Discover & Create Together
Discover science, history, culture, and art through hands-on investigations, crafts,
and games. Activities are designed to stimulate curiosity and encourage multigenerational
collaboration. Come back every month to explore a new theme!
Programs included with admission.
Family membership gets you in for free all year long!
Family Programs Events
UA Museum of the North website
Create and discover with your family! Explore our archive of over 150 hands-on activities for all ages, designed to do at home.
Museum Auditorium
Enjoy a movie in the museum auditorium! Movie offerings change on a regular basis. Additional charge applies.
UA Giving Day website
Support the UA Museum of the North during UA's Giving Day 2023! Spine Care Specialists of Alaska will make a $2,000 gift to Museum Education and Public Programs once 10 donors give to the museum during Giving Day.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center
Learn about the diverse many-legged animals that often visit gardens in Alaska, both the beneficial pollinators and predators, from Curator of Insects Derek Sikes.
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Discover ancient Alaska! Meet archaeologists and paleontologists, see artifacts and fossils, try a scavenger hunt in the galleries, create Ice Age art, and more.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab
Stop by the Creativity Lab for hands-on activities and a themed scavenger hunt. Discover science, history, culture, and art through investigations and crafts. January's theme is Ice Age!
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Creativity Lab
Drop in with your toddler or preschooler to create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab. January's theme is Ice Age!
UA Museum of the North Website
Create and discover with your family! Explore our archive of over 150 hands-on activities for all ages, designed to do at home.
Museum Auditorium
Enjoy a movie in the museum auditorium! Movie offerings change on a regular basis. Additional charge applies.