Museum Calendar
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Take a look behind the scenes at the museum! Tour labs and galleries. Enjoy hands-on activities. Meet staff and researchers.
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. February's theme is Ice!
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Design and test a model ice box! Discover the science of freshwater ice, create your own ice-themed art, and explore the galleries with a scavenger hunt.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
UA Museum of the North Auditorium
Join us in the museum auditorium for a public reading featuring authors and UAF alumni Sean Enfield, H Warren, and Zack Medlin. Part of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series.
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Discover how cool ice can be! Meet researchers, investigate ice science, explore the role of ice in Alaska history and cultures, create ice-inspired art, and more.
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.
Collections Gallery
Explore the past, present, and future of the flora of the North through the eyes and adventures of UAMN Herbarium (ALA) researchers.
Museum Auditorium
Enjoy a movie in the museum auditorium! Movie offerings change on a regular basis. Included with museum admission.
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.
UA Museum of the North
Explore artwork and history outside on the museum grounds.