Talks
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Experience talks and lectures by artists, historians, culture-bearers and others in galleries and other museum spaces.
Upcoming Events
Summer Docent-led Gallery Tours
1 - 1:45 p.m. daily through Monday, Sept. 9 — In-Person
Learn about the Anchorage Museum’s exhibitions with a guided tour led by docents and museum staff. The topic of the tour changes daily so please...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: The Bell P-39 Airacobra
6:30, 7 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 — In-Person
Join us in the Alaska Exhibition for a docent-led talk on the Bell P-39 Airacobra, considered by historians to be an American flop and Soviet...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Guided Meditation in How to Survive
6:30, 7, & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 — In-Person
Reflect on themes of time, relationships and wisdom in this 15-minute guided meditation. Each session will occur in Ellie Schmidt’s immersive installation, the tide pool...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Kathleen Carlo-Kendall, “Breaking Into My Father’s Country”
7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 — In-Person
This 15-minute docent-led tour will focus on Kathleen Carlo-Kendall's piece, Breaking Into My Father’s Country. Carlo-Kendall is Koyukon Athabascan from the village of Tanana and...
Exhibition Opening: Painting at the End Of The Ice Age
6 - 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Cordova-based artist David Rosenthal will be on the floor to introduce Painting at the End of the Ice Age. Rosenthal’s paintings depict retreating glacial ice...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: The 11th Air Force's 77th Bomber Squadron
6:30, 7 & 7:30 Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
The 77th Bomber Squadron, equipped with twin engine B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, conducted long-range attacks against Japanese facilities on the Kuril Islands and low-level attacks...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Iñupiat Cultural Belongings
6:30, 7 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Join us in the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center for a docent gallery hosting on Iñupiat cultural belongings. The Iñupiat homelands are situated in the northern...
(Canceled) Docent-led Gallery Talk: Russia, America, and Alaska
6:30, 7, & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Join us for a guided discussion on Alaska during the Russian America period and its lasting impact on the state. Examine why Russians and others...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Belmore Browne
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Attend this guided tour of the works of Belmore Browne in the Art of the North Gallery. Browne's affinity for rendering wildlife and landscapes continued...
Tide Pools in Art & Nature
11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 — In-Person
Join Assistant Curator Rachel Boesenberg and Animal Care Manager Nicole Abeln for a facilitated conversation about tide pools. Rachel will give a brief tour of...