UAMN will close at 4 PM on September 10.

UAMN's regular summer hours are 9 AM to 7 PM daily.
Winter hours begin September 16. See more here.

9 AM - 7 PM daily. Doors/Admission sales close at 6:30 PM.

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Location

We are located on the UAF Campus at 1962 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK

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A UAMN Podcast

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Your behind-the-scenes journey into museum collections, research, exhibits, and public programming.

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Three sketches in colored pencil, showing a stack of TVs, a map of a lake, and a person wearing a hoodie.

Thinking Made Visible

April 27th – January 5th, 2025
Special Exhibits Gallery

Thinking Made Visible explores the human instinct to express thought through line, form, and color. It is an immersion in possibility and process - honoring and encouraging the practice of slowing down and spending time with an idea, an object, a place.

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Adult and child sitting at a table, drawing on pieces of paper.

Early Explorers: Sketching

Friday, September 13
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab. September's theme is Sketching!

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Discover Big Things

Discover Alaska Native cultures, natural wonders, diverse wildlife and Arctic dinosaurs. Explore 2,000 years of Alaska art. Learn about research by museum scientists. Original exhibits and breathtaking architecture.

UAMN Happenings

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A formidable scenario in Interior Alaska, a family of brown bear’s interloping a berry picking adventure. The inland brown bears are commonly called grizzlies and dine on plants, berries, carrion, fish, and mammals. Set of Birch Bark Containers Ca. 1960 Thomas Collection.

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