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
![The words](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/ThinkingMadeVisibleLogo.jpg)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
UA Museum of the North
Museum members and exhibit contributors are invited to a free opening reception. Explore the exhibit, meet contributors, and hear stories from behind the scenes.
![Propeller plane sitting on a runway, with a rainbow in the sky behind it.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/FamilyDayTravelCropped.jpg)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Explore how and why people and animals travel! Meet ornithologists, see and touch museum objects, investigate different forms of transportation, try a scavenger hunt, create artwork, and more.
![An adult stands behind a child sitting at a table. Both are using markers to color a model of a watershed.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/EarlyExplorersTravelCropped.jpg)
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. April's theme is Travel!
![UAF Giving Day 2024 Logo.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/UA_Giving_Day_2024Cropped.jpg)
UA Giving Day website
Support the UA Museum of the North during UA’s Giving Day 2024! Once 10 donors give during the event, a $2,000 gift from Spine Care Specialists of Alaska in support of educational outreach will be unlocked.
![The top of the museum building against a blue sky. Text in front reads](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/OpenHouse2024.jpg)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Take a look behind the scenes at the museum! Tour labs and galleries. Enjoy hands-on activities. Meet staff and researchers.
![Several red-and-yellow marbled Sun prints on a table, with children's hands visible.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/JuniorCuratorsWarmth.jpg)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Create marbled Sun prints! Explore ways people and animals stay warm, see and touch museum objects, and try a scavenger hunt.
![Two children smiling with their hands into Ziploc bags filled with shortening, dipping them into a tub of water.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/EarlyExplorersWarmthCropped.jpg)
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. March's theme is Warmth!
![An adult stands behind a table holding an animal bone and talking to several children. Bones and furs are visible on the table.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/FamilyDayAlaskaStoriesCropped.jpg)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North
Discover Alaska through storytelling! See a movie, explore the Black in Alaska: Interior Edition special exhibit, investigate how museums tell diverse stories, go on a scavenger hunt, make your own storybook, and more.
![Museum sleepover logo.](https://www.uaf.edu/museum/education/family-programs/images/SleepoverLogo.jpg)
7:00 PM - 9:00 AM
UA Museum of the North
For children ages 7-13 with accompanying adult. Spend a night at the museum! Join us for after-hours special activities and nighttime gallery explorations. Create, explore, and sleep among the exhibits. An evening snack and light breakfast will be provided.