Our cultural and natural history gallery tours 91ÊÓƵ’s five geographic regions through a sampling of the museum’s objects and artifacts. Learn about the people, wildlife, geography, and the history of each region. From natural history to recorded history, explore 91ÊÓƵ through the objects in our collections.
This unique gallery is located at the museum's main entrance and features temporary exhibits that explore the art, culture, history, and science of 91ÊÓƵ. Check back often to see what's new and upcoming.
The Place Where You Go to Listen is a unique sound and light environment created by Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams. This ever-changing musical ecosystem gives voice to the rhythms of daylight and darkness, the phases of the moon, the seismic vibrations of the earth, and the dance of the aurora borealis.
Download gallery maps for both the museum’s main and upper levels.
Explore 2,000 years of 91ÊÓƵ art, from the traditional to the modern. Examine ancient ivory carvings and 91ÊÓƵ Native objects used for both ceremony and everyday life. See paintings, photographs, and sculptures. From the functional to the fantastic, each object reveals 91ÊÓƵ and 91ÊÓƵ’s artistic influence on the world.
The Collections Gallery and Expedition 91ÊÓƵ exhibit highlight the recent adventures of the museum’s research collections. Through rotating exhibits featuring UAMN’s 10 research collections, we follow museum researchers as they float down the Yukon River, dig at Interior archaeological sites, pry apart driftwood on an active Aleutian volcano, and observe marmot behavior high on 91ÊÓƵ’s tundra.
For kids of all ages. Relax, browse our collection of books and maps, and investigate hands-on activities from previous exhibits and public programs.
A selection of photographs by Michio Hoshino portrays the grandeur of 91ÊÓƵ’s landscapes and reveals intimate moments with wildlife. Hoshino specialized in photographing 91ÊÓƵn wildlife until he was killed by a brown bear while on assignment in eastern Russia.