Reviews of Anchorage Museum (Museum)

Alex Morford

Great museum to learn about native culture and the Alaskan gold rush. We spent about 2 hours here which was a good amount of time to see most of the exhibits without going too in depth.

Hapa Kama‘aina

Went there for First Friday = admission is free from 6pm-9pm vs. paying almost $20 for the entrance fee, but I wouldn't mind paying $20 to go because it's THAT good. Spent almost 3 hours there and I whizzed through a couple of the exhibits, it's THAT expansive and thorough. I highly, highly recommend going, whether you're a tourist or a local.

Conor O'Dowd

Great museum, somewhat daunting in size. Highlight is the current temporary exhibition Death in the Ice about the Franklin expedition of 1845. Excellent First Tribes exhibition though we preferred the smaller Juneau museum as it was easier to take in. Relatively expensive at $18 plus $5 for Death in the Ice. This includes a barely-disguised “tourist tax” as Alaskans get in cheaper. Juneau was $6.

Keri Hutchins

A really awesome museum! Totally worth the entrance fee. Wonderful exhibits and everything was well done.

Jannik Kappel

Great museum. All you want to know about Alaska, the inuit culture and the historical ties to Russia. Also a great science museum for kids and adults in the ground floor.

Marbles Hinders

Impressive museum that exceeded expectations of what you'd find in Anchorage. Smithsonian-run with friendly staff and topical displays. I enjoyed learning about Alaska's historical connections to Russia.

Matthew

A+. This museum is a must do in Anchorage. I was beyond impressed by the well crafted, beautifully designed, expansive space they have here. Truly a joy to walk through and experience during my time in Alaska. Will be back for sure!

Joseph Blewitt

What an excellent way to spend a day! AM truly has something for everyone; it combines art, history, science and industry, military, and children's museums to become the Megazord of museums. This was one of my first stops on an accidental tour of Anchorage. My flight to Tokyo was diverted to Alaska after the quake, so I deplaned knowing nearly nothing about local history or native culture. I was about to be the Ugly American in my own country! Luckily, this museum saved me from my ignorance, and in a big way. It's close to everything, which was good for me because I didn't have a car, so if you're in the area, you really have no excuse to skip out on this experience.

Aaron Silverstein

This place should be turned into low income housing....most of the time the only people in this place are the security guards....

Cleriton Dasilva

It is a nice place to visit if r from out of town

Christopher .Jordan

Came here for FREE with my kids after the earthquake. Had an amazing experience with them. Thank you for that. They had a blast looking at everything and the imaginarium section too.

Angus Roxburgh

It's small and easy to do. Probably a little over priced

Katherine Erdman

Beautiful exhibits! The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center has amazing artifacts and displays -- out of the park!

Kristiane Naegler

Wonderful and Educational! Don't miss this. Has activities for children.

Elisa Ferrante

Absolutely loved my time at this museum. It is well organized and has an incredible amount of artifacts telling some great stories and teaching a lot of history.

Ramon Gonzalez

Went in on a Sunday because it was snowing and couldn't do much around town. Back in Chicago we have world class museums and I was impressed by this museum! Honestly, I thought the museum would be very dry but I was surprised by the exhibits. Lots of great local history and even some great temporary exhibitions when I went. I walked out feeling expired. I'd recommend it to visitors. My only regret is not going on a Saturday when it's free for members of my bank, lol.

Lisa E

What an amazing museum. A very thorough exhibits on the local native, with so many artifacts, videos and story telling. It blew me away the attention to detail and the depth of history. I also really enjoyed the artwork on the first floor, so many pieces to look at, modern and historic artists, amazing. I planned a couple of hours, but stayed for close to 4.

Justin Green

Great kids imaginarium

Bethany Marcum

It's very well done but several of the interactive/hands on exhibits were broken the day we visited. Wide range of displays for all ages and interests.

Kevin M

Super museum depicting Alaskan & native heritage! Lots of great exhibits and interesting art work.

Max Weaver

Way cool exibits. Death in ice was really cool and i recomend you check it out before its gone

Jane Lee

It’s easy to spend some time here, there is a wide variety things you can do.

Mike Moss

Wow! Put this on your list if you're in Anchorage for more than half a day. Exceeded expectations by a mile. Large museum with a great mix of art, culture, science, geology, history, and kids stuff. Well worth a visit.

Sarah Lyle

Love this place! There's the imaginarium and a kids area (5 and under...I think). My girls (ages 2&4) love it here!

CorreyHope Kustin

As a travel agent: You are always told "Do not touch it" IF you break it -you pay for it. Well at this Center you are encouraged to Touch it. That's right...a museum that allows you to play! Make a giant bubble or feel a tornado.Of course I was in the bubble! The children of Anchorage hang art throughout the walls of this giant museum. I was fascinated and couldn't believe that children under 12 years old could be so talented. They drew art representing their heritage of Native Americans and it was displayed with pride. The museum holds boasting rights for their displays in the huge glass walls, which contain the periods of history for the Eskimos and expansion of Russian invasion. I was in awe how modern everything is and all the encouragement to touch and play to learn set up. Come learn about whaling, the gold rush, and how AK became a state. There are classes, summer camps and group activities for all ages. If you visit ANC, I highly recommend a visit here.

Christine A Eagleson

Really love the newest expansion and direction the museum is going, taking on a more modern and diverse artistic approach. Easy to spend more time on site, enjoying coffee in the atrium in between viewing all the great new installations. Best new central creative social hub.

Gautham N

The exhibits about Native Alaskans are wonderful

Jeff Hamilton

I visited the museum several years ago and thought it was fantastic. I brought a friend there last month and was kind of disappointed. Lots and lots of artwork on display; we both thought it was too much. I was hoping for more displays pertaining to the early settlement of Anchorage, or Alaska becoming a state - these displays were there several years ago; they must have been taken away.

J Grunder

Affordable and a great place to spend a Saturday. My parents and I liked it.

Marcus Conway

Fantastic exhibition. Great for kids. Also great coffee

Micael Magalhaes

Wonderful museum; delightful kids and interactive section. Must see when in Anchorage.

Ashley Lofstrom

Fun place for the kids, we parents enjoyed our visit also. The Planetarium has a wide variety of shows that change from week to week. The Spark lab has tons if hands on experiments and projects for the kids and the Discovery center has a volcano simulator and pressure cannon, among other things, there's a bubble lab, and they always have different labs with things from live baby turtles the kids can touch to teamwork building exercises. Eclectic to spend around 2-3 hours here, unless you visit the Planetarium, and around 45 mins. They also have free days several times throughout the year.

Chelsey M.

Love this museum. Great for kids too

Lukedox1

Great museum. Could spend hours there. Have a great kids play area and a cafe for food.

Matthew Stubbs

Great collection of indigenous peoples art and artifacts

TheDog Gamez

Great place to visit even if you did not think there even was a museum in Alaska. I went to the Lego event in May 2014. I enjoyed it quite frankly. However i expected more in that

justin stepp

Pretty freaking cool! Staff super friendly and insightful.

Andy Montgomery

Was pleasantly surprised at the quality of exhibits at this museum. I would recommend this as a great "1st attraction" for visiting out of towners. Wealth of knowledge on all things Alaska.

Dan Betz

This museum had a little bit of everything and it looks to be getting a major expansion. The upper floors had beautiful collections of native art, and artifacts, and an interesting display on life in the more remote parts of the state. Being an overgrown child my favorite part was the ground floor where they had the more hands on teaching kids science displays.

Bonnie Glaze

A great start to our trip. We learned a lot about the Inuit from the art and displays and they had a great 'science' area. We loved the historical exhibits as well. Its a part of Alaska that you don't get to hear about living on mainland America. But when they say the close at 6pm then they really mean it. We were in the gift shop and suddenly all the lights were being turned out because 'they were closing'. I'm glad we weren't out in the main museum at that time!

ajps12

The new remodelisation of the museum is AMAZING!! Well done. The exhibits are even better.

Deborah Kocsis

A good way to start a visit to Alaska. Sets the context for culture and history. Be sure to find all the galleries--some are out of the way

Enrico Gasparini

Very interesting museum. Showing the true life of natives of Alaska. Good the iterative means for this purpose. Recommended!

David Riley

Very good range of exhibits covering art, culture and geography. There are a lot of hands on exhibits too so you can easily pass a few hours in here

Simon Carpenter

I really enjoyed this museum. I found the exhibits very balanced in terms of presentation. There is a beautiful gallery up top showcasing young indigenous artists, there is an extensive gallery about the history of Alaska, and the art collection is extensive. A beautiful building and wonderful exhibits.

Ryan Smith

Very very sad. It was very disappointing, it used to be a place of wonder and enjoyment, now it has wrong history facts and is very ''goth'' lots of black walls and very dim lighting. I suggest they remodel it again so we can actually go there and enjoy it.

Ranan A.H

Very interesting Museume. A must see one to understand the history of Alaska. There is also a small theater to experience the Arora ligjts for $6 dollers. Kids enjoyed it especially the science section.

N. D. Rolet

Wow really nice museum.

R K

Great place to spend few hours on our last day of Alaska trip.

Erica Cousins

Enjoyable. Too much to go through in a day. I'd recommend the Native Heritage Museum over the exhibit on native culture here. Lots of artwork. I did enjoy the I am Inuit exhibit.

William Favorite

Provided meaningful insight about Alaska.

John Thain

This museum is worth visiting whether you are from out of town or have lived in Alaska your whole life. Both parties will find stuff to appreciate here. All ages will love it. There is a robust kids activity center. My three year old daughter got to touch a lizard. I got to see some great art and learned more about the state I live in.

Donald Clark

A world class museum. Really. We went with the kids and they loved all the hands on stuff - not just for little ones but up to high teens. The story of Alaska was also very well done and the native peoples exhibit was stunning. Modern and beautiful building with a calm atmosphere Returnable 25c lockers for the win.

Sarah Diment

Excellent overall. Worth a visit but plan on at least 2-4hrs. Great rainy day activity.

Ather Syed

If you are not into museums skip it. You will save money

John Garner

Just went through the Anchorage Museum and what a disappointment. This place is terrible. Worst museum I have ever been in. I have more items in my house than they have in this entire museum ! Terrible. Just terrible.

Martin Moody

I was very impressed with the museum. It displayed the history of the the State of Alaska and Anchorage in educational and colorful ways. Loved the 3 hours I spent there.

Jeff Rudolph

Excellent for all ages, it’s a mix of children’s museums, science museums, and art museums. Had a great time with the kids for many hours!

FairytaleFilmmaker

There is a lot of artwork but I was more interested in history. I wanted to see more on earthquake, gold rush and ice age discoveries. Kid space was very nice. Cafe prices were fair. Metered 2-hr limit parking in the area was a bummer.

April Lauren

Great museum! modern, informative and interactive for children and adults!

Joy Beacham

We asked was there anything about the big 64 earthquake and was told no by the cashier. We then asked was there anywhere else around the town that has information and was told no. When looking in the gift shop I asked the girl in there the same questions. She told me they only have a small display but to go to the public lands info center. She was most helpful even looked up the address for us. Maybe she should be in customer service not the other girl.

Bob Prado

Worth it

Sonali Joshi

New look! Great landscaping! Worth the visit museum for art and history lovers!

syphon filter

OH Wow this place was a dump. First you get robbed with parking without the museum validating your ticket, that's 18 bucks right there. Then the people working there are ultra rude college students who think there too good to work at a museum. Finally the museum doesn't know what it wants to be its a science kid zone, historic, space, native, climate change, earthquake, aquarium and whatever else we threw in here museum. My head was spinning at the end of the whole thing. First lets start at the ground floor where there is a lot of open space with very little to see other than a few antique paintings of mountains. Hardly anyone is around until you turn a corner and BAM!! your in the hottest club north of the states, the physical playground "science" section. This thing is banging with kids and adults alike playing with oversized bubbles and slow motion visuals. As you scramble to get past the crowd you find the museum planetarium for your IMAX show. You happily walk in to find a theater with no more than 15 seats and a globe screen that's probably smaller than my Samsung HD at the house. We ended up watching a movie about bears that hardly had bears in it, the sound quality was awful and out of sync with the video, I mean who runs this place!!! You leave the theater and head to a makeshift auditorium where you can relax and have a coffee, this area wasn't bad but was way too big for people having a brunch, just took up more museum space than needed. You head upstairs to find the section that covers Alaska history with some earthquake stuff thrown in there to confuse you. This area had me confused the most, Alaskan Natives are not extinct and I feel there is a lot more that can be done to show off there rich history and culture. When I was in Seattle some local natives had a block of wood with pictures from some of their ancient religious gods. You picked out which one you wanted and they would carve it out right there in front of you, it took over an hour but the experience was AMAZING. You finally head to the third floor where they talk about plastics and pollution and how it effects the local habitat. A lot of the stuff was artist sculptures and models from trash recovered from the ocean. The top floor was an open bay with 2 paintings. Finally we head out to the gift shop, no native Alaskan stuff to buy here just books and expensive northern lights pictures. Man this place needs a lot of work, send the college kids to fast food restaurants and hire more natives that care about people learning about their history. The third floor garbage scene needs to be redone altogether, I like the intent, it just wasn't implemented properly. You know what just save your money and skip this jack of all trades master of none museum.

Sierra

Fun exhibits for everyone. Parking is across the street, fairly close! There is a cafe in the museum. Plenty for the kids to enjoy.

joseph lacny

Very nice enjoyable

Lola Masala

It's a quick visit, great way to understand Alaska culture.

Richard Bradley

Excellent place. Just ducked in to get out of the rain stayed five hours.

Amy B

We had an excellent time at this museum. I learned a lot about how Alaska became a U.S. state, and it was well presented. Many museums jam-pack you in, but this museum was airy and not claustrophobic. Large elevators that opened their doors quickly. I twisted my knee and it was easy to get a wheel-chair (my first time ever in a wheel-chair) (my knee is better now, thank you very much!). Anyway, the only reason I gave this a 4-star rating instead of a 5-star rating was that their planetarium showing on the Northern Lights was rather lame. It just had a brief 4-minute scientific explanation, which they went over way too quickly, then 40 minutes of still photos to classical music.

Kevin Jones

Over priced $15 entrance fee. Most of the museum is closed or under construction. Small planetarium with extra fee. Exhibits are hap-hazard and sometimes unrelated to Alaska.

Terry Petersen

Exceptional area for kids. Well worth the visit for family

Svilen Rusanov

Amazing place!! You can spend 2-5 h easily... Modernized and audio-visual a lots of Screens,movies and pics as well as interactive place ,not just a boring museum :) Was a pleasure to explore it :)

Pam Adams

Great place, Ryan had a blast.

Austin Tiffany

Exhibit on Russia and Alaska was phenomenal - I hope it becomes permanent! Really well curated and laid out museum. Perfect way to spend a few hours.

Mirta Jackson

My boys and I love this museum. We are members and enjoy spending going once a month or more. Of course they love "The Imaginarium" and "The Planetarium" love seeing them smile!

Philippe Jeanty

We had only 1 hour so hard to judge the whole museum. We concentrated on the 2nd floor after a brief visit to the 3rd mostly art but not my favorite! The service floor had many TV with self running shows that are ok, not sure if they are different or repeat. A few interactive screens too but not all working. The display cases have good artifacts but are so poorly illuminated that some of the info panels are barely readable. Why?

krysta

Amazing museum, especially for the price! Highly recommend going, especially to check out Alaska Native history curated by the Smithsonian I believe (At least that is what I saw on the wall).

Landis Loftin

Super smaller museum with a surprisingly impressive Arctic section and tons of exciting displays

Sonia Altamirano

I really enjoyed this museum. A great way to spend an afternoon. The art was really cool, made cooler if you takw the time to read the placques. Staff was friendly.

Justin Smith

Best thing I saw downtown. Loved the russia exhibit. A lot of the space was closed for renovations summer 2017. I wish the ticket had been discounted. Don't get tricked paying for their parking. Cheaper is only 2 blocks away

Mary Wolcoff

I love taking my grandkids there for a day of fun! They vary in ages from 8-24 years old. We all have a grand time! I purchased a grandparent annual membership so I could take them more often. WOW, it has paid off because we can eat there, play there and even better educate there!! They have great movies on Wednesday nights and love the Christmas time at the museum. I guess one of my local favorites is to go see the exhibit they have of the Anchorage school districts childrens art. It is very special and amazing to see the talented kids we have here in Anchorage.

Benjamin Phelps

One stop place for complete Alaska history

diane diangelio

very impressive. definitely suggest visiting if oyure in anchorage

Kidd X

This museum is massive. There are things to see for all ages. I could spend an entire day here.

James Loring

Had a Xmas party here at the museum a few years back and it was great.

SD Turner

The lights on the 2nd floor were so dim, it was hard to see and read the displays. It was very cool seeing all the artifacts. The layout wasn't wasn't very intuitive, though. Didn't see all the different tribes until we looked through all of the stuff. Didn't care much for the other floors, but the 3rd floor had some neat artwork. Really do appreciate all that the Anchorage museum does, though. Lots of work was put into this building and it shows!

Ram Brijesh

Good mix of culture, history, kids stuff. Don't miss out the 3rd floor Smithsonian arctic studies center

Jeff Heaton

The museum itself was great. Very good value and had exhibits that focused mainly early state history, Russia, and the Native Americans that live here. The cafe left to be desired, I tried to eat there, but after waiting 10 minutes for a someone just to arrive and give me the menu/water he never stopped by, I left. There was only two other groups in the cafe.

David Maddison

What an amazing museum with a fantastic blend of contemporary and classic masterpieces! A little concerned that ConocoPhilips sponsors a lot of the collection and tries to convince you that fossil fuels are good but hey - whatever - they sponsored amazing exhibitions here! Super friendly staff and and bag lockers available downstairs also.

Ez Fern

A very informative Museum. Pretty nice place.

Heren Huang

Amazing museum! We spent 3-4 hours there and I felt I could have spent more. Very aesthetically pleasing architecture as well.

Krissy Key

Fascinating! There were many sections to walk around. However, the people at the front desk will tell you to start at the top and work your way downstairs, but if you’re NOT from Alaska, I would do the opposite. While I was there the top floors were changing exibits and weren’t particularly unique to Alaska. Visiting from the lower 48, naturally I was much more interested in Alaskan culture and art than the displays they had brought in from western USA states. The lower floors were much more interesting, having rooms filled with paintings of Alaska, photography of modern life in Alaska and of course the history and culture. My favorite was the second floor where they had displays on the different Native Alaskan groups and also the next room that gave the history of recent Alaska, focused from about the 1970s onward, about the pipeline, recent economy, and how fast Alaska has changed.

Ryan Olthof

Waste of $15. 3rd floor had a few interesting items. Many photos and some Indian clothing. Undergoing renovations in summer of 2017 so some areas are closed.

Mike McCully

F#@$ing closed on Mondays. I suppose i should have checked that out rather than spend $12 on parking across the road. There's a lot of vagrants out front. Don't let them deter you. Even if it is freaking Monday. Stupid Monday

José Miguel Santos

Great museum

Jason Chudy

Nice variety of art. Less history than expected but a pleasant visit.

Jini Song

a lot of surprising stuff

abby francisco

Its a pretty good museum. I really like their exhibits on the history of Alaska and Natives. It's pretty interesting. The couple times I've visited they always had something different than the last. It still is pretty exciting to visit every time!

Helen Walicka

Downtown Anchorage worth a trip to get the feel of the culture of the Native people. Includes many artefacts, paintings and exhibitions. Gives you an insight into all off Alaska.

Kristina Scholtz

Not all site what to expect. Half of the exhibitions are closed for refurbing. The entire 3rd floor is closed as well. I imagine in the spring this world be more interesting

Athina Tennant

We come here regularly with our children as a homeschool family. They change out stations regularly and have fun and activities for all ages. Our kids are currently loving the Spark Lab where they get to try different experiments and test themselves. I highly recommend if you come in often, to sign kids up for the museums Science Passports, so they can gain stamps for different stations throughout the museum and once they have 3 stamps per station they can earn a Planetarium ticket.

Christopher Wood

This was an excellent location to view art and culture. I was especially impressed by the Native Alaskan cultural displays. The displays had excellent and detailed information available to tell you what you were viewing.

Lisa Hamilton

Beautiful museum!

Doris Williams

Great place to discover Alaska

Robert Garland

Anchorage museum was a great experience we really had a great time viewing the history of the Alaskan people and how it has evolved into today’s world.

Randee Edmundson

I like listening to stories. Looking at art and displays. Slow time/ real time was perfect start place.

Jim Kangas

Fascinating place. Well worth a few hours.

David Atamantyk

Good for a half hour at best. One floor of artifacts which were pretty good but the rest was a few stale pictures and films. You can find as much online in about 15minutes.

Shi Hu

Very interesting! Visited it in April 2016 and still have great memories! Highly recommended

Carlina Greist

The kids had a blast.

Paul F

So I rate this 4 instead of 5 because it caters to an older crowd, and more specifically, one that is interested in the great history of Alaska. The museum hosts a small collection of alsakan history items, such as the cessation decree and h check used to pay for the state. There is also a great deal of items from the different native Alaskan tribes. If one isn't familiar, the local population aren't called 'eskimo'. There are about a dozen or so different tribes that constitute the native inhabitants, and this museum has many displays of their traditions. If you have kids, and it's a rainy day, this is a good place to take them to keep them occupied. The Discovery center has a play area and a decent-sized hands-on play area, which can easily lead to hours of entertainment. A ship, an Alaskan sea-life viewing tank (complete with live king crab) are here. If you've done everything the small downtown area has to offer or if it's raining and you want to be indoors, stop by and check out some local history and keep the kids occupied for a few hours. It's worth it.

Anne Komac

I generally don't care for museums, but this was really something special and well worth a visit. There's local history, there's amazing classical & modern art, there's a discovery area for kids (that's just as fun for adults). This museum was such a pleasant surprise - we spent hours there.

J Pale

Although we primarily visit the imaginarium, their other exhibits never disappoint. In the past the human body exhibits, the Lego exhibits, and the Alaskana displays are top notch.

Jesus Suarez

Nice restaurant inside with good menu choices.

Logan T .PhD

I always love the tastefully constructed Anchorage Museum. The displays stoke a passion inside of me for Alaskan history and Art. Currently they have beanbag chairs in the sun room that provides for relaxation and reflection. Great spot to take a lunch break!

Ryan Grzes

A lot of wonderful exhibits! Just popped in during a stroll through Anchorage on a whim and it did not disappoint! A ton of educational artifacts and I enjoyed that they had a large focus on Indigenous Culture. I was also surprised and glad that they did not seem to shy away from displaying pieces that highlighted some of the negative aspects of the impact European settlement has had on it. I think it is always important to learn as much as we can about events - both positive and negative.

James Davis

My wife and I were blown away by how phenomenal this museum is. Coming from Chicago, we have pretty high standards for what a good museum is and the Anchorage Museum met and exceeded our expectations! The exhibits are great and thorough, the staff were friendly, and every resource was obviously heavily researched and presented brilliantly. This is a fantastic way to start your trip in Alaska - it will give you a great window into the background of this amazing state!

Franny Yeates

I’ve gone to readings there and even read some of my own work at one of the events at the museum. The place has really upgraded itself considerably. My daughter went with her boyfriend recently and really enjoyed it as well. If you can catch the days when it’s lower price that’s when everybody I know goes. The website’s good for that info! Best museum in Alaska, kids event and updated exhibits year round, and always actively seeking acitivieties.

Leigh Seipp

2 Hours is never enough time to visit. My kids love the Discovery Centre area and even the adults get to learn some things too

Randy Jackson

First fridays at the museum are the best

Michael Holmes

Great museum for learning about culture and history of Alaska! Admission seemed a bit high though.

Dave Skoglund

Fun for the kids and time well spent for adults here. Lots of places to explore

Jake Ripp

Me and my friend Vivain went here for a light show. I enjoyed what they had to offer but it was too quiet. I felt like I was yelling when I talked. If you want people and action go during tourist season. If you want a quiet calm setting go in the spring when no ones there.

JM Dalton

Absolutely beautiful!! I could spend hours here.

Ryan Stafford

A new look and many new exhibits! The Anchorage Museum is a great place to spend the afternoon. Parking is either street or a distant parking garage. There is a large outdoor area with grass, trees, and benches. A bus stop is also right next to the outdoor area. Inside the Anchorage Museum is a gift shop and a restaurant for small plates and drinks. Each level has something interesting, but remember there are no drinks allowed in much of the museum. There are two elevators, but the largest of them will access all floors. The largest elevator is also the slowest, so have a seat while you wait. The Anchorage Museum also has music events throughout the year.

Malinda Patterson

I loved this museum. I felt like the quality of the exhibits was really high; everything in the museum was really well put together. I learned a lot about Alaska and Alaskan history that I hadn’t know previous. This was a great way for my husband and I to begin our trip to Alaska.

Ben Frost

A++, 10/10 wood visit again. "Pop Culture" exhibit is fantastic.

Clarissa Smith

I visited the museum as an educator last week, and was sadly disappointed in the change. In the past I have been delighted with the offerings for children, the varied and interesting exhibits and activities. Now it is bare, dark and so lacking.

Terry McDonald

You could spend days in here!

Lewis Wasserman

This is a mid-size museum offering a look at traditional native Alaskan culture, and focusing on how that culture is blending with modern western culture. The museum recently was damaged by an earthquake, but most of it is open except the Smithsonian exhibit. It would be easy to spend a whole day here, though you can get a pretty good look in 2-3 hours. Also, be sure to check out the Planetarium show on the Aurora Borealis. Don’t bother with Muse (the restaurant) — take a walk to a local restaurant for lunch.

Bryan Bell

Good exhibits, kids area needs an overhaul

Nicole Deren

Absolutely love the new wing. It is a beautiful museum and they always have interesting changing exhibits. The Imaginarium is wonderful for kids. Exhibit openings and dinner downtown make for a fantastic evening out.

Matt VL

If you are visiting and have children, look no further! This musem has interactive exhibits appropriate foe agea 1 year and older. Feom duplos to pipe cleaners, learn about science, engineering, imagination and invention. As parents we had fun too! Local history and artifacts tie into learning with the The tsunami was earthquake hands on demonstrations.

vishu shrivastava

I normally don’t visit the museums but this one was worth the visit. We visited this museum after visiting Denali and felt that we should have visited the museum first. We learned a lot about Alaskan history and Athabaskan’s ways and artifacts.

Myra Scholze

Fun exhibits and always something new to see!

Matt S.

In July 2015, I was scolded like a small child for leaning up against a display table for the Captain Cook exhibit. It was already behind substantial glass and by no way gently leaning against it (to get a better view) was going to compromise it. Why design something so supposedly fragile and vulnerable in the first place that requires an extra security guard the museum has to pay???

Tammy Ponder

Overall nice museum. I especially liked the children's area.

Caleb White

Amazing place, great staff.

Rebekah Son

We just came to the Museum and took one picture in front of one of the displays. The staff came to us and said his boss told him to tell my kids and myself that my kids were touching everything and they should not. I was there the whole time with them, and after the one picture we were looking at something else. My kids were not touching them. We are here all the time so we know the policy. If they would wanted to tell us the policy of no touching and if we were close to display, they could have said -making sure kids are not touching or gentle reminder of the policy. YOU CANNOT SAY MY KIDS WERE TOUCHING EVERYTHING WHEN THEY WERE NOT. I wanted to talk to the boss to clarify this, but he never showed up. This made my experience at Anchorage Museum so unsatisfied and discriminated the way they treated us today. Most of staff are super friendly, but I guess the boss is NOT.

James Taysom

This was a great place to come learn about some of Alaska's history. There was a great section for kids too. My inner child couldn't be restrained and had fun with some of the activities. I would definitely want to bring my kids back here given the chance.

Ryan

Super interesting; great paintings and historical artifacts; designed really well

Sarah Wright

Discovery Center for kids is radical

Nim Mat

I actually liked it more than I had expected. Reached here around closing time but that hour spent was well worth it.

Jasmine H

Like the new exhibit except for the mask with the razor blades which needs it. Seemed like security was following me around on a free day made me not even want to be there on a wells fargo day. Still havent received my certificate of thanks for volunteering have a plastic or clear casing on ot. One guy with a degree in meteorologist gave an 2 hour lecture on how he believes in space aliens. theres new exibit with landscape and alternate realty but i feel like im still at the museum. there were cars but theres no explanation of how one day how they might have salt water running cars. or motorcycycles with 0 emission

Natalie Millar

Great for kids in a variety of ages.

Kris McIntyre

The Smithsonian floor was great, and I could happily spend days there. Personally I would skip the upper floors because the "art" is of the"I hope they didn't waste a lot of money on that" persuasion. Actually, there is a lovely view of the mountains from the 4th floor, so you might go up for that.

ema bekic

Excellent Museum! I went here, and learned so much. Their Discovery Center is extremely fun, and educational. The artwork in the West Wing is Stunning! Only thing...The General Admission should probably include the Planetarium. I am a type of person that LOVES space, planets, etc. When you pay for the Planetarium, I didn’t see anything written about the Current Shows. It tells you the name of the show, but nothing else. Overall Great expierience and a great stop in Anchorage

Hollie Walker

I would have put a zero if I could. I'm not sure if we came when everything was closed or everything was just not finished. I was not impressed. Most things would be for kids if anything and most of the plaques were hard to read because it was so dark. There was no real flow to the museum. The spot where it says, "cold Alaska" was nothing to do with how cold Alaska is or anything at all about cold. Nothing about history of earthquakes. Nothing about what you'd expect to find at a museum in Alaska. This was a disappointing $18 dollars a person.

Lorrena Terry

Loved the Lunch on the lawn concert. Good times

Blissful Beka

Great exhibits!!! Great for kids also at the imaginarium!

Nirupam Nigam

Best museum I've ever been to. The amount of information is astonishing. You have to use the technology to really access everything.

Nicole Johnson

It has so many items displayed and things to do, you should plan a 2 day visit. It's one of my favorite museums.

Ann Randolph

Last Day in Alaska This is really an art museum with history and culture emphasis. Looks like it any historical displays were given a fresh look. Wide variety of art and artists with ties to Alaska. Enjoyable way to end our first trip to Alaska.

Jake Tyner

Fantastic museum, world class!

Liviu Verziu

Nice exhibitions. Great experience.

Janus Kiong

Interesting exhibits about Alaska and the natives

Alice Huang

Great museum! Plan at least four hours in this museum. The first floor was very fun for my 13 year girl.

Jacob Singleton

If you only have one day in Anchorage, make sure you put this on your list! The museum is state of the art, and there are plenty of interactive exhibits for children (and adults, too).