Museum Calendar

 

Three sketches in colored pencil, showing a stack of TVs, a map of a lake, and a person wearing a hoodie.
April 27th, 2024 – April 27th, 2025
Special Exhibits Gallery

Thinking Made Visible explores the human instinct to express thought through line, form, and color. It is an immersion in possibility and process - honoring and encouraging the practice of slowing down and spending time with an idea, an object, a place.

Child wearing headphones and smiling.
Friday, May 9
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

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

Two drums and a printout of sheet music next to a toy whale figurine and a bird plushie.
Saturday, May 10
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Design and build a miniature drum! Discover the songs of nature, see and touch specimens, and try a scavenger hunt in the galleries.

Crossroads of Beringia: ºÚÁÏÉçappBotany & Plant Science exhibit
Ongoing
Collections Gallery

Explore the past, present, and future of the flora of the North through the eyes and adventures of UAMN Herbarium (ALA) researchers.

Green aurora lights dance across the night sky.
Ongoing
Museum Auditorium

Enjoy a movie in the museum auditorium! Movie offerings change on a regular basis. Included with museum admission.

360 degree view of museum grounds.
Ongoing
UA Museum of the North

Take a walk around the exterior of the UA Museum of the North to experience historical artifacts, scientific specimens, and larger-than-life artwork with the new tour on the UAMN Mobile App and Audio Guide.

A totem pole carved with a variety of colorful designs, with trees in the background.
Ongoing
UA Museum of the North

Explore artwork and history outside on the museum grounds.

Butterfly and moth specimens in a drawer
Ongoing
UA Museum of the North website

Visit the UA Museum of the North from home with resources for all ages!