Family Programs

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

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!

See bones, bats, birds, and more. Meet staff and learn about collections. Explore the galleries. Costumes encouraged!

Meet museum archaeologists in the lobby! See artifacts collected across the state.

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

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!

Enjoy a day at the museum designed for homeschoolers! Free admission for homeschool families all day. Explore the galleries, try scavenger hunts, and enjoy hands-on activities.

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.

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!