Anchorage Museum

Visitors to the Anchorage Museum may be overwhelmed by the scale of the collection, so opt for a guided tour to make sure you see all the highlights. Tours may include transportation to the museum as well as visits to other top Anchorage attractions, like the Botanical Gardens or Alaska Zoo. Free docent-led tours are also available several times a day from mid-May through September.

• The Anchorage Museum is a must-see for first-time visitors to Alaska.

• You can easily spend a half-day or more exploring the galleries.

• There's a restaurant on-site, as well as a shop featuring works by Indigenous artists.

• The museum is fully accessible to wheelchairs and strollers.

The museum is located in downtown Anchorage near Delaney Park and the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. It's easily reached by bus, and is within walking distance of the railway station. Pay parking is available in the museum’s underground garage.

The Anchorage Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from morning to early evening, and Sundays from noon to early evening; it's closed on Mondays. The museum stays open late on First Fridays. Check the website for free-admission days and to see the schedule of talks, classes, performances, and other special events.

Part of the Anchorage Museum, the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center represents a unique partnership with the Smithsonian Museum, showcasing over 600 objects from the Smithsonian's collections that were chosen and interpreted by Alaska Native elders. Highlights of the center include a 1893 Tlingit war helmet from the village of Taku and a 1935 Inupiaq feast bowl. The center also conducts field studies to learn more about the history and culture of the Arctic region.