple $65
Fully tax-deductible*
 
  • All the Individual membership benefits for two adults of the same household for one year

 
Family $75
Fully tax-deductible*
 
  • All the Individual membership benefits for two adults of the same household and their children (or grandchildren) under age 18 for one year
 

Advocate $125
$30 tax-deductible*+
 
  • All the Family membership benefits plus
  • Two guest passes to share with friends (one-time use only)
  • Recognition in the annual report

Donor $250
$145 tax-deductible*+
 
  • All the Advocate membership benefits plus
  • $10 gift certificate to the Museum Store

Patron $500
$395 tax-deductible*+
 
  • All the Donor membership benefits plus
  • Invitation to an annual behind-the-scenes tour with curators and staff
Signature Society
 

Collector's Circle $1,000

$835 tax-deductible*+  

The Signature Society has been established to honor those individuals and families with a great belief in our mission and the desire to assure our future. The confidence and generosity of Signature Society members plays a major role in determining the Museum's future growth.

  • All the Patron membership benefits Plus
  • Behind-the-scenes tour with curators
  • Invitation to gallery walks with Museum Director
  • Invitation to exclusive Signature Society events
Curator's Circle $2,500 $2,335 tax-deductible*+  
  • All the Collector’s Circle benefits plus
  • A private, behind-the-scenes tour for you and eight friends
 
 
Call the membership office at (907) 474-5484. (Online form will be available soon.)

Membership Office
University of Alaska Museum of the North
PO Box 756960
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960
Fax 907.474.5469

*Information regarding tax deductibility is not intended as tax or legal advice and may not be applicable in all circumstances. Donors should seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all tax issues.

+Members at these levels can opt out of receiving benefits above the family level, making the entire amount tax deductible.