Museum to host open annual open house Jan. 24

Kristin Summerlin
907-474-6284
Jan. 9, 2026

Children and adults look at and touch specimens in a laboratory room. A large table in the center of the room holds taxidermied mammals, furs, skeletons and skulls, and a tiger skin, caribou antlers and the vertebrae of a large animal are displayed around the room.
UAMN photo by S. Zhang
Visitors explore the mammals laboratory during the 2023 UA Museum of the North open house.

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Museum of the North will host its annual open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.

Visitors can meet staff and researchers, tour the galleries and go behind the scenes in the labs. Hands-on activities will be available for children and families.

Admission is free, thanks to support from Alaska 529, UA’s education savings program.

For more information, call 907-474-7505 or .

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Jennifer Arseneau, ua-museumlearn@alaska.edu, 907-474-6948

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