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ADVOCATE FOR THE Juneau-Douglas City Museum by June 8! See the Friends of The Juneau-Douglas City Museum post to learn h...
06/03/2026

ADVOCATE FOR THE Juneau-Douglas City Museum by June 8! See the Friends of The Juneau-Douglas City Museum post to learn how.

The City and Borough of Juneau Douglas currently plans to cut the museum staff from 3.75 employees to 1.75 employees—removing the Museum Director and Curator of Public Programs and Education. The museum—which holds ~100,000 collections, develops and opens 8-12 new exhibits a year, provides economic benefits to local artists through gift shop sales, and hosts over 200 programs a year that serve over 4,000 people of all ages in addition to welcoming over 40,000 visitors every year—will only have a Curator of Collections and Exhibits and a .75 administrative assistant. This will effectively shut down the museum.

If you live in Juneau or Douglas or have other ties to the museum, please write a letter to explain the importance of a fully staffed museum in meeting mission and remaining open and available to the public. You can also sign up to testify on Monday, June 8 via Zoom or in person.

Learn more about the museum:https://fojdcm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Frequently-Asked-Questions-about-City-Museum-2026.pdf

Congratulations to the Alaska Native Heritage Center on their 2026 Collections Management Grant! The Alaska Native Herit...
06/02/2026

Congratulations to the Alaska Native Heritage Center on their 2026 Collections Management Grant!

The Alaska Native Heritage Center will contract with a conservator to execute treatments on several Alaska Native gut parkas within the organization’s collection. This project will create documentation on communities of origin and prepare the objects for studies that will be done by Alaska Native community members.

Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting this important grant program that helps museums and cultural centers care for the important history, culture, and art in their collections.

Congratulations to the Kodiak History Museum on their 2026 Collections Management Grant! The Kodiak History Museum will ...
06/02/2026

Congratulations to the Kodiak History Museum on their 2026 Collections Management Grant!

The Kodiak History Museum will partner with Kodiak community groups to enhance and create community photograph archive collections through a series of photograph identification and collection programs.

Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting museums and cultural centers as they care for the important history, culture, and art in their collections.

Congratulations to the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive on their 2026 Collections Management Grant! The Valdez Museu...
05/29/2026

Congratulations to the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive on their 2026 Collections Management Grant!

The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive will focus on preserving Valdez’s digital heritage by investing in preservation tools, staff training, and institution wide workflows and policies necessary to establish a strong foundation for "born-digital" collecting.

Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting museums and cultural centers as they care for the important history, culture, and art in their collections.

Congratulations to the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association on their 2026 Collections Management Grant! The Aleutian Pr...
05/29/2026

Congratulations to the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association on their 2026 Collections Management Grant!

The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association will contract with an archivist to focus on a 1999 donation from anthropologist and historian Lydia T. Black and to provide an assessment for processing additional records in the collections. The archivist will also provide training to help staff better manage the archives.

Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting museums and cultural centers as they care for the important history, culture, and art in their collections.

Congratulations to the Sitka Historical Society & Museum on their 2026 Collections Management Grant! The Sitka Historica...
05/28/2026

Congratulations to the Sitka Historical Society & Museum on their 2026 Collections Management Grant!

The Sitka Historical Society will contract a professional conservator to assess 22 items in their textile collection, conduct light surface cleaning where needed, and deliver hands-on training for staff, interns, and volunteers to ensure that their textile collection is cared for, handled, and stored according to best practices.

Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting museums and cultural centers as they care for the important history, culture, and art in their collections.

Congratulations to the Seward Community Library & Museum on their 2026 Collections Management Grant! The Seward Museum w...
05/28/2026

Congratulations to the Seward Community Library & Museum on their 2026 Collections Management Grant!

The Seward Museum will purchase three mannequins and one display case that will highlight objects from its permanent collection on three topics in Seward's history: Sports, World War II, and the Red Light District.

Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting museums and cultural centers as they care for the important history, culture, and art in their collections.

Congratulations to the Museum of the Aleutians on their 2026 Collections Management Grant! The Museum of the Aleutians w...
05/27/2026

Congratulations to the Museum of the Aleutians on their 2026 Collections Management Grant!

The Museum of the Aleutians will conduct a phased condition check, catalog update, and rehousing of over 700 containers of archaeological material. These collections, excavated by leading Aleutian researchers, will be stabilized in archival housing and fully inventoried, ensuring long term preservation and accessibility for research, exhibitions, and community use.

Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting museums and cultural centers as they care for the important history, culture, and art in their collections.

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