Polar Nights First Fridays

Launch your weekend at the museum first Fridays

Join us the first Friday evening of each month when admission is free 6 to 9 p.m. and galleries are open with after-hours programming, live music and more.

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First Friday at the Anchorage Museum

3 - 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

To celebrate the holiday season, the Anchorage Museum is extending First Friday hours on Friday, Dec. 6. Come and join us for four floors of...

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(Canceled) Heyi-Days Outdoor Programs and Market

3 - 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

Visit Anchorage and downtown businesses and organizations enliven Anchorage as a winter city with Heyi Days. Heyi Days, named for an Athabaskan word for winter,...

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Holiday Concerts: Anchorage Mandolin Orchestra & Anchorage Concert Chorus

5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

Enjoy holiday-themed performances by two beloved ensembles: Anchorage Mandolin Orchestra and Anchorage Concert Chorus.
 
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5:30 p.m. Anchorage Mandolin Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Anchorage Concert Chorus

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Multigenerational Housing Initiative Design Presentations

6 - 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

Join this community presentation featuring the work of local architects and designers seeking to help address housing challenges present in Anchorage today. Proposed solutions will...

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First Friday Free Create in the Art Lab 

6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

Feeling inspired by the Anchorage Museum? Let your imagination soar while you paint, draw, and create in the Art Lab. Join us during First Friday...

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Docent-led Gallery Talk – Guided Meditation in How to Survive

6:30, 7 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

Reflect on themes of time, relationships and wisdom in this 15-minute guided mediation. Each session takes place in Ellie Schmidt’s immersive installation, the tide pool...

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Docent-led Gallery Talk – Tlingit Cultural Belongings

6:30, 7 & 7:30 Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

The Tlingit, Eyak, and various Athabascan peoples comprise a language family with members extending from Alaska to Arizona. This docent-led gallery hosting will highlight various...

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Planetarium Show: "Rapid Space Shorts"

6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m. Friday, December 6 — In-Person

These quick planetarium experiences range from constellation tours of the night sky and cruising around the solar system to learning about light and the aurora...

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Docent-led Gallery Talk – Spence Guerin

7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 — In-Person

The works of Spence Guerin carry the traditions of nineteenth century naturalist painting to the present day. Join us at the painting “Moon Over Matanuska”...

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