Group Sales Information

Why bring your guests to the Anchorage Museum?
Our visitors tell us the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center is the best place to start or end their visit to Alaska because we provide a context for all they will see or have seen while in the state.

• Largest museum in Alaska
• One of the Top 10 places visitors go in Alaska
• Docent-led tours and summer film series capture Alaska's spirit
• Exciting displays offer 10,000 years of Alaska history and quintessential Alaska art
• Voted one of the best places to buy authentic Alaska Native art

• New wing of the museum will open May 30. We recommend allowing two hours for a visit due to the increase in size.
• New Marx Bros Café offering full service and quick lunches
• Expanded museum shop with authentic Alaska Native art, books and more
• New entrance and lobby will be located on 7th Avenue facing C Street
• Visitors must secure coats and large bags in lockers prior to touring the museum

Important dates in 2009
January
Art of the North galleries closed until May 30.
Alaska Gallery open.
January 2
Opening of statehood exhibit "Life in Alaska Leading to Statehood" which runs through September.
April and May
Museum is closed. Familiarization tours (FAMs)
are available in May.
May 30
Grand opening of new expansion building.
Opening of "Gold: An Enduring Icon of Wealth, Beauty and Power," a traveling exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History on view through Aug. 2.
Spring 2010
Grand opening of Imaginarium Discovery Center and Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center

Admission rates**
Museum prices remain the same in 2009! $8/adults, $7/seniors and military, $2 suggested donation for 17 and younger, $6/ for groups of 20 or more per visit.
*Please note that special touring blockbuster exhibitions may require a separate admission fee.

**Admission is temporarily reduced to $5 Jan. 27 through March 29.
Ages 17 and younger are still admitted free.
The discount reflects some gallery closures due to construction on the museum expansion project.

Visiting hours
Summer hours:
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Winter hours:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
Noon to 6 p.m., Sunday
Closed Mondays

Museum tours
Interpretive tours and lectures are conducted by trained museum docents, staff and volunteers. Docent-led tours of the Alaska Gallery are offered at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. daily in summer, with a daily noon tour that allows visitors a choice of topics.

Tour drivers/operators

• "When possible we ask tour groups to give at least two weeks advance notice before a visit. Email tour dates to sales and marketing manager
• Please contact visitor services staff if a group will be more than 30 minutes late. 907-343-6198.
• Drivers/guides receive free admission plus a voucher good at the museum café and discount coupon for the museum shop
• Drivers/operators are responsible for registering at the group sales counter upon arrival.
• The museum will no longer invoice tour companies using vouchers
• Limited coach parking is available along 6th Avenue between A and C Street.
• Museum visitor services staff will gladly assist tour operators with questions. Email or contact visitor services manager at 907-343-6119.
• FAM tours are available beginning in May. Email or contact sales and marketing manager to arrange, 907-343-6158.
• Drivers/operators are encouraged to visit the museum as often as they wish free of charge. Please bring employment identification.

Visitor rules
It is the responsibility of the tour driver/operator to inform all visitors of the museum's rules and regulations.

• Food and beverages are not permitted in the museum's galleries.
• Large bags and backpacks must be secured in museum lockers.
• Cell phones should be turned off in galleries.
• Please consult signs before taking photographs or video as some restrictions apply.

For more information contact Sales and Marketing Manager Jara Haas at (907) 343-6158 or haasj@anchorgemuseum.org.