Valdez Museum

Gallery

MISC.
Revitalization Highlights Follow the progress of the Museum's Revitalization Project
Maps and Documents Maps and documents from the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive.
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Education Images Education images.
Temp. Images and Curiosities Images that are listed and linked on the Recent Acquisitions and Curiosities page.
Misc. Non Gallery Images Images used on various pages - but not linked into the gallery section.
Stores Images Images to be used on store pages.
Recent Acquistions Selection of items recently donated to the collect.

2011 Membership BBQ The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive Association, Inc. hosts an annual membership appreciation event to say Thank you to our members.
Bill Egan Plaque
2011 Quilt Raffle
GPS History Tours of Valdez
TEMPORARY EXHIBITS
Quilt & Fiber Expressions 05.2006 The 22nd annual Quilt and Fiber Expressions "Pieces and Patterns" is accompanied by the 2006 non-profit quilt raffle.
Theatre North Images 10.2006 This gallery features the photographs of Petra Lisiecki taken at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez over the past 13 years.
Fairbanks Watercolorists - 03.2007 Selections from Besty Bear, Dawn Crass and Hana Espo
Selectons from Student Art Show 2007 This exhibition sees the return of the "Bugs" plus highly creative works by student artist from Kindergarten through College.
Student Art Show 04.2005 One of the Museum's most endure exhibits
Quilt & Fiber Expressions - 05.2007 The 21st annual Quilt & Fiber exhibit "Stitches in Time" features a 1906, American Flag, quilt top donated to the museum by Dorothy Clifton.
Copper Valley Visions - 09.2005 This gallery features selections from our fall 2005 temporary exhibt "Copper Valley Visions", a solo exhbition of watercolors by Jean Rene' Sunder
Student Art Show - 04.2008 Selections from Student Art 2008
Celebrating Valdez Artists - 12.2005 Selections from Celebrating Valdez Artists 2005: This gallery features selections from our winter 2005 "celebrating Valdez Artists" (November 21, 2005 - February 15, 2006) exhibit highlighting the recent work by Valdez' local artists.
Valdez Visions "Valdez Visions" represents the love of the natural beauty that surround us as seen though the camer lens of local photographer Gary Minish
World Extreme Skiing Championships Selections from "World Exteme Skiing Championships"
Creating Alaska and Bill Egan This exhibition celebrates 50 years of the Alaska state constitution and refects on Alaska's first elected governor and Valdez resident Bill Egan
An Alaska Sampler - 03.2006 This gallery features selections from our spring 2006 exhibit "An Alaska Sampler" a solo photographic exhibition of works by Steve Richardson, Education Curator of the Valdez Museum
Brilliant and Blue Oil paintings by Cordova artists Paula Payne and David Rosental
The Fran Baron Collection Portraits and Churches of Alaska's First People
Higher Up - 03.2009 This exhibit features the digital photography of local mountianeer Matt Kinney
Student Art Show - 02.2009 This gallery features works of art by Valdez area students from kindergarden thorough high school
Recent Acquisitions & Things from the Dark This gallery features selections from our winter 2004 "New Acquisitions & things form the Dark" (September 15 2004 - January 10, 2005) exhibit that features recently donated artifacts and materials that we discovered during a 2003 inventory of the museums holding's. To learn more about this temporary exhibit, click here.

Mountain Film Festival Selected images from Mountain Film Festival
Student Art Show 2006 This gallery features selections of art created by Valdez area students from kindergarden through college
Celebrating Valdez Artist 2007 This exhibit feature the work of local artists
Creating Alaska and Statehood Memorabilia
Valdez A-Z Exhibit
Global Rivers Art Exhchage The Global Rivers Art Exchange is an art project dedicated to educating audiences about worldwide concers over water quality. The exchange brings together teen and adult artists expressing their feelings about their local rivers. The project is the brainchild of Bernice Davidson, art professor at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee. This exhibit features artists from Ghana, Russia, Mexico and the U.S.
Through the Looking Glass This exhibit features glass art, jewelry and stainded glass created by the students of Lisa Blanchard.
Selections from Student Art Show 2010 Selections from the Annual Student Art Show 2010
Valdez in Motion Selections from "Valdez in Motion" Joe Prax solo photographic exhibit
Selections from Celebrating Valdez Artists 2010 May 7 - September 11, 2010
Selections from Capture the Spirit Selections from "Capture the Spirit" solo exhibit by Jean Rene' Sunder
Juleen Johnson Oil in Water
A Natural History Portrait- Tidewater to Tundra
Shimmer & Sparkle
Celebrating Valdez Artists 2011 Celebrating Valdez Artists

PERMANENT EXHIBITS
Selections from our Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit This gallery features a sampling of exhibits that can be viewed at the Remembering Old Valdez Exhibit. To learn more about this exhibit, click here.
Selections from our Permanent Exhibits The images in this gallery represent a sampling of Valdez Museum's permanent historical exhibits. These exhibits reflect the history of Valdez, the Copper River Valley, and Prince William Sound from the earliest days, when Native Alaskans first occupied the area, to the present day. To learn more about our permanent exhibits, click here.
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Exhibit The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Exhibit shows the immediate and long-term impact on our enviroment & local communitiesfrom this unfortunate disaster on March 24, 1989
Earthquake and Tsunami Exhibit
Miner's Cabin
COLLECTIONS
Photograph Archives - The Gold Rush Photographs from the Valdez Museums archives that represent the community's social and economic development from 1898 to present.
Photograph Archives Selections - Old Town Valdez Images from Valdez at the turn of the century.
Photograph Archives Selections - Alaska's First Highway The U.S. Army began construction of Alaska's first Highway in 1899. It was later upgraded to a wagon road. Model Ts were the first cars to venture out over Thompson Pass. Today's Richardson Highway closely follows the original route.
Photograph Archives Selections - 1964 Earthquake Images On March 27, 1964, Valdez was hit by the largest earthquake to be recorded in North America. The Good Friday Earthquake resulted in the deaths of 32 Valdezans when the city wharf crumbled into the turbulent waters.
Pipeline Construction Collection From 1969-1977 the world's largest private construction project was undertaken in Alaska. 800 miles of above- and below- ground pipe was laid from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the managing firm, persistently recorded the project through photographs.
STORE
Museum Collection This merchandise is unique to the Valdez Museum Gift Shop
Local Interest
Books
Cookbooks
Kids
Maps and Guides
General Merchandise
Native Culture