Discover Alaska's museums and cultural centers
Alaska museums and cultural centers are storytellers. They share tales of our communities from Utqiaġvik to Ketchikan and everywhere in between.
Interactive Map
Explore Alaska's History & Culture
Explore Alaska’s heritage with this interactive map. Travel across Alaska to visit museums and cultural centers and see stories come alive from Alaska’s past to the present.
Museums and cultural centers are assets to our communities in more ways than one.
They play in indispensable role in Alaska’s economy, community engagement, and education.
Museums and cultural centers are economic powerhouses
In our last survey 25% of our museums and cultural centers responded with the following information:
100+
Number of museums and cultural centers.
230+
Number of employees.
710,000+
Number of visitors served.
22,000+
Number of students served.
$114 million
Economic impact for Alaska.
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) found that museums yield a remarkable return on investment, generating over $5 in tax revenues for every $1 received in funding from all levels of government.
