Tours
Complimentary, Guided Tours Offered Daily at 1 p.m.
Resuming May 1, 2024. 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
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Summer Docent-led Gallery Tours
1 - 1:45 p.m. daily through Monday, Sept. 9 — In-Person
Learn about the Anchorage Museum’s exhibitions with a guided tour led by docents and museum staff. The topic of the tour changes daily so please...
Repair & Reuse: Sewing Machine 101
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 — In-Person
Get started with machine sewing by making a reusable cloth bag. The workshop begins with a lesson on sewing machine use, and participants will be...
Curator Tour: How to Survive
11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 — In-Person
Join museum curators for a tour of How to Survive. In addition to providing an overview of the exhibition, curators will share some of the...
Curator Tour: Bradford Washburn
2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 — In-Person
Join assistant curator Rachel Boesenberg for a tour of Alaska from Above: The Art of Bradford Washburn in the final week of the exhibition. Learn...
Curator Tour: How to Survive
11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 — In-Person
Join museum curators for a tour of How to Survive. In addition to providing an overview of the exhibition, curators will share some of the...
In Context: Art and Perception
5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 — In-Person
David Rosenthal will provide his insight into the relevance of painting as a way of communicating reality in the digital age. Although we have access...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: The 11th Air Force's 77th Bomber Squadron
6:30, 7 & 7:30 Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
The 77th Bomber Squadron, equipped with twin engine B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, conducted long-range attacks against Japanese facilities on the Kuril Islands and low-level attacks...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Iñupiat Cultural Belongings
6:30, 7 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Join us in the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center for a docent gallery hosting on Iñupiat cultural belongings. The Iñupiat homelands are situated in the northern...
(Canceled) Docent-led Gallery Talk: Russia, America, and Alaska
6:30, 7, & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Join us for a guided discussion on Alaska during the Russian America period and its lasting impact on the state. Examine why Russians and others...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Belmore Browne
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Attend this guided tour of the works of Belmore Browne in the Art of the North Gallery. Browne's affinity for rendering wildlife and landscapes continued...
Tide Pools in Art & Nature
11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 — In-Person
Join Assistant Curator Rachel Boesenberg and Animal Care Manager Nicole Abeln for a facilitated conversation about tide pools. Rachel will give a brief tour of...
Curator Tour: Trailing
11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 — In-Person
Join assistant curator Rachel Boesenberg and A/V experience technical manager Max Kritzer for a tour of Trailing, an immersive sculpture activated by motion. Learn more...