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List of Museums

Tenakee Historical Collection – Museum

About
Collection consists of articles from merchants and other local businesses, gifts from residents, relics from the logging and fishing industries, and an exhibit of stone artifacts.
Location
Downtown Tenakee next to the hot springs bathhouse and across from the store.
Hours & Dates of Operation

Thu-Fri 11am-1pm, Sat 2-4pm. Special openings can be arranged.
Admission

Free
Contact
(907) 736-2243, (907) 736-2226

Trapper Creek Museum

About
History of mining & trapping in the local area.
Location
Spruce Lane Farm, 0.7 mile Petersville Road, PO Box 13011, Trapper Creek, AK
Hours & Dates of Operation

Hours & dates of operation: May-Sep: 10am-5pm daily.
Admission

Call for details.
Contact
(907) 733-2557

Tribal House of the Bear

About
Replica of Chief Shakes tribal house built in 1834. Artifacts, photo display, totems, original house posts.
Location
End of Shakes Street, PO Box 868, Wrangell AK 99929
Hours & Dates of Operation

Open in the summer during cruise ship stopovers and by appointment.
Admission

$2 per person.
Contact
(907) 874-3747

University of Alaska Museum of the North

About
The museum is a vital resource for Alaska. The museum’s research collections – more than 1.75 million artifacts and specimens – represent millions of years of biological diversity and thousands of years of cultural traditions in the North. Researchers use our collections to advance scientific discoveries. We are a leader in pre-K – 12 STEAM learning opportunities in the Interior. As Alaska’s only research and teaching museum, we support the university and the state by offering students valuable experiences in both field and lab work, as well as the visitor services industry, educational programming, and the exhibits workshop. We also develop exhibitions showcasing natural and cultural wonders of the North. Our attractions draw more than 80,000 visitors each year.
Location
1962 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Admission

September 16th-May 14th  9am-5.30pm.
Contact
May 15th-September 15th 9am-7pm

Valdez Museum & Historical Archive, Inc.

About
The Valdez Museum preserves, presents, and interprets the heritage and culture of Valdez, the Copper River Basin, and Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Location
Main museum: 217 Egan Drive; Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit: 436 S. Hazelet Ave., Valdez, AK 99686
Hours & Dates of Operation

Sep-Apr: Tue-Sun 12-5pm, ROVE by appointment.
May-Aug (ROVE and main museum): 9am-5pm daily.
Admission

$9 Adults; $7 Seniors (60+), $6 Students (14-17), 13 & Under Free, $5 Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit Only, $7 Active Duty Military; Members Free; N.A.R.M. Members Free.
Contact
Contact: (907) 835-2764
in**@va**********.org

Wasilla Museum and Visitor Center

About
We are a history, art, cultural heritage museum and visitor center.
Location
391 N Main Street, Wasilla, AK 99654
Hours & Dates of Operation

Feb-Dec: Tue-Fri 9am-5pm
Admission

$3 adults,
$2.50 Seniors,
$2 Military, children 12 and under are free.
Free admission on Fridays.
Free for Military from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Contact
(907) 373-9071
mu****@ci.us

Wickersham House/Tanana-Yukon Historical Society

About
A house museum, dedicated to the life and times of Judge James Wickersham and his wife during the years 1904-1910.
Location
Pioneer Park, 2400 Airport Way, PO Box 71336, Fairbanks AK 99707
Hours & Dates of Operation

Hours & dates of operation: Open Memorial Day–Labor Day: Daily, 12-8pm.
Admission

Admission: Call for details.
Contact
Contact: (907) 455-8947, ty**@al****.net

Willow Historic and Wildlife Foundation

About
Our museum is now open. We don't yet have regular hour, but we open on special occasional. We're inhabiting the newly renovated Old Log Community Building in Willow. Our focus is on the homesteaders who settled the Willow area, the Indigenous people who preceded the homesteaders, local industry (ie. mining on Hatcher Pass, the railroad, etc.) and the abundant wildlife here in the Susitna Valley and Alaska. We have reinstated and will grow our "Willow Mushers' Hall of Fame".
Location
Located in the Old Willow Community Center. W. Willow Community Center Cir., Willow, AK 99688
Hours & Dates of Operation

Hours & dates of operation: Open on Special Occasions.
wi************@gm***.com

Wrangell Museum

About
History of Wrangell featuring Alaska Native culture. Original houseposts arom Shakes Island. Fur trade, military, fishing, timber, missionaries, and 20th century. Store.
Location
296 Campbell Drive, PO Box 1050, Wrangell, AK 99929
Hours & Dates of Operation

May 1-Sep 30: Mon-Sat 1-5pm. Oct 1-Apr 30: Tue-Sat 1-5pm.
Admission

$5 Adults, $3 Seniors (60+), $2 Youth (6-12), Children under 6 Free.
Contact
(907) 874-3770
mu*****@wr******.com

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

About
National Park Service archives.
Location
Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway, Copper Center, AK 99573
Hours & Dates of Operation

Feb-Nov: flexible hours. Contact the museum for details.
Admission

Call for details.
Contact
(907) 822-7285: Desiree (Museum Specialist)

Yupiit Piciryarait Museum

About
The Museum has three galleries. One gallery is reserved for permanent exhibits of clothing, household, hunting and gathering implements used by the people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in ancient and contemporary times. Two galleries are reserved for short term exhibitions.
Location
Regional Cultural Center and the University of Alaska building, Kuskokwim Campus Library, PO Box 219, Bethel, AK 99559
Hours & Dates of Operation

Tue-Sat 12-4pm.
Admission

$1 Adults.
Contact
(907) 543-1819