OUR MISSION:
To be a museum for people, place, planet, and potential, in service of a sustainable and equitable North, with creativity and imagination for what is possible.
OUR VISION:
A place of ideas and transformation, narratives and perspectives, resilient and relevant communities, responsive to a rapidly changing world toward a better future for all.
About Us:
The Anchorage Museum sits on the traditional homeland of the Eklutna Dena’ina. The museum is committed to recognizing and honoring the land, culture and language of the Dena’ina people. We recognize and respect the continuing connection, by Alaska Native people and all Indigenous people, to the land, waters and communities.
Frozen Forms fills the museum’s first-floor family galleries with giant sculptures and playscapes where visitors are encouraged to play, learn, and imagine within the context of Alaska’s winter mainstay: snow. Created in collaboration…
Read More »Nuestra Huella (Our Footprint) Alaska’s Latino community has roots stretching back almost 150 years. Latin American migration to Alaska traces to the late 19th century when Mexican traders journeyed North to the Alaska and Canada gold rushes.…
Read More »Shop a curated mix of dozens of handmade products including jewelry, textile and fabric art, pottery, printed designs and more. Buy direct from Alaska's vibrant community of makers, designers, and artists. Festive music and décor add to the…
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