Anchorage Museum
The Anchorage Museum is a large art, history, ethnography, ecology and science museum located in a modern building in the heart of Anchorage, Alaska. It is dedicated to studying and exploring the land, peoples, art and history of Alaska.Photo: James Brooks, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours:
May—September: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
October—April: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM; Sunday noon—6:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Anchorage, Alaska
- Also known as: “Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center” and “Anchorage Museum of History and Art”
- Address: 625 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99501
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall and Robert B. Atwood Building.
Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Sir Mildred Pierce, CC BY 2.0.
Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall is a 447,000 square feet regional shopping mall located in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It has five levels with the only JCPenney store in Alaska as its sole anchor. Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall is situated 880 feet northwest of Anchorage Museum.
Robert B. Atwood Building
Government office
Photo: Mudflattop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Robert B. Atwood Building is a 265-foot, 20 story office building located in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska, and is the second-tallest building in Alaska. Robert B. Atwood Building is situated 1,500 feet west of Anchorage Museum.
Egan Center
Convention center
The William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center is a 45,000-square-foot convention center located in downtown Anchorage, Alaska at 555 West Fifth Avenue. Egan Center is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Anchorage Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spenard.
Spenard
Hamlet
Spenard is a neighborhood in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, United States and was historically a separate city from Anchorage. The road that bears its name, Spenard Road, begins at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport at its southern end, and continues north toward downtown before ending at Westchester Lagoon, where it turns and becomes part of I Street. Spenard is situated 2 miles south of Anchorage Museum.
Anchorage Museum
- Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
61.21605° or 61° 12′ 58″ northLongitude
-149.88454° or 149° 53′ 4″ westOpen location code
93HG6488+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 285248750OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4752732
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Anchorage Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “安克雷奇歷史藝術博物館”
- French: “Anchorage Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anchorage Museum Planetarium and Atwood Resource Center Library and Archives.
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