PUBLIC PROGRAMS

FAMILY EVENTS

PLANETARIUM SHOWS
SUMMER FILMS
DOCENT TOURS

LECTURES

CURATOR’S TOUR
Noon Friday, July 16
Join Smithsonian anthropologist Aron Crowell for a curator’s tour of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, a newly opened gallery featuring 600 Alaska Native artifacts. Included with admission.

DAVID BOXLEY
Noon Friday, Aug. 6
Tsimshian artist and culture bearer David Boxley offers a guest curator talk in the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center.

CURATOR’S TOUR
Noon Monday, Aug. 23
Join Smithsonian anthropologist Aron Crowell for a curator’s tour of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, a newly opened gallery featuring 600 Alaska Native artifacts. Included with admission.

BOOK SIGNINGS

TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE GARDEN AND THE DOGS
5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14
Haines author Heather Lende signs and reads from her new book “Take Good Care of The Garden and The Dogs.” In this highly anticipated follow-up to her first book, “If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name,” Lende asserts that the heart of a hometown beats stronger when its citizens are there for one another. Lende’s faith and community mindedness help her cope with everything life throws at her. Free.

OH NO! WE’RE GONNA DIE AGAIN
2 to 5 p.m. Monday, July 19
Author, civil engineer and politician Bob Bell signs “Oh No! We’re Gonna Die” and its sequel. Bell has lived a long and colorful life, but there were times when it was almost cut short. He invokes a sense of humor in these tales of how Alaska's weather, geography and wildlife all tried to kill him. Free.

THE SOURDOUGH MAN: AN ALASKA FOLKTALE
2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2
Artist Barbara Lavallee signs her new children’s book “The Sourdough Man: An Alaska Folktale.” Drawn from traditional European and North American versions of the Runaway Pancake and the Gingerbread Man, Alaska children's author Chérie Stihler and illustrator Barbara Lavallee collaborated to create a distinctly Alaskan version of this tale. Lavallee’s previous books include “Mama, Do You Love Me?” Free.

SUMMER ART POTPOURRI

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily July 16-Aug. 15
Help your summer visitors find beautiful, Alaska-made treasures or treat yourself at this annual juried art sale. The museum hosts a revolving roster of Alaska artists including Sharon Hemry and Susan Serna with jewelry, Ed Mighell with Cook Inlet clay tiles, and Kitty Kinkaid with silk scarves. A portion of the proceeds benefit the museum. Included with admission.
Download an Art Potpourri artist schedule.