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We haven’t raised our rates since 2015, but with the rising cost of doing business, we have made the difficult decision to raise them next year.  Our new membership levels and rates beginning in January 2024 will be: Student: $0 Emerging Museum Professional (EMP): $25…

Thank you to the panels for all of your hard work in reviewing the applications. We appreciate you volunteering your time and expertise to the grant review. We couldn’t do it without you! And a huge thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for their 20th year…

We presented three awards this year at our Annual Meeting on September 20, 2023! AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD The first award presented at our Annual Meeting was for the Award for Excellence in the Field. Nominations for the Award for Excellence are made for exceptional…

Thank you to all of our members who voted! And welcome to our new and returning board members! SARA HAY Sara Hay became an active member of Museums Alaska upon moving to the state in January 2020. Sara holds an MA in Museum Studies from…

It’s taken a second to get our 2022 Annual Report out, but we are delighted to present it to you all today! View Museums Alaska’s 2022 Annual Report This year, we used Canva’s website feature to create our annual report, but I you prefer to…

Museums Alaska partners with Rasmuson Foundation to oversee two grant programs. The Alaska Art Fund (AAF)—previously known as the Art Acquisition Fund—was established in 2002 and began in 2003. The purpose of the AAF is to encourage museums in Alaska to collect the work of accomplished Alaska artists…

The Access to Alaska Native Collections (AANC) program responds to the needs of the Alaska Native artist community for access to Alaska Native collections in museums by supporting research visits to museum collections storage in Alaska. As such, Alaska Native artists were invited to propose…

We are happy to announce our second round of Alaska Art Fund (AAF) and Collections Management Fund (CMF) grantees! In this round, we are awarding $201,714.17 to eleven museums and cultural organizations across Alaska. As always, a huge thank you goes out to Rasmuson Foundation for their…