COME TO KNOW THE TRUE NORTH

Polar Lab

Today's artists, scientists, explorers and inhabitants are questioning the future of the landscape.

Enter the Lab

Portraits of Place: The Arctic in Photographs

The predominant stereotype of the Arctic is that it is a place untouched. Portraits of Place breaks open the idea of a pristine landscape and replaces it with a North that is both inhabited and complex. Within this context, the artists in this exhibition examine the Arctic through contemporary photography that conveys a sense of place through human impact and lifeways.

Curated Conversations

While we curate objects, we also believe in creating opportunities for discussion as a way to bring people together and build community. Our Curated Conversations program explores issues facing the North that have global impact.

Winter Up Here

Inspired by the cabin culture of the Circumpolar North, the Anchorage Museum is working with designer Chad Taylor to bring Arctic and Nordic sensibilities inside to transform the atrium into a Northern habitat that celebrates winter.

New Wing slated to open in 2017

The Anchorage Museum will add approximately 25,000 square feet to its existing building to create more exhibition space for its permanent art collection and art mission in an expansion slated for completion in 2017.

A new Alaska Gallery blends the past with the present

My first museum experience as a child was visiting the Alaska Gallery at the Anchorage Museum. Today, I serve as the curator of Alaska history and culture, helping to oversee the re-envisioning of the Alaska Gallery for a 2017 opening. Being a part of this project is exciting, as I literally grew up with the Alaska Gallery.

Your donation ensures our future

Thanks to generous museum supporters, the Anchorage Museum Foundation endowment’s net assets have grown to more than $30 million – ensuring the museum can continue to serve the people of Alaska and visitors from around the world for generations to come.

You Help Us Tell the True Story of the North

Contributions from members and donors like you, combined with corporate and foundation grants, are providing the support needed to grow the museum’s Polar Lab programs. Your support has already funded Polar Lab artist residencies, major exhibitions about the Arctic (including Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage and On Ice) and the development of public programs like the Cabin Fever film series.

Grants in Action

The museum is pleased to partner with the Surdna Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town program to develop programs with Indigenous and other community curators that consider rich cultural perspectives and the distinct qualities of Alaska’s place in the world.

Curated Conversations

While we curate objects, we also believe in creating opportunities for discussion as a way to bring people together and build community. Our Curated Conversations program explores issues facing the North that have global impact.