Tours
Explore the museum and community with trained docents, museum staff or on your own. Tours, including gallery tours, outdoor bike tours, and community cultural outings appear below when available. Schedule changes seasonally, so check back often.
Upcoming Events
Curator Tour: Bradford Washburn
2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 — In-Person
Join assistant curator Rachel Boesenberg for a tour of Alaska from Above: The Art of Bradford Washburn in the final week of the exhibition. Learn...
Curator Tour: How to Survive
11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 — In-Person
Join museum curators for a tour of How to Survive. In addition to providing an overview of the exhibition, curators will share some of the...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: The 11th Air Force's 77th Bomber Squadron
6:30, 7 & 7:30 Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
The 77th Bomber Squadron, equipped with twin engine B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, conducted long-range attacks against Japanese facilities on the Kuril Islands and low-level attacks...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Iñupiat Cultural Belongings
6:30, 7 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Join us in the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center for a docent gallery hosting on Iñupiat cultural belongings. The Iñupiat homelands are situated in the northern...
(Canceled) Docent-led Gallery Talk: Russia, America, and Alaska
6:30, 7, & 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Join us for a guided discussion on Alaska during the Russian America period and its lasting impact on the state. Examine why Russians and others...
Docent-led Gallery Talk: Belmore Browne
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 — In-Person
Attend this guided tour of the works of Belmore Browne in the Art of the North Gallery. Browne's affinity for rendering wildlife and landscapes continued...
Tide Pools in Art & Nature
11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 — In-Person
Join Assistant Curator Rachel Boesenberg and Animal Care Manager Nicole Abeln for a facilitated conversation about tide pools. Rachel will give a brief tour of...
Curator Tour: Trailing
11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 — In-Person
Join assistant curator Rachel Boesenberg and A/V experience technical manager Max Kritzer for a tour of Trailing, an immersive sculpture activated by motion. Learn more...