The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery

Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Ongoing What: "The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery was built in the mid-1950s to house the Fulton family’s art collection. Amerind’s founders Rose Hayden Fulton and William Shirley Fulton played an important part in collecting the fine art in Amerind’s permanent collection. Today the gallery features exhibits by … Continue reading The Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery →

American Art Form: A Century of Zuni and Navajo Jewelry

Where: The Amerind Museum - Dragoon, AZ When: Ongoing What: "Amerind is the proud home of one of the largest and best documented Zuni and Navajo jewelry collections in the world. A recent donation from one remarkable family, the collection includes thousands upon thousands of jewelry pieces made by artisans and masters from the late … Continue reading American Art Form: A Century of Zuni and Navajo Jewelry →

The Amerind Museum – Dragoon, AZ

"The Amerind holds several hundred two dimensional artworks in watercolor, oil, ink, pastels, and photographs. Native American artists represented in the collection include Allan Houser, Fred Kabotie, Otis Polelonema, and Andy Tsihnahjinnie among others. Euro-American artists from New England are represented as well as artists whose subject matter is the American West. Some of the … Continue reading The Amerind Museum – Dragoon, AZ →

University of Alaska Museum of the North – Fairbanks, AK

"Welcome to the University of Alaska Museum of the North Fine Arts Collection. The Museum collects and exhibits works of art from across cultures and historical periods, and currently includes over 3,700 works of art. Connecting past and present views of life in Alaska, the collection represents an invaluable record of Alaska's cultural richness and … Continue reading University of Alaska Museum of the North – Fairbanks, AK →

Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery

Where: University of Alaska Museum of the North - Fairbanks, AK When: Ongoing What: "Explore 2,000 years of Alaskan art, from ancient ivory carvings to contemporary sculptures. The works in this gallery -- made by men and by women, Native and non-native Alaskans, visitors and residents -- are all expressions of the Alaskan experience. Examine ancient … Continue reading Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery →

The Alutiiq Museum – Kodiak, AK

"The Alutiiq Museum cares for more than 250,000 items reflecting the culture and history of the Alutiiq people. Our holdings include archaeological materials, photographs, ethnographic objects, archival items, film & audio recordings, and natural history specimens.  Our collections help to tell the Alutiiq story.  They reach beyond written records to reveal details from all eras … Continue reading The Alutiiq Museum – Kodiak, AK →

Sheldon Jackson Museum – Sitka, AK

"The Sheldon Jackson Museum collections include objects from each of the Native groups in Alaska: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Aleut, Alutiiq, Yup’ik, Inupiat and Athabascan. The collections strongly reflect the collecting done by founder, Sheldon Jackson, from 1887 through about 1898 during his tenure as General Agent of Education for Alaska. Other objects were subsequently added … Continue reading Sheldon Jackson Museum – Sitka, AK →

Alaska State Museum – Juneau, AK

"Alaska was under the Russian flag for 126 years, almost as long as it has been part of the United States. The museum's historical collection of 1,700 objects includes both the Russian colonial era and the American period (1867 to present). Outstanding among the Russian objects are a bronze double-headed eagle emblem, one of only … Continue reading Alaska State Museum – Juneau, AK →

Alaska Native Heritage Center – Anchorage, AK

" The Alaska Native Heritage Center collection showcases all of the Indigenous cultures in Alaska. There are tools, watercraft, clothing, pieces of art, drums, and more. See these items on display in the Hall of Cultures." Text courtesy of the Alaska Native Heritage Center. http://www.alaskanative.net.  By clicking on the links under 'Exhibitions & Collections' in the … Continue reading Alaska Native Heritage Center – Anchorage, AK →