Family Programs

Discover museum collections! Drop in to learn about genetic resources and DNA work at the museum, plus ask questions to the collections manager.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to view cultural and historic items and meet the collections manager.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to see bird specimens and talk with ornithologists.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to meet the Herbarium curator, see plant specimens, and explore Arctic berries.

Discover museum collections! Drop in to see mammal specimens and talk with mammalogists.

On International Play Music on the Porch Day, enjoy the music of the Fairbanks Old Time Collective. Musicians will play on the museum's front patio.

Author and scientist Katey Walter Anthony and artist Ina Timling will share conversation about the intersection of permafrost methane science and art. They will discuss their collaboration, share slides, and read excerpts. A book signing will follow.

Explore the role of whales in culture, science, and art! Meet mammalogists, watch the Arctic Currents film, try a scavenger hunt in the galleries, pick up supplies for take-home activities, and more.

Drop in the Creativity Lab for hands-on activities and a themed scavenger hunt. Materials for at-home explorations will be available for pick up. April's theme is Whales.