Family Programs

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

Make animal specimens using art materials. Investigate animal adaptations. Discover how museum specimens are prepared and preserved. For ages 13-18.

Virtually explore an Arctic research facility first excavated in the 1960s. Learn about current research and rapid changes happening to permafrost.

UAMN members are invited to an exhibit reception for the new exhibit Crossroads of Beringia: Alaska Botany & Plant Science. Meet the herbarium curator, enjoy hors d'oeuvres, hear stories from behind the scenes, and explore the exhibit.

Explore the museum! Each day will offer new ideas for self-guided discoveries, including an art prompt, scavenger hunt, and take-home activity.

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

Discover the Japanese art of fish printing. Learn about fish anatomy and make your own prints using block printing ink. For ages 13-18.

Discover the building blocks of life! Meet museum researchers, explore how scientists use DNA, build a DNA model, try a scavenger hunt, and more.

Explore the science and stories behind the aurora, watch a science demonstration, and make art inspired by the northern skies. For ages 13-18.