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!

  

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Book cover showing a person walking across a snowy landscape, with the words:
Tuesday, May 31
12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North Auditorium

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.

A digital artwork of an adult and a baby bowhead whale swimming in the ocean.
Saturday, April 23
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

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.

Two children dipping their hands in a tub of ice water, with shortening to insulate their hands. An adult sits in the background.
Saturday, April 9
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

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.

Two children putting together a puzzle depicting a whale skeleton.
April 2-9
UA Museum of the North

Discover with your toddler or preschooler. Go on a gallery hunt-and-find challenge, pick up a free take-home activity (while supplies last), and do hands-on activities at home. April's theme is Whales!

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March 15 and 17
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Celebrate spring break at the museum! Participate in scavenger hunts, add to our collaborative track wall, drop in for an activity in the Creativity Lab, and pick up a take-home craft. Each day will have a different theme.

An adult and two children look at fossils laid out on a table.
Saturday, March 12
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

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. March's theme is Mountains.

A child holds a colored pencil. A variety of craft materials are laid out on a table in front of the child.
March 7-13
UA Museum of the North

Discover with your toddler or preschooler. Go on a gallery hunt-and-find challenge, pick up a free take-home activity (while supplies last), and do hands-on activities at home. March's theme is Mountains!

An adult and child look up at a whale skeleton suspended in a museum lobby.
Saturday, February 26
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

From mammoths to mountains, explore big things at the museum! Meet entomologists, add to a collaborative art wall, try a scavenger hunt in the galleries, pick up supplies for take-home activities, and more.

An adult and two children work on a puzzle in a museum gallery.
February 14-15
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
UA Museum of the North

Enjoy a day at the museum designed for homeschool families! Participate in scavenger hunts and gallery activities, drop in to the Creativity Lab between 12-2 pm for a hands-on activity, pick up take-home activities, and contribute to our collaborative art wall.