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A young child digs for fossils in a sandbox.
Friday, February 28
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab

Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover. Activities and materials provided. February's theme is Fossils.

Painting of prehistoric creatures, with a sailboat and van in the background.
Saturday, February 22
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
UA Museum of the North

Meet artist Ray Troll. Hear about his explorations and art, including the making of the Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline exhibit, now on display in the museum's Special Exhibits Gallery. Included with museum admission.

A young child plays with dinosaur figurines on a table. Also on the table are a number of fossil bone.
Saturday, February 22
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

See and touch real fossils. Meet museum paleontologists. Explore the Cruisin' The Fossil Coastline exhibit. Dig for bones, create fossil artwork, and more!

A young child digs for fossils in a sandbox.
Friday, February 21
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab

Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover. Activities and materials provided. February's theme is Fossils.

Close up of a hand uncovering a fossil in soil.
Wednesday, February 19
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Noel Wien Library

Join us to explore how scientists study ancient life! See and touch real fossils. Listen to a story and try hands-on activities.

Drawing of sea creatures on a teal background.
Monday, February 17
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab

See the special exhibit Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline. View artwork by Ray Troll and learn how paleo artists represent ancient life. Work with patterns and color to create art with chalk pastels.

Adults and children dig for fossils in a sandbox.
Saturday, February 15
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab

Stop by the Creativity Lab to explore, create, and learn. Discover science, history, culture, and art through hands-on investigations and crafts. February's theme is Fossils.

A young child digs for fossils in a plastic sandbox.
Friday, February 14
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab

Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover. Activities and materials provided. February's theme is Fossils.

The museum’s more than 2.2 million artifacts and specimens are collected by 10 research disciplines. Visit Expedition Alaska in the museum’s Collections Gallery to learn about this foundation of museum research, exhibitions, and programs.
Ongoing
Collections Gallery

The museum’s more than 2.5 million artifacts and specimens are collected by 10 research disciplines. Visit Expedition Alaska in the museum’s Collections Gallery to learn about this foundation of museum research, exhibitions, and programs.

The Alaska Art Experience, Revisited
Ongoing
Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery

Thanks to a grant from the GVEA Goodcents program, The Alaska Art Experience 5-screen film introducing the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery has been redesigned, re-edited, and rebuilt 13 years after it was first installed at the UA Museum of the North.

Coming in 2020, the Museum’s long-running and innovative Visitor Audio Guide, Sounds of Place will be expanded and made available for the first time as free apps for both iPhone and Android mobile devices, as well as through the museum website
Ongoing
UAMN

The Museum’s long-running and innovative Visitor Audio Guide has been expanded and made available for the first time as free apps for both iPhone and Android mobile devices, as well as through the museum website.

Inupiaq boat

Apr 02

Indigenous Watercraft Workshop Project

Denali diary

Dec 12

Recent UAMN Special Exhibitions Using Ethnological and Historical Collections

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Oct 22

Barcoding Infrastructure Improvements

Arctos logo

Oct 01

Migrating the UAMN Cultural Collections Information into Arctos