MARCH AT THE APK & SJM
 Emperor, photograph by Ben Huff
Ben Huff Lecture
March 1, 6:30 pm
Alaska State Museum
Artist and photographer Ben Huff will give the final talk in the Alaska State Museum’s winter lecture series Cooler Seasons, Warming World.
Huff will discuss his current photography series, The Light That Got Lost, and his work with the Juneau Icefield Research Program, the longest-running glacier research project in North America.
Previous lectures in the Cooler Seasons, Warming World series are now available online:
David Rosenthal
Painting at the End of the Ice Age
Camille Seaman
Connection & Purpose
Sabena Allen
Share Your Culture, Share Your Research
 XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art opens March 1
Friday, March 1, 4:30-7 pm
Free admission
XX: Twenty Years of Alaskan Art is a new exhibition at the Alaska State Museum featuring the work of contemporary Alaskan artists.
The museum acquired these pieces over the last twenty years though the generosity of the Rasmuson Foundation’s Alaska Art Fund.
Initiated in 2003, the Alaska Art Fund provides grants for Alaska museums to purchase current work by practicing Alaskan artists.
Thanks to the Fund, the Alaska State Museum has brought over 200 works of art valued at nearly half a million dollars into its permanent collection—the most significant donation over time, in terms of dollar value, in the museum’s 124-year history.
Saturday, March 9
10 am-12 pm and 1-3 pm
Alaska State Museum
Join Lisa Golisek-Nankervis, retired museum visitor services and facility manager, and create your own chenille stem sled dog team and celebrate the Iditarod. Learn about the history of dog mushing while you visit the museum gallery under the guidance of Lisa and museum staff. This activity is recommended for students grade K-5.
There will be two sessions, one starting at 10 am and another at 1 pm.
Registration is encouraged, sign up at lam.alaska.gov/youthart.
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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 Field Jacket, photograph by Matt Johnson
At the Alaska State Museum through March 9, 2024
Now in its 53rd year, Alaska Positive is a juried photography exhibit featuring entries from across the state.
Juried by documentary and fine art photographer Camille Seaman, the exhibit presents a selection of 35 photographs from 24 photographers.
Alaskan photographers submitted 202 entries for the competition. After wrapping up at the State Museum, the exhibit will travel to museums around Alaska.
Mt. Edgecumbe High AK Native Dance Group Performance
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Wednesday, March 13, 12:15-12:45 pm
Sheldon Jackson Museum
Part of the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Share Your Culture / Share Your Research Series.
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Though the Earth be Moved Film Showing
Saturday, March 30, 2 pm
APK Lecture Hall
Free Showing in remembrance of the 60th Anniversary of the 1964 Alaska Earthquake
The Alaska State Library Historical Collections will present a special screening of the film, “…Though the Earth Be Moved.”
At 5:36 PM on Friday, March 27, 1964, a 9.2 earthquake struck Southcentral Alaska. From Anchorage to Kodiak, the quake and the tsunami that followed within minutes devastated cities and towns along the Alaskan coast, causing massive destruction and killing 139 people. To date, the 1964 Alaska Earthquake is the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America and the second largest recorded in the world.
Alaska State Library Historical Collections staff rescanned “…Though the Earth Be Moved” and other 16mm motion picture films relating to the earthquake in HD and 4K resolutions. The new scans provide a cleaner, sharper viewing experience than the previous standard definition scans, and revised closed captioning provides more accurate access to the original script.
Please join us in remembering the 1964 Alaska Earthquake and its impact on Alaska.
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 Columbia Glacier and Mountains in Mist by David Rosenthal
At the Alaska State Museum through March 30
David Rosenthal has painted glaciers for the last 48 years. From the Arctic to Antarctica, his work chronicles the retreat of glaciers and sea ice. Painting at the End of the Ice Age documents the effects of climate change within one lifetime. For this exhibition, Rosenthal worked with a group of scientists from around the world on interpretive panels that accompany his paintings.
Fridays at noon. Free registration required.
Reading Aunt Phil’s Trunk, vol. 1, by Laurel Downing Bill and Phyllis Downing Carlson
Hundreds of rare historical photographs and dozens of entertaining nonfiction short stories bring to life Alaska's history up to 1900. The authors pay homage to the Alaska Natives, trappers, mushers, merchants and prospectors who forged a life in the Last Frontier. Whether you've lived in Alaska all your life, or always wanted to visit, this collection of stories from Alaska's colorful past will enthrall you.
Laurel Downing Bill wrote this together with her aunt, Alaskan historian Phyllis Downing Carlson. This first volume in the series shows the author's connection to her aunt and her passion for Alaska’s history. Join us!
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