Tours

Tour in the Art of the North Gallery

Complimentary, Guided Tours Resume May 12, 2025.
Docent's choice of the galleries or exhibitions listed below:

ART OF THE NORTH

See the North through the work of artists, from Romantic landscape paintings of the 20th century, to contemporary works, including works by Indigenous artists.

LIVING OUR CULTURES, SHARING OUR HERITAGE: THE FIRST PEOPLES OF ALASKA

In the largest and longest loan made by the Smithsonian Institution, the Living Our Cultures exhibition has brought more than 600 Alaska Native cultural heritage pieces to their homelands and provides access for hands-on study by Alaska Native Elders, artists, educators and scholars.


The Alaska Exhibition

This exhibition tells the story of Alaska through multiple voices and perspectives reflecting the ingenuity, technology, ways of knowing and intimate understanding of the landscape that have allowed people to survive and thrive across the North.


Private Tours

Make your group's visit one to remember with a private, docent-led tour through the museum’s galleries. Tours need to be scheduled two weeks in advance. Cost is $200 per docent for up to 20 people per tour. E-mail groupsales@anchoragemuseum.org to schedule or for more information.

*Both guided and private tours are subject to availability.

Upcoming Tours

Curator Tour: Tricksters and Sourdoughs

Noon - 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 — In-Person

Join museum curators for a tour of Tricksters and Sourdoughs: Humor and Identity in Alaska. In addition to providing an overview of the exhibition, curators...

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Curator Tour: Painting at the End of the Ice Age

2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 — In-Person

Join assistant curator Rachel Boesenberg for a tour of Painting at the End of the Ice Age, featuring landscape paintings by Cordova-based artist David Rosenthal....

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Docent Gallery Hosting – Russia, America, and Alaska

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

Learn about Alaska during the Russia-America period and its lasting impact on the state. Examine why Russians and others came to Alaska, and the influence...

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Curator Tour: Tricksters and Sourdoughs

11 a.m. - noon. Wednesday, Dec. 11 — In-Person

Join museum curator John Hagen for a tour of Tricksters and Sourdoughs: Humor and Identity in Alaska. In addition to providing an overview of the...

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Members Only: Curator Tour — Tricksters and Sourdoughs & Painting at the End of the Ice Age

5 - 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 — In-Person

Join John Hagen, Curator of Indigenous Art and Initiative, and Rachel Boesenberg, Assistant Curator, for a unique perspective on two new exhibitions. Tricksters and Sourdoughs:...

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