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A gray and brown marmot standing on a rock.
Saturday, January 27
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Discover the world of Alaska rodents! Meet mammalogists, see museum specimens, investigate the importance of rodents to Arctic ecosystems, try an I Spy hunt, create art, and more.

Two flying squirrel gliders made of paper and cardboard, next to rodent skulls and a box of porcupine quills. All objects are sitting on a beaver pelt.
Saturday, January 20
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Design and test a flying squirrel glider! See museum specimens, try a scavenger hunt in the galleries, and more.

Child arranging felt pieces to form the shape of a beaver lodge.
Friday, January 19
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. January's theme is Rodents!

Sun rising over a snowy landscape, with an abstract black sculpture in the foreground.
Thursday, December 21
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Lobby

Gather in the museum's lobby for tea and conversation on the solstice.

Colorful paint resembling fireworks on black circles. Several of the artworks are laid out on a counter.
Saturday, December 9
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Create firework spin art! Explore different ways people celebrate, see and touch museum objects, and try a scavenger hunt.

A child leaning over a plate of shaving cream, making marbled prints, as an adult looks on.
Friday, December 8
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. December's theme is Celebrations!

Three caribou running through a snowy landscape.
Saturday, November 18
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Explore how life survives and thrives in the Arctic! Meet museum researchers. Investigate how people, animals, and plants adapt to life in the north. Go on a scavenger hunt, create Arctic landscape art, and more.

Arctic fox pelt, caribou antler, kayak model, and three small ivory carvings, next to two polar bear marbled prints, on a black background.
Saturday, November 11
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Create polar bear marbled prints! Discover Arctic adaptations, explore the galleries, and see museum specimens and objects.

A child with curly hair, wearing a striped shirt, looking at taxidermied seals in a museum gallery.
Friday, November 10
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. November's theme is Arctic Life!

Close up of a child's hands dissecting an owl pellet, with several tiny bones visible.
Saturday, October 14
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Dissect owl pellets! Identify bones, see museum specimens, and explore the galleries with a nocturnal animal scavenger hunt.

Child sitting on an adult's lap and coloring a picture of an owl.
Friday, October 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. October's theme is Nocturnal Animals!

Bumblebee covered in pollen, sitting on a yellow flower.
Saturday, September 23
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Explore the importance of pollinators in Alaska! Meet entomologists, investigate connections between pollinators and plants, try an I Spy hunt, create pollinator art, learn how to help them thrive, and more.

Child wearing a paper bumblebee mask and holding origami flowers.
Saturday, September 16
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Creativity Lab

Stop by the Creativity Lab for hands-on activities and a themed scavenger hunt. Discover science, history, culture, and art through investigations and crafts. September's theme is Pollinators!

Child holding a butterfly suncatcher.
Friday, September 15
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Creativity Lab

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

Three pictures in a row: The exterior of the museum, orange flowers against a blue sky, and an adult and baby musk ox.
May 15-September 1
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
University of Alaska Campus

Explore the UAF campus this summer! The summer shuttle stops at the Wood Center, UA Museum of the North, Georgeson Botanical Garden, and the Robert G. White Large Animal Station. This service is free.