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.
Upcoming
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...
(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,...
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.
SCHEDULE
5:30 p.m. Anchorage Mandolin Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Anchorage Concert Chorus
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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”...