Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
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MUSEUM TOURS

Tours are offered daily during the museum’s 2011 summer season. Public tours are included with museum admission.

10,000 Years of Alaska History
10 a.m. and 11 a.m. daily
A knowledgeable docent guides visitors on a journey through Alaska history, from the Ice Age to today. Highlights include an overview of Alaska's different Native groups and their traditional lifestyles, a lively peek into the Alaska gold rush, and some surprising information about Alaska's role during World War II. For visitors to Alaska, this tour is an excellent way to get context for a journey through the state. Learn more about the Alaska history gallery.

Art of the North
1 p.m. daily
From drawings made on Captain Cook's Alaska expedition to contemporary paintings by Alaska's most beloved artists, this docent-guided tour provides an overview of Alaska art. Highlights include a wide selection of large-scale landscape paintings including an entire gallery dedicated to Sydney Laurence, Alaska's best-known painter. Learn more about the Art of the North galleries.

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age
4 p.m. daily
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PRIVATE TOURS

Private tours are available with two weeks advance notice. Contact the sales and marketing manager to schedule or for more information.

Docent-led tours
45 minute private tours of the Alaska History Gallery and the Art of the North Gallery, $100 fee for groups of less than 20 people, $200 fee for groups of 20-40 people.

Planetarium shows
$300 fee for private planetarium show of the following programs:

  • Wonders of the Universe (21 min.)
  • Microcosm (16 min)
  • Ice Worlds (25 min)
  • Seven Wonders (32 min)
  • Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (41 min, available in Japanese and German)

$450 fee for private planetarium show of the following programs:

  • Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon
  • Pink Floyd’s The Wall
  • Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here

The Thomas Planetarium seats 45 people and is handicap accessible. Private shows are available Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and after 6 p.m. Shows scheduled after 6 p.m. require an additional fee of $100. Shows must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. Contact Jara Haas at
to schedule or for more information.