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Earth Day Celebrations At the Museum

In celebration of Earth Day this Sunday, April 22, 2018, the Valdez Museum will host two wonderful events.  The day will begin with a Photo Walk in the morning at 9:00 am and in the afternoon at 2:0 pm Bird Scouts.  For more information on these programs click on Valdez Photo Walk and Bird Scouts

Student Art Show 2018 Thank You

“Spring into Art:  2018 Annual Student Art Show” opened March 23, 2018 with an opening celebration that evening.  The show will run until May 3, 2018.  Over the last 18 years the Annual Student Art Show has been a great opportunity for the Museum to partner with the Valdez City Schools to help supplement their…

Student Art Opening Reception

Come join us to celebrate the wonderful work that Valdez Students have created. New this year: With the Library closed for renovations, the annual student art show, “Spring into Art,” will be located at the Valdez Museum on Egan and the Valdez Convention & Visitors Bureau on Fairbanks.  Given that they close at 5:00 p.m….

Riffing on Tradition with Maria Shell: Quilt Workshop

Shell describes the workshop as one in which participants will “use a traditional quilt block as a foundation, then explore new territory in making a contemporary quilt. We will take blocks and blow them up, repeat them, distort them, and in the end create fabulous new compositions.” Registration open now!  Space still available. To register,…

Senator Murkowski Receives Museum Award

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release End: February 28, 2018 Valdez Museum & Historical Archive & Juneau-Douglas City Museum to Join Hundreds of Museum professionals for Congressional award to Senator Lisa Murkowski in Washington, DC In February, Michelle Cullen & Patricia Relay from the Valdez Museum & Historical Archive, and Jane Lindsey from the Juneau-Douglas City…