Alaska State Museum
The Alaska State Museum is a museum in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It was established in 1900 to collect both the human and natural history of Alaska. The museum was moved to a new building after a $139 million refurbishment, reopening in 2016.Photo: jkbrooks85, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday: 1:00 PM—4:30 PM
Tuesday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Juneau, Alaska
- Also known as: “Alaska State Centennial Museum”
- Address: 395 Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alaska State Library and Alaska State Capitol.
Alaska State Library
Library
Photo: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alaska State Library and Historical Collections and Talking Book Center are located on the second floor of the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building in Juneau, Alaska.
Alaska State Capitol
Government office
The Alaska State Capitol is the building that hosts the Alaska Legislature and the offices of the Governor of Alaska and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Alaska State Capitol is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Alaska State Museum.
Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
Photo: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was until 2020 the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau and is currently a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Alaska State Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Juneau and Douglas.
West Juneau
Suburb
West Juneau is a populated place in Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is located on Douglas Island 1.8 miles northwest of Douglas. Despite its location on Douglas Island, the neighborhood was juridically a part of the City of Juneau, rather than the City of Douglas, prior to municipal unification in 1970.
Douglas
Suburb
Douglas is a community on Douglas Island in southeastern Alaska, directly across the Gastineau Channel from downtown Juneau. Douglas is situated 2 miles southeast of Alaska State Museum.
Vanderbilt Hill
Neighborhood
Juneau, officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel in Southeast Alaska. Vanderbilt Hill is situated 4 miles northwest of Alaska State Museum.
Alaska State Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Juneau, Southeastern Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.29994° or 58° 17′ 60″ northLongitude
-134.41611° or 134° 24′ 58″ westOpen location code
94C77HXM+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 112909707OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1426502
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Alaska State Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Alaska State Museum”
- Spanish: “Alaska State Centennial Museum”
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