Museum to host open annual open house Jan. 24

Kristin Summerlin
907-474-6284
Jan. 9, 2026

Children and adults look at and touch specimens in a laboratory room. A large table in the center of the room holds taxidermied mammals, furs, skeletons and skulls, and a tiger skin, caribou antlers and the vertebrae of a large animal are displayed around the room. — UAMN photo by S. Zhang
Visitors explore the mammals laboratory during the 2023 UA Museum of the North open house.

The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host its annual open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.

Visitors can meet staff and researchers, tour the galleries and go behind the scenes in the labs. Hands-on activities will be available for children and families.

Admission is free, thanks to support from Alaska 529, UA’s education savings program.

For more information, call 907-474-7505 or visit the museum online.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Jennifer Arseneau, ua-museumlearn@alaska.edu, 907-474-6948

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