MARCH/APRIL 2023

Filming at the Anchorage Museum is a courtesy that may be extended to projects that contribute to the museum’s mission. These may include educational documentaries, news crews and news productions, or projects that feature or promote the Anchorage Museum and are reviewed and approved by the Marketing and Public Relations or Facility Rental Department.

Due to limited resources, commercial filming requests are not a museum priority. Commercial projects include advertising for a third-party product, annual report for a third-party company, movie productions, television productions, etc.

B-roll of the museum is available to qualified members of the media.

Visit the museum Filming Guidelines & Requests Form for more information.

MAY-JUNE 2023

ANCHORAGE MUSEUM SEEKS VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDES

Docents (the museum’s volunteer tour guides) give tours, facilitate gallery experiences and interpret exhibitions through dialogue with museum visitors of all ages. Docents develop professional skills in program delivery and build expansive knowledge of Alaska and the North. Bilingual and multilingual applicants are encouraged. Apply online at anchoragemuseum.org/volunteer.

SEED LAB GARAGE SALE 2023

Members Only: 3-7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, Seed Lab, 111 W 6th Ave, Anchorage
General Admission: Noon-8 p.m. Thursday, May 5, Seed Lab, 111 W 6th Ave, Anchorage
It’s garage sale season! Could you repurpose a fish tank from the Discovery Center? Need some office chairs, building materials or shelving? How about a giant bag of ping-pong balls? Peruse items that enjoyed a public life in the museum and are ready for a new one. Reuse, repurpose, rethink. Note: no artwork from the museum collection is for sale.

Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no holds. Must take away upon purchase. All items priced to sell, cash or credit. All proceeds will support future Seed Lab workshops and climate initiatives.

ALL ABOARD: THE ALASKA RAILROAD CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION OPENING

6-9 p.m. Friday, May 5, First Floor, Atrium
To celebrate the opening of All Aboard: The Alaska Railroad Centennial, the Anchorage Museum welcomes community partners, curators and railroad personnel to the Atrium during First Friday. Visit tables from the Alaska Railroad, the Engine 557 Restoration Company, Northern Lights Model Railroad Club and others while viewing a curated selection of Alaska Railroad posters, on view for one night only. There will be brief remarks from exhibition curators Aaron Leggett and Jim Blasingame at 7 p.m. Free.

All Aboard opens in the atrium on Friday, May 5 to commemorate 100 years of the Alaska Railroad.

VIRTUAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: MYESHA CALLAHAN FREET

Noon. Wednesday, May 24, Online on Facebook Live
Join us for a presentation and Q&A with Anchorage Museum virtual artist-in-residence Myesha Callahan Freet. Callahan Freet answers questions about her art-making practice and shares a performance. Audience questions and interaction are encouraged. To attend, RSVP on the Anchorage Museum's Facebook page.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Myesha Callahan Freet is a visual artist who earned a BFA from the University of Houston and currently resides in Chugiak, AK. She draws inspiration from an ongoing exploration into the evolution of self through examining her role as a mother and wife. Through performance and socially engaged art, she aims to embrace the commitment that caring for others requires.

LUNCH ON THE LAWN

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June – Aug., Museum Lawn
Join us for live music and family activities on the museum lawn. Included are food trucks, live music, science activities, community conversations and family-friendly games. Weekly activities vary. Brown bag it or buy lunch from a local food truck. Free.

Note: if it rains, music and activities will move indoors, where museum admission applies.

JUNE SCHEDULE

June 6 – Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
June 13 – Ten Dollar Bet
June 20 – Memory Bliss
June 27 – The SpeNerds

April 2023

Alaska's News Source (NBC)

Good Medicine exhibit is a look into Indigenous healers and medicine

Alaska Public Media + Alaska Beacon

High fashion at high latitudes: Event showcases Indigenous design

March 2023

Your Alaska Link (ABC / FOX)

ASD celebrates National Youth Art Month

Alaska's News Source (NBC)

Indigenous culture on display at Anchorage 'Museum After Dark' fashion show

February 2023

Alaska Public Media

Talk of Alaska: Recognizing unsung Black Alaskans

January 2023

Hyperallergic

Human/Nature: Pathways from art to environment

Alaska Public Media

Hometown Alaska: Playing with sound at the Anchorage Museum’s Pass The Mic exhibit

December 2022

Anchorage Daily News

The Anchorage Film Festival is back: Here are 6 films to see as it returns to in-person viewing

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November 2022

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State of Art: Anchorage Museum’s Seed Lab is a space of endless possibilities

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Connecting to Alaska Native culture through today’s Indigenous artists