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Summer’s in Full Swing at the Valdez Museum

Valdez, Alaska, June 21, 2022: Summer Solstice is being celebrated now, and the Valdez Museum is a very busy place! With the return of cruise ships to Valdez we are experiencing the largest number of visitors seen at the Museum since the pre-COVID summer of 2019. When the Viking Cruise ship was in port on…

Valdez Museum Joins Alyeska TAPS 45 Celebration

Valdez, Alaska, June 14, 2022 – The Board and Staff of the Valdez Museum offer our heartiest congratulations to Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on celebrating 45 years of Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) operations this month. Alyeska plans to make it a year-long celebration that will peak during the week of June 20th, because it…

History & Nature Come Alive

Valdez, Alaska May 13, 2022 In partnership with the Valdez Pioneers of Alaska, the Valdez Museum is pleased to announce that Old Town Walking Tours are coming back this year. Scheduled dates are provided below and on the website calendar. Pioneers of Alaska Igloos #7 and #12 placed the historic markers on white posts at…

SACRED WATERS, Art by Kevin Crowley

Valdez, Alaska, May 9, 2022: The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive is pleased to announce its summer art exhibit, SACRED WATERS: Art by Kevin Crowley, opens on May 13, 2022. If the name sounds familiar to you, it’s because Anchorage-based artist Kevin Crowley was slated to have his first big Valdez exhibit at the Valdez…

Summer Hours Start May 8, 2022

Valdez, Alaska, April 28, 2022 – There is an exciting summer season ahead for the Valdez Museum! Cruise ships are returning to town with visitors from around the country and the world traveling to Valdez by land and sea. In addition, after being closed for the past two summers, the Valdez Museum on Hazelet Street…