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Accessibility accommodations available (see Accessibility Notice on website)
Visitor tip
The museum features a kids' area with drawing supplies, craft activities, and a ship play structure, making it family-friendly. Multiple clean bathrooms and excellent lighting throughout.
Visitor tip
The exhibits are chronologically organized starting with Alaska Native peoples and culture, progressing through Russian colonial period, American settlement, and eventual statehood. This narrative structure provides strong historical context.
About Alaska State Museum
Science, history & culture on display. Exhibits explore native culture, natural science & history, plus a kids' section with a play area.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Location
- Juneau, Alaska (also Sitka location)
- Contact
- 907.465.2901
What visitors say
An absolute must see! One of the best natural history museums and historical museums that I’ve ever seen. Only focused on Alaska. A 15-minute leisurely walk from the port. Beautifully curated. Although the museum is only on one floor,…
The museum was very clean. It has a lot of native artifacts and Alaskan to history. You probably need about an hour to get through.
An incredible museum filled with Indigenous history, culture and arts and local art as well. We learned so much about the history of Indigenous tribes and their lives. I walked away with a deeper awareness and understanding of their…
From 584 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The museum features a chronological narrative structure that progresses from Alaska Native peoples and culture, through Russian colonial period, to American colonization and eventual statehood, providing historical context for how different eras shaped the region
- The museum offers free general admission for up to 5 people if they are active military members and their families, while standard adult admission is $14
- Despite Alaska's significant geological richness, the museum has minimal geology exhibits, lacking displays on volcanoes, earthquakes, orography, and mineral samples including Alaska's gold deposits and glaciers
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