Camps & Workshops
ANCHORAGE MUSEUM CAMPS & WORKSHOPS
Designed to foster imagination and experimentation in art, science and technology, children ages 7 to 12 learn, play and create through exploring museum objects and resources under the guidance of trained educators.
For questions, email camps@anchoragemuseum.org
Winter Break 2025
Winter Break Day Camp: Earth Care
Learn about the three Rs of sustainability: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Become an environmental steward through hands-on crafting activities. In this one-day camp, campers will learn about sustainable harvesting methods and principles through observing examples in the museum's collection. Activities will include making handmade paper from recycled materials, making natural paints from fruits and veggies, and creating a decorative recycling guide to display in the home. Drop off as early as 9:30 a.m.; pick up as late as 3:30 p.m.
$75; 10% discount for museum members.
Ages 10-12: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, Discovery Center, Art Lab REGISTER
Ages 7-9: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, Discovery Center, Art Lab REGISTER
Winter Break Day Camp: Alaska Winter Survival
Join us this winter for a one-day Alaska Winter Survival Camp. Through hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) activities and gallery experiences, campers will learn how people and animals have navigated Alaska’s most extreme conditions. Take a tour of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center and investigate how Indigenous people have been using natural products to survive the winter since time immemorial. Explore how camouflage can help animals survive. Discover how animals deal with hunger in the winter and how they can travel long distances through the snow. Drop off as early as 9:30 a.m.; pick up as late as 3:30 p.m.
$75; 10% discount for museum members.
Ages 7-9: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, Reynolds Room, Education Hall, First Floor, East Wing REGISTER
Ages 10-12: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, Reynolds Room, Education Hall, First Floor, East Wing REGISTER
