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

Explore the importance of water to life in Alaska! Meet museum researchers, learn about fish genetics, test water quality, try a scavenger hunt, add to a collaborative art wall, and more.

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 Water!

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

Discover museum collections! Drop in to learn about genetic resources and DNA work at the museum, plus ask questions to the collections manager.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to view cultural and historic items and meet the collections manager.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to see bird specimens and talk with ornithologists.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to meet the Herbarium curator, see plant specimens, and explore Arctic berries.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to see mammal specimens and talk with mammalogists.

On International Play Music on the Porch Day, enjoy the music of the Fairbanks Old Time Collective. Musicians will play on the museum's front patio.

Author and scientist Katey Walter Anthony and artist Ina Timling will share conversation about the intersection of permafrost methane science and art. They will discuss their collaboration, share slides, and read excerpts. A book signing will follow.

Explore the role of whales in culture, science, and art! Meet mammalogists, watch the Arctic Currents film, try a scavenger hunt in the galleries, pick up supplies for take-home activities, and more.

Drop in the Creativity Lab for hands-on activities and a themed scavenger hunt. Materials for at-home explorations will be available for pick up. April's theme is Whales.

Discover with your toddler or preschooler. Go on a gallery hunt-and-find challenge, pick up a free take-home activity (while supplies last), and do hands-on activities at home. April's theme is Whales!

Celebrate spring break at the museum! Participate in scavenger hunts, add to our collaborative track wall, drop in for an activity in the Creativity Lab, and pick up a take-home craft. Each day will have a different theme.