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Sea Ice Remnant - Svalbard July 17 2008
Photo by Camille Seaman

Nov 22

November 22, 2025 - February 22, 2026
Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery

Alaska Positive, a statewide-juried photographic art exhibition, organized and toured by the Alaska State Museum. Its purpose is to encourage the practice of photography as an art form in Alaska. Juried by documentary and fine art photographer Camille Seaman, the exhibit presents a selection of 35 photographs from 24 photographers.

Belgrade, Mozambique, and Kennicott Glacier viewed from space.
May 24, 2025-January 4, 2026
Special Exhibits Gallery

This exhibition demonstrates how earth observation data from space and airborne instruments is acquired, processed, archived, and distributed by the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) at UAF. These data are available to scientists, students, and agencies worldwide, supporting research and giving us a better understanding of local and global change.

Butterfly and moth specimens in a drawer
Ongoing
UA Museum of the North website

Visit the UA Museum of the North from home with resources for all ages!

A totem pole carved with a variety of colorful designs, with trees in the background.
Ongoing
UA Museum of the North

Explore artwork and history outside on the museum grounds.

360 degree view of museum grounds.
Ongoing
UA Museum of the North

Take a walk around the exterior of the UA Museum of the North to experience historical artifacts, scientific specimens, and larger-than-life artwork with the new tour on the UAMN Mobile App and Audio Guide.

Green aurora lights dance across the night sky.
Ongoing
Museum Auditorium

Enjoy a movie in the museum auditorium! Movie offerings change on a regular basis. Included with museum admission.

Crossroads of Beringia: Alaska Botany & Plant Science exhibit
Ongoing
Collections Gallery

Explore the past, present, and future of the flora of the North through the eyes and adventures of UAMN Herbarium (ALA) researchers.

Person standing on a hillside holding a microphone, with the words
AVAILABLE NOW

Your behind-the-scenes journey into museum collections, research, exhibits, and public programming.

Three satellite images of the Earth as seen from space.
On Display Now
Special Exhibits Gallery

Data from the Alaska Satellite Facility provides a unique and striking way to view the Earth and its features. Admire the beauty of the Earth, while celebrating technology that allows us to view our planet. See more than 50 vivid satellite images, from the boreal forest to Antarctica, and the features and changes they document.

Two drums and a printout of sheet music next to a toy whale figurine and a bird plushie.
Saturday, May 10
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Design and build a miniature drum! Discover the songs of nature, see and touch specimens, and try a scavenger hunt in the galleries.

Child wearing headphones and smiling.
Friday, May 9
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab. May's theme is Songs!

Three sketches in colored pencil, showing a stack of TVs, a map of a lake, and a person wearing a hoodie.
April 27th, 2024 – April 27th, 2025
Special Exhibits Gallery

Thinking Made Visible explores the human instinct to express thought through line, form, and color. It is an immersion in possibility and process - honoring and encouraging the practice of slowing down and spending time with an idea, an object, a place.

A squirrel climbing up the trunk of a tree.
Saturday, April 19
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Discover the forests of Interior Alaska! Meet botanists, investigate what trees can tell us about our history, explore cultural connections to trees, create forest art, and more.

White text on a pink background: 2025 Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series: Annie Wenstrup.
Thursday, April 17
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
UA Museum of the North Auditorium

Join us in the museum auditorium for a public reading featuring local author Annie Wenstrup. Part of the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series.

Three children at a table, building with Legos.
Saturday, April 12
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Reichardt Building, UAF Campus

Experiment with hands-on science fun at this UAF event. Explore aurora art and science with the museum!