Alaska State Museum

Established in 1900 in Juneau, the Alaska State Museum brings together Alaska’s human and natural history in one institution. It is especially important for its strong collections on Alaska Native cultures, including materials from Northwest Coast, Interior, north coast, southwestern, Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, and Aleutian communities, alongside holdings from the Russian colonial period and later state history. After about 20 years without a permanent home and later growth beyond Arctic Brotherhood Hall, the museum opened a purpose-built facility in 1972 and a larger replacement in 2016. It remains one of the state’s principal places for understanding Alaska’s many histories.

Juneau, Alaska · United States