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 Left: detail of sea mammal intestine bag showing a white mesentery line, esohagus welting, and wool embellishment. ASM 2003-1-2. Right: Dr. Ellen Carrlee, photo by Sven Haakanson, Jr.
First Friday, September 1, 4:30–7 pm, Alaska State Museum
Lecture 6:30 pm, APK Lecture Hall
Gut was the Gore-Tex and plastic of the past. It’s also a profoundly meaningful and beautiful material that is poorly understood. Join Ellen Carrlee for a peek into the process and research discoveries of Visceral: Verity, Legacy, Identity. Alaska Native Gut Knowledge and Perseverance, currently on display at the State Museum.
Dr. Carrlee has been the objects conservator at the Alaska State Museum since 2006. She earned a PhD in anthropology in 2020 through a decade of collaborative gut study with Alaska Native experts.
Saturday, September 9, 1-4 pm
Alaska State Museum
Want to try your hand at painting miniatures for your own tabletop war gaming or role-playing games such as DnD and Warhammer? Now is your chance! Come learn the basics of miniature painting. Paints, brushes and miniatures are provided. Sign up through the Youth Art Activities page
This program is partially funded by the citizens of the City and Borough of Juneau through sales tax revenues and sponsored by the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum.
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Fr. Andrew P. Kashevaroff Bldg (APK)
395 Whittier St, Juneau
(907) 465-4837
Alaska State Museum
(907) 465-2901
Summer hours (starting May 1)
Monday, 1-4:30 pm
Tuesday-Sunday, 9 am-4:30 pm
$14 adults, $13 seniors (65+)
Free: Age 18 and younger
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