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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…

Pick Click Give to the Valdez Museum

While applying for their PFD online, Alaskans can choose to Pick.Click.Give. in increments of $25. All donations are tax deductible and donors will receive tax documentation from the State once their donations have been processed. Permanent Fund Dividend applications are available from January 1 to March 31, though Alaskans may choose to add or adjust…