Museum to host annual open house

April 22, 2011

Photo courtesy of UA Museum of the North. A child looks at one of the specimens on display at a past open house at the museum.

Theresa Bakker
907-474-6941
April 22, 2011

The University of Alaska Museum of the North invites the community to its annual open house Saturday, April 30 from noon to 4 p.m.

Go behind the scenes to watch science in action and enjoy an afternoon of hands-on activities for children and families. See rock X-rays in the archeology lab and plant profiles in the herbarium. Make paper airplanes with members of the 168th Air National Guard.

Admission is free all day. For more information, call 907-474-7505 or visit the museum online at museum.uaf.edu.

MEDIA CONTACT: Theresa Bakker, museum information officer, at 907-474-6941 or via email at tabakker@alaska.edu.

ON THE WEB: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/calendar/

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