Highlights

With a collection of 2.5 million artifacts and specimens, the UA Museum of the North represents millions of years of diversity. Here are some highlights not to miss during your visit.

Blue Babe

Blue Babe

A 36,000-year-old mummified Alaska steppe bison that had been preserved in the Interior permafrost since the Ice Age. 

 

World War II Aleut Evacuation Exhibit

World War II Aleut Evacuation Exhibit

Forced To Leave looks at the civilian impact of the WWII military campaign in Alaska. Under the circumstances of war, two groups of Alaskans experienced those years under particular duress: the Alaskan Japanese Americans and the Aleuts.

 

Alaska's Largest Public Display of Gold

Alaska's Largest Public Display of Gold

Fairbanks' history has always been boom or bust. This exhibit is the largest display of gold nuggets in the State.

 
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