Museum to host virtual grand opening for bowhead whale

June 2, 2021

Marmian Grimes

The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host a virtual grand opening Monday, June 7, at noon to celebrate its newly installed bowhead whale skeleton and exhibit.

The event will stream on the museum's YouTube and Facebook pages, and will include a virtual tour of the display and first-hand accounts of the work to suspend the 42-foot skeleton from the museum's ceiling.

For more information, including links to join the event, visit bit.ly/whaleevent.

The exhibition of the bowhead whale skeleton is made possible by the Bill Stroecker Foundation.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Arseneau, 907-474-6948, ua-museum@alaska.edu.