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NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Monica Garcia-Itchoak, Board President Email: pr*******@mu***********.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10.12.20 Press Release: Museums Alaska Leadership Transition The Board of Directors for Museums Alaska has accepted…
For Immediate Release Museums Alaska P.O. Box 756960, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 Phone (907) 474-5484 Home page: https://museumsalaska.org DATE: Thursday, October 8, 2020 CONTACT: Della Hall, Executive Director di******@mu***********.org Four awards announced at the Museums Alaska Annual Meeting on September 25th celebrated significant contributions to Alaska’s…
Museums Alaska invites nominations for four awards and recognition to be given out at this year’s Annual Meeting, September 25th. The deadline to submit a nomination is August 31st, 2020. Nominations may be submitted for: AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE MUSEUM FIELD Nominations for the…
Museums Alaska is proud to share our 2020 Annual Report. Click the link below to download and view the report. Download and view full report (PDF)
…To the Alaska Museum Community, The start of 2020 has seen enormous challenges for museums because of an ongoing worldwide pandemic. And, in recent weeks we have witnessed our country’s struggles with racism. We know these are extremely difficult times. The uncertainty of museums depends…
For Immediate Release Museums Alaska P.O. Box 756960, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 Phone (907) 474-5484 Home page: https://museumsalaska.org DATE: Friday, June 5, 2020 CONTACT: Della Hall, Executive Director di******@mu***********.org Alaska Museum Week, a statewide celebration of Alaska museums and cultural centers will take place next week,…
The following article was written by Emily Pastore, the Archives and Collections Manager at Sealaska Heritage Institute. The Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is a private nonprofit founded in 1980 to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. The SHI archives are a…
For Immediate Release Museums Alaska P.O. Box 756960, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 Phone (907) 474-5484 Home page: https://museumsalaska.org DATE: May 13, 2020 CONTACT: Della Hall, di******@mu***********.org Eight of Alaska’s collecting institutions, in seven different communities from Sitka to Fairbanks, have been awarded $72,917 in grants. The…
