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Museums
of the South Eastern Area
The Art of Saving for
Everyone's Enjoyment
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Artists,
Artisans, Showrooms, Studios, Galleries,
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•Elfin Cove Museum• |
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Elfin Cove
Hours: May - Sept Call (907) 239-2222 |
Admission: donation |
Beginning collection of
local artifacts and history - 2007 |
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| Haines |
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Alaska Indian Arts• |
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#23 Fort Seward Drive
Hours:
Mon.- Fri. 9am - 5pm |
Admission: $2 per person for large tours |
Totem carving, silkscreen and silver carving with Native
artists; Tlingit artifacts; rare book collection.
Products for sale include carvings, silkscreens and
books. |
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American Bald Eagle
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113 Haines Hiway
Hours: M - F:
9am - 6pm Sat.-Sun. 1-4pm |
Admission:
$3, children 8-12 $1, under 8 free |
Natural History displays feature over 150 specimens of
wildlife found in the local Chilkat Valley and its
surrounding waters. Dioramas present wildlife in their
native habitats. Video presentation of the world famous
Chilkat Valley "Gathering of Eagles." Interpretive
talks, gift shop, rest rooms. |
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Hammer Museum• |
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108 Main Street
Hours: May - Sept:
M.-F 10am - 5pm |
Admission: $3 |
A collection of approximately 1400 types of hammers,
representing many different trades and uses, housed in a
cottage-style house. The Hammer Museum provides a
journey into the past through the use of man's first
tool. From ancient times to the present, the hammer
tells the story of man's progress and ingenuity. A
unique adventure for the whole family. |
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Sheldon Museum and Cultural
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11 Main Street
Hours: 10-5pm Mon & Tues;
9-6pm Wed;
10-5pm Thurs & Fri;
1-4 pm Sat & Sun |
Admission: $3, Children
under 12 free
Phone: (907) 766-2366 |
The Sheldon Museum is the
museum of the Chilkat Valley. Experience the art
and culture of the Tlingit people. Re-live
pioneer days, explore the gold rush, the Dalton
Trail and life at Fort William H. Seward. The
museum store has a large selection of local and
Alaskan books |
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| Hyder |
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•Hyder Community Association• |
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Main Street, adjacent to Forest Service & Library
Hours: Daily 1p.m.-3 p.m. |
Admission: none |
A small museum with historical artifacts and photos and
a nice collection of local wildlife. |
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Southeast Alaska Discovery Center• |
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50 Main Street
Hours: May - Sept: Daily 8am -5pm |
USDA
Forest Service
Admission: $5 |
Experience world-class exhibits and audiovisual
programs. Discover Tsimshian, Haida and Tlingit totem
poles, the rainforest room, a Native fish camp scene,
and exhibits on Southeast Alaska's ecosystems, fishing,
mining, timber and tourism. Located one block from the
cruise ship dock in downtown Ketchikan. |
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Tongass Historical Museum• |
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629 Dock Street
Hours: May 15-Sept. 30:
Daily 8am - 5pm |
Admission: Adults: $2, 12 and under
free
Phone: (907) 225-5900 |
The varied and colorful history of Alaska's feisty
"First City" unfolds at the Tongass Historical Museum.
Discover Ketchikan as Native fish camp, gold and copper
mining center, fishing port, timber town, salmon
capital, transportation hub, and lively community.
Changing exhibits. Located downtown at the North end of
historic Creek Street. |
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Totem Heritage Center• |
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601 Deermont Street
Hours: May 15-Sept.
30: Daily 8am - 5pm |
Admission: Adults: $5; 12 & under free
Phone: (907) 225-5900 |
Visitors to the Totem
Heritage Center are awed by a world-renowned
collection of original, unrestored 19th century
totem poles, retrieved from abandoned Native
villages near Ketchikan. Additional exhibits
illuminate the rich culture of the Tlingit,
Haida and Tsimshian people of Southeast Alaska.
Located on Ketchikan Creek, across from the
Tribal Hatchery and Eagle Center. Enjoy a
totally Alaskan experience within walking
distance of downtown. Native crafts, books,
cards and gifts available in the shop. |
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| Metlakatla |
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Duncan Cottage Museum• |
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Tait Street
Hours: open tour time
(907) 886.8687 ex. 232 |
Admission: $5 |
Home built in 1891 for Anglican Missionary William
Duncan of Beverly, England. Exhibits include personal
possessions, antique phonographs, furniture, telephones,
Tsimshian bentwood box, ceremonial drum, book collection
on Alaska territorial law, educational and religious
magazines. Also, photographs of life in Metlakatla,
British Columbia, on through migration to Metlakatla,
Alaska, and pictorial display of history of William
Duncan's life accomplishments. Guided tours available. |
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Clausen Memorial Museum• |
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203 Fram Street
Hours: May
- mid Sept: Daily 10:30am - 4:30pm |
Admission: $2; Children 11 and
under free
Phone: (907) 772-3598 |
Clausen Memorial Museum assists you as you explore the
beauty and bounty of the Stikine River delta, Coastal
mountain glaciers and the Mitkof, Kupreanof and mainland
areas. Logging and fishing for salmon, halibut, black
cod, crab, shrimp and more are just some of the
attractions that have drawn hard-working people to make
a living in this area for at least two thousand years.
Find out how to catch a halibut, rig a long-line, peel a
shrimp, harvest a forest, set a fish trap, make lutefisk
and clean a salmon. Enjoy a trip to the past and see
cannery equipment, the Cape Decision light lens, a
Tlingit canoe, the Fisk sculpture, the world's largest
mounted king salmon and much more. Special programs for
adults and children are presented during the year. The
museum shop and easy access to parking, rest rooms and
exhibit areas are provided. |
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Corrington Museum of Alaskan History
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Broadway
at 5th Ave
Hours: June-mid-Sept.: Daily 9am - 8pm |
Admission: None |
Leave some free time to enjoy the museum,
depicting the history of Alaska on 32
scrimshawed walrus tusks. The museum is free and
also is the home of the world's largest baleen
basket. The Corringtons have been trading
with the remote village artists from this
location for over 38 years. Their gift
showroom is attached. |
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical
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Second & Broadway
Hours: June-mid-Sept.: Daily 8am - 6pm |
Admission: None, donations accepted. |
Housed in the circa 1898 White Pass & Yukon Route
Railroad Depot, the historic Moore house and the Mascot
Saloon. Collections consist of over 200,000 archaeology
artifacts associated with the Klondike gold rush and
3,000 copies of historic photographs of the gold rush
period. Library and 100-seat auditorium. Guided tours,
interpretive programs, films and permanent exhibitions. |
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Skagway Museum and Archives• |
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700 Spring Street - Historic
District
Hours: M-F 9am to 5pm Sat/Sun 1-5pm |
Admission: $2; Students:
$1; 12 and under free
Phone: (907) 983-2420 |
Skagway's unique history as a vital transportation
corridor and gateway to interior Alaska and the Yukon is
portrayed in the artifacts, photographs and historical
records of the past century exhibited in the McCabe
College Building. On display are a Tlingit canoe, a
Portland Cutter sleigh, Bering Sea kayaks, a WP&YR
locomotive and caboose, and a 1931 Ford AA truck. Also
exhibited are supplies, tools and gambling equipment
used in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 and an Alaska
Native heritage collection of baskets, beadwork and
carvings. |
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•Tribal House of the Bear• |
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End of Shakes Street
Hours: during tour ship visits
& by Appointment |
Admission: $2
Phone: (907)
874-3747 |
Replica of a traditional tribal house constructed by the
CCC during the Roosevelt administration. Display of
tools used in the construction of the building. Replicas
of the famous Shakes house posts. Also has the Frog
house posts of the Kiksadi clan. Interpreter gives
history of the house and local information. |
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Wrangell Museum• |
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296 Campbell Drive
Hours: May to
Sept, M-Sat. 10am - 5pm |
Admission: $5, Srs $3, Kids 6-12 $2
Phone: (907) 874-3770 |
History of Wrangell beginning with early Native American
prehistory, SE Alaska Native American cultures; Russian
and British contact period; Gold Rush period; fishing,
mining and forest industries; turn-of-the-century
Wrangell. Display includes original house posts from
Chief Shakes house carved in the mid-1700s. A "spruce
canoe", one of very few still in existence, a
turn-of-the-century spruce and cedar bark basket
collection, several original totem poles, and everyday
memorabilia. Museum gift shop sells books, cards,
petroglyph stamps, and Wrangell garnets from Garnet
Ledge. |
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