List of museums in Alaska

This list of museums in Alaska is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name	Town/City	Borough	Region	Type	Summary
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Aviation	Historic aircraft and aviation history of Alaska
Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Multiple	Website, features Alaskan Native artifacts & fine art by Alaskans, history of the Wells Fargo Company in Alaska's Gold Rush era
Alaska Museum of Natural History	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Natural history	Website, dinosaur skeletons, fossils, rocks, geology, wildlife
Alaska Native Heritage Center	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Native American	Showcases the indigenous culture of the Alaska Natives, including tools, watercraft, clothing, art, drums and more
Alaska State Museum	Junau	Junau	Inside Passage	Multiple	Website, Alaska Natives, history, natural history & art
Alaska State Troopers Museum	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Law enforcement	Commemorates Alaska State Troopers & features a variety of historical memorabilia, including a restored 1952 Hudson Hornet patrol car.
Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star	Interior	Aviation	Website
Alfred Starr Cultural Center and Museum	Nenana	Unorganized	Interior	Native American - Alaskan Native	Website
Alutiiq Museum	Kodiak	Kodiak Island	Southwest	Native American	Website - Alaskan Native
American Bald Eagle Foundation Museum	Haines	Haines	Inside Passage	Natural history	Website
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Multiple	Art, history & culture of Alaska; largest museum in Alaska.
Anvik Historical Society and Museum	Anvik	Unorganized	Interior	History	Information, look for listing
Baranov Museum	Kodiak	Kodiak Island	Southwest	History	Website, run by Kodiak Historical Society
Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum	Nome	Unorganized	Arctic Alaska	History	Website
Chugach Museum	Seward	Kenai Peninsula	Southcentral	Native American	Website - Alaskan Native
Clausen Museum	Petersburg	Unorganized	Inside Passage	History	Website
Cordova Historical Museum	Cordova	Unorganized	Southcentral	History	Website
Dorothy Page Museum	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna	Southcentral	History	Website
Duncan Cottage Museum	Metlakatla	Unorganized	Inside Passage	Historic house	Website
Eagle Historical Society & Museums	Eagle	Unorganized	Interior	History	Website
Elmendorf Wildlife Museum	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Natural history	Small museum located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Information, look for listing
Fairbanks Community Museum	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star	Interior	History	Website
Hammer Museum	Haines	Haines	Inside Passage	Technology	Features over 1,700 hammers and related tools, ranging from an ancient Roman battle axe to modern novelty hammers
Hope & Sunrise Historical and Mining Museum	Hope	Kenai Peninsula	Southcentral	History	Information
Imaginarium	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Science	Only hands-on science museum in Alaska. Moving to site of Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
Ilanka Cultural Center	Cordova	Unorganized	Southcentral	Native American	Website - Alaskan Native
Inupiat Heritage Center	Barrow	North Slope	Arctic Alaska	Native American	Recognizes contributions of Alaska Natives to the history of whaling. Contains exhibits, artifact collections, library & room where traditional crafts are demonstrated & taught.
Juneau-Douglas City Museum	Junau	Junau	Inside Passage	History	Website
Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center	Kenai	Kenai Peninsula	Southcentral	Multiple	Website, Native Americans, natural history, history, art
Klondike Gold Rush National History Park	Skagway	Skagway	Inside Passage	Military	Website, includes Mascot Saloon museum, historic Moore House
Knik Museum	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna	Southcentral	History	Website
Kodiak Maritime Museum	Kodiak	Kodiak Island	Southwest	Maritime	Website
Kodiak Military History Museum	Kodiak	Kodiak Island	Southwest	Military	Website
Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum	Valdez	Unorganized	Southcentral	Multiple	Website, natural history, Native American artifacts, formerly the Alaska Cultural Center
Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry	Wasilla	Matanuska-Susitna	Southcentral	Multiple	Website, transportation & industrial artifacts
Museum of the Aleutians	Unalaska	Unorganized	Southwest	Archaeology	Website
Museum of the North	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star	Interior	Multiple	Part of University of Alaska, art, history, culture, natural history
Oscar Anderson House Museum	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Historic house	Built in 1915 by early Anchorage resident Oscar Anderson & became the first wood-frame house in Anchorage. Completely restored to 1915 appearance.
Palmer Museum of History and Art	Palmer	Matanuska-Susitna	Southcentral	History, Art	Website
Pioneer Museum	Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star	Interior	History	Website, located in Pioneer Park
Pratt Museum	Homer	Kenai Peninsula	Southcentral	Natural history	Website
Russian Orthodox Museum	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral	Religious	Website
Seward Museum	Seward	Kenai Peninsula	Southcentral	History	Information
Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center	Haines	Haines	Inside Passage	History	Website
Sheldon Jackson Museum	Sitka	Sitka	Inside Passage	Native American	Alaskan Native artifacts
Simon Paneak Memorial Museum	Anaktuvuk Pass	North Slope	Arctic Alaska	Native American - Alaskan Native	Information
Sitka Historical Museum	Sitka	Sitka	Inside Passage	Local history	Formerly the Isabel Miller Museum, focuses on Sitka's history from the Tlingit people, through the European explorations & Russian era & after.
Sitka National Historical Park	Sitka	Sitka	Inside Passage	Multiple	Includes Tlingit ethnographic items, Tlingit & Haida totem poles, Russian American historical & archaeological collections, 1843 period Russian Bishop's House
Skagway Museum and Archives	Skagway	Skagway	Inside Passage	History	Information
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center	Ketchikan	Ketchikan Gateway	Inside Passage	Natural history	Website
Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum	Delta Junction	Unorganized	Interior	History	Website
Talkeetna Historical Society Museum	Talkeetna	Matanuska-Susitna	Southcentral	History	Website
Tongass Historical Museum	Ketchikan	Ketchikan Gateway	Inside Passage	History	Website
Totem Heritage Center	Ketchikan	Ketchikan Gateway	Inside Passage	Native American - Alaskan Native	Website
Trapper Creek Museum	Trapper Creek	Matanuska-Susitna	Southcentral	History	Website
Valdez Museum	Valdez	Unorganized	Southcentral	Local history	Website
Wrangell Museum	Wrangell	Wrangell	Inside Passage	History	Website

See also

• Aquaria in Alaska
• Botanical gardens in Alaska
• Historic landmarks in Alaska
• Houses in Alaska
• Forts in Alaska
• Museum list
• Nature Centers in Alaska
• Observatories in Alaska
• Registered Historic Places in Alaska

External links

• State of Alaska: Guide to Alaska Museums, listed by city
• Alaska Photos