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• Free Friday Concerts

  • Start
    Fri, February 09, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    Fri, May 31, 2024
  • Location
    Alaska State Office Building

  

  Free Concert Fridays!

  Enjoy free concerts on the historic Kimball Theatre Organ on Fridays at Noon at the State Office Building, 8th floor lobby. Bring your lunch and enjoy the diversity of music these organists select.

  Though housed in the state office building, the organ is the property of the Alaska State Museum.

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• XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art

  • Start
    Fri, March 01, 2024
  • End
    Sun, September 15, 2024
  • Location
    APK

  
  

  XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art is a new exhibition at the Alaska State Museum featuring the work of contemporary Alaskan artists. 

  The museum acquired these pieces over the last twenty years though the generosity of the Rasmuson Foundation’s Alaska Art Fund.

  Initiated in 2003, the Alaska Art Fund provides grants for Alaska museums to purchase current work by practicing Alaskan artists.

  Thanks to the Fund, the Alaska State Museum has brought over 200 works of art valued at nearly half a million dollars into its permanent collection—the most significant donation over time, in terms of dollar value, in the museum’s 124-year history.

  XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art opens at the Alaska State Museum on March 1, 2024. 

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• Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults

  • Start
    Fri, March 01, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    Fri, May 31, 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults

  Fridays, 12:00-1:00pm

  Hundreds of rare historical photographs and dozens of entertaining nonfiction short stories bring to life Alaska's history up to 1900. The authors pay homage to the Alaska Natives, trappers, mushers, merchants and prospectors who forged a life in the Last Frontier. Whether one has lived in Alaska all his life, or always wanted to visit, readers will be enthralled by this collection of stories from Alaska's colorful past.

  Written together with her aunt, Alaskan historian Phyllis Downing Carlson, this first volume in the series shows the author's connection to her aunt and her passion for Alaska and history

  Registration is free but required. Register online or by phone at 907-465-2920 to obtain access info.

  
  

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• ... Though the Earth Be Moved

  • Start
    Mon, April 01, 2024
  • End
    Tue, April 30, 2024
  • Location
    APK, Earth Sciences Gallery

  
  

  Playing at the Alaska State Museum through April 30 in the Earth Sciences Gallery

  The Alaska State Library Historical Collections presents: “…Though the Earth Be Moved" in remembrance of the 60th Anniversary of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake.

  At 5:36 PM on Friday, March 27, 1964, a 9.2 earthquake struck Southcentral Alaska. From Anchorage to Kodiak, the quake and the tsunami that followed within minutes devastated cities and towns along the Alaskan coast, causing massive destruction and killing 139 people. To date, the 1964 Alaska Earthquake is the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America and the second largest recorded in the world.

  Alaska State Library Historical Collections staff rescanned “…Though the Earth Be Moved” and other 16mm motion picture films relating to the earthquake in HD and 4K resolutions. The new scans provide a cleaner, sharper viewing experience than the previous standard definition scans, and revised closed captioning provides more accurate access to the original script.

  Image: ASL-P175-186, U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection, ca. 1889-1970

  
  

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• 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗡-𝗢𝗡-𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗤𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗤

  • Start
    Sun, April 14, 2024
  • End
    Sat, August 31, 2024
  • Location
    APK

  
  

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  AT THE ALASKA STATE MUSEUM SUMMER 2024

  Juneau-based qayaq (kayak) maker Lou Logan will construct an open-sea qayaq at the Alaska State Museum this summer. Logan is making his first skin-on-frame qayaq in the tradition of his Iñupiaq ancestors from Wales, Alaska. His journey to making kayaks began in 2014 while working as a photographer at the museum. The kayaks he saw there inspired him to research Iñupiaq qayat as a way to expand his knowledge about his heritage. Logan’s grandmother was from Kingigin (Wales), Alaska, one of the oldest communities in the Bering Strait region.

  A qayaq frame from King Island is on display in the gallery where Logan will be working. Logan is studying this frame while constructing his own qayaq using anthropometric measurements. This proven system, based on measurements and proportions of the human body, allows for a custom fit made specifically for the paddler.

  Logan does not have a set schedule, but you can see the progression of his qayaq throughout the summer. In the fall, he will give a talk about his process and research on the Southern Iñupiaq qayaq.

  Image: Lou Logan. Photo by Molly Briggs.

  
  

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• Workshop: Interactive Storytelling Experience with the Creators of Chickaloonies

  • Start
    Thu, April 25, 2024
  • End
    Sat, April 27, 2024
  • Location
    APK

  
  

  
  

  Workshop: Interactive Storytelling Experience with the Creators of Chickaloonies

  Alaska State Museum - Juneau

  Thursday, April 25 at 4:30pm (18 and under)

  Saturday, April 27 at 2:00pm (all ages)

  
  

  The Alaska State Museum is hosting two workshops with the creators of in collaboration with Alaska Robotics Minicon. The workshops will be held in the classroom at the Alaska State Museum.

  Limited space available in the Thursday workshop, please sign up at lam.alaska.gov/youthart

  The workshops are part of the exhibit programming for : & . presents the work of more than 45 Indigenous Alaska artists strengthening self and community by invigorating traditional stories and proposing resilient futures through design, tattoo, regalia and graphic art. The exhibit, opening at the museum on May 3, includes illustrations by Chickaloonies creators, Demi Macheras and Casey Silver.

  Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum .

  
  

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• Protection: Adaptation & Resistance

  • Start
    Fri, May 03, 2024
  • End
    Sat, October 12, 2024
  • Location
    APK

  Image: Kaxhatjaa X’óow/Herring Protectors. Created by K’asheechtlaa/Louise Brady, Káakaxaawulga/Jennifer Younger, and Carol Hughey. Herring pattern designed by Kitkun/Charlie Skultka Jr. Photo by Caitlin Blaisdell.

  Protection: Adaptation & Resistance

  Alaska State Museum - Juneau

  May 3 - October 12, 2024 

  
  

  Protection: Adaptation & Resistance presents the work of more than 45 Alaska Native artists who explore the climate crisis, social justice, strengthening communities through ancestral knowledge, and imagining a thriving future. 

  Working within intergenerational learning groups and collaborating in vibrant community networks, Alaska's Indigenous artists invigorate traditional stories in customary arts and propose resilient future through design, tattoo, regalia, and graphic arts.  Artist projects elevate collaboration, allyship, and community as tools of resistance, adaptation, and cultural affirmation. Protection explores three themes: Land and Culture Protectors, Activists for Justice and Sovereignty, and Resilient  Futures.

  Artsits Featured in Protection:

  Kaxhatjaa X’óow / Herring Protectors robes: K’asheechtlaa Louise Brady, Káakaxaawulga Jennifer Younger with Carol Hughey and many volunteers. Lingit hats: Ku agoo Linda Starbard, Tanux Gordon James Junior, Rachel Langford Guultlagaay Donna Rae James, Gúut dláayas Devin Hannon. Chilkat Protector Masks: Lily Wooshkindein Da.áat Hope, Sydney Akagi, Davina Drones, Michelle Demmert, Mary Kate Dennis, Shgendootan George, Gabriella George, Shaadootlaa Iyall Hanlon, Ursula Hudson, Donedin Jackson, Melina Meyer, Rae Ann Mills, Debra O’Gara, Laine Rinehart, Jodi Watts. Ghelch’ehi, Dena’ina birchbark baskets: Joel Isaak and Helen McLean. Chickaloonies graphic novel: Dimi Macheras with Casey Silver. Healing Stitches Atikluk installation: Bobby Qalutaksraq Brower, Melissa Ahnoorik Ingersoll, Cassandra Tikasuk Johnson, Qataliña Jackie Schaeffer, Beverly Tuck. Traditional Tattoo Photographs: Sarah Ayaqi Whalen-Lunn, Alice Qannik Glenn, Aviññaq/Danyal Harvey, Bailey Shaeffer, Cynthia Ivan, Kimberlyn Erin Smith, Kunayaq Qaumaluq Hank, Princes Daazharaii Johnson, Talivaaq Qinugana/Jerilynn Wellert. Qulliq seal oil lamps: Kunaq Marjorie Tahbone, Agasuuq Hanna Sholl, Aqugaq Elli Tansy, Britt’Nee Kivliqtaruq Brower, Jackie Qatalina Schaeffer. Tupik Mi, Digital video: Holly Mititquq Nordlum with Michael Conti. How to be a Good Guest: Melissa Shaginoff. Memorial Qaspeq: Amber Webb. We’re Still Here: Naal xak’w/Tommy Joseph. Digital Illustrations: Sarah Ayaqi Whalen-Lunn, Crystal Rose Demientieff Worl, Rico Lanaat’ Worl.

  Protection: Adaptation & Resistance  is a project of the Bunnell Street Arts Center and made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, CIRI Foundation, Alaska Community Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Humanities Foundation, Atwood Foundation.
  

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• May First Friday

  • When
    Fri, May 03, 2024
  •  
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    APK

  
  

  Stop by the APK for May First Friday!

  The Alaska State Museum is open with FREE admission for First Friday from 4:30-7:00pm. 

  The new exhibition Protection: Adaptation & Resistance will be open and there will be a Lecture at 7:00pm with exhibit curator Asia Freeman. Freeman will lead a discussion with artists Amber Webb, K’asheechtlaa Louise Brady, Lily Wooshkindein Da.áat Hope, and Rico Lanaat’ Worl.

  Image: Kaxhatjaa X’óow/Herring Protectors. Created by K’asheechtlaa/Louise Brady, Káakaxaawulga/Jennifer Younger, and Carol Hughey. Herring pattern designed by Kitkun/Charlie Skultka Jr. Photo by Caitlin Blaisdell.
  

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• Workshop and Artist Talk - Protection: Adaptation & Resistance

  • When
    Sun, May 05, 2024
  • Location
    APK

  
  

  Workshop and Artist Talk - Protection: Adaptation & Resistance

  Sunday, May 5, 2024

  Alaska State Museum - Juneau

  
  

  - : . Artists Amber Webb and
  K’asheechtlaa Louise Brady will give a talk about their work in : .

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  On this National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, activist and artist Amber Webb will lead a workshop for the community affected by this crisis.

  Please call (907) 465-8187 to sign up.

  Image: Yup’ik artist Amber Webb’s , on exhibit in , measures 12 feet tall and features the drawn portraits of more than 200 Indigenous women missing or murdered in Alaska since 1950.

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