List of museums in Alaska

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This list of museums in Alaska is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Town/City County Type Summary
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum Anchorage Aviation Website
Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo Anchorage Native American - Alaskan Native Website Large collection of Alaskan Native artifacts & fine art by Alaskans.
Alaska Museum of Natural History Anchorage Natural history Website
Alaska Native Heritage Center Anchorage Native American - Alaskan Native
Alaska State Museum Juneau Multiple Website, Native Americans, history, natural history & art.
Alaska State Troopers Museum Anchorage History Commemorates Alaska State Troopers & features a variety of historical memorabilia, including a restored 1952 Hudson Hornet patrol car.
Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum Fairbanks Aviation Website
Alfred Starr Cultural Center and Museum Nenana Native American - Alaskan Native Website
Alutiiq Museum Kodiak Native American - Alaskan Native Website
American Bald Eagle Foundation Museum Haines Natural history Website
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Anchorage Multiple Art, history & culture of Alaska; largest museum in Alaska.
Anvik Historical Society and Museum Anvik History Information, look for listing
Baranov Museum Kodiak History Website, run by Kodiak Historical Society
Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum Nome History Website
Chugach Museum Seward Native American - Alaskan Native Website
Clausen Museum Petersburg History Website
Cordova Historical Museum Cordova History Website
Dorothy Page Museum Wasilla History Website
Duncan Cottage Museum Metlakatla Historic house Website
Eagle Historical Society & Museums Eagle History Website
Elmendorf Wildlife Museum Anchorage Natural history Small museum located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Information, look for listing
Fairbanks Community Museum Fairbanks History Website
The Hammer Museum Haines Commodity - Hammers Features over 1,700 hammers and related tools, ranging from an ancient Roman battle axe to modern novelty hammers.
Hope & Sunrise Historical and Mining Museum Hope History Information
Imaginarium Anchorage Science center Only hands-on science museum in Alaska. Moving to site of Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
Ilanka Cultural Center Cordova Native American - Alaskan Native Website
Inupiat Heritage Center Barrow Cultural Recognizes contributions of Alaska Natives to the history of whaling. Contains exhibits, artifact collections, library & room where traditional crafts are demonstrated & taught.
Isabel Miller Museum Sitka Cultural Focuses on Sitka's history from the Tlingit people, through the European explorations & Russian era & after.
Juneau-Douglas City Museum Juneau History Website
Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center Kenai Multiple Website, Native Americans, natural history, history, art
Klondike Gold Rush National History Park Skagway Military Website, includes Mascot Saloon museum, historic Moore House
Knik Museum Wasilla History Website
Kodiak Maritime Museum Kodiak Maritime Website
Kodiak Military History Museum Kodiak Military Website
Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum Valdez Multiple Website, natural history, Native American artifacts, formerly the Alaska Cultural Center
Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry Wasilla Multiple Website, transportation & industrial artifacts
Museum of the Aleutians Unalaska Archaeology Website
Museum of the North Fairbanks Multiple Website, part of University of Alaska, art, history, culture, natural history
Oscar Anderson House Museum Anchorage History Built in 1915 by early Anchorage resident Oscar Anderson & became the first wood-frame house in Anchorage. Completely restored.
Palmer Museum of History and Art Palmer History, Art Website
Pioneer Museum Fairbanks History Website, located in Pioneer Park
Pratt Museum Homer Natural history Website
Russian Orthodox Museum Anchorage Religious Website
Seward Museum Seward History Information
Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center Haines History Website
Sheldon Jackson Museum Sitka Native American - Alaskan Native Many artifacts housed in museum (over 5,000) were originally collected by Rev. Sheldon Jackson in his travels through rural Alaska. Collection almost exclusively focuses on Alaskan Native groups.
Simon Paneak Memorial Museum Anaktuvuk Pass Native American - Alaskan Native Information
Sitka National Historical Park Sitka Cultural Collection includes Tlingit ethnographic items, Tlingit & Haida totem poles, Russian American historical & archaeological collections, historical photographs, archives herbarium specimens.
Skagway Museum and Archives Skagway History Information
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center Ketchikan Natural history Website
Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum Delta Junction History Website
Talkeetna Historical Society Museum Talkeetna History Website
Tongass Historical Museum Ketchikan History Website
Totem Heritage Center Ketchikan Native American - Alaskan Native Website
Trapper Creek Museum Trapper Creek History Website
Valdez Museum Valdez History Website
Wrangell Museum Wrangell History Website

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