Events & Programs
Curious about history and your community? Looking for Inspiration? Ketchikan Museums offer events and programs for every interest.
Take a class, be part of a community discussion, get tips on how to document your own family’s history and much more.
Events & Programs
Curious about history and your community? Looking for Inspiration? Ketchikan Museums offer events and programs for every interest.
Take a class, be part of a community discussion, get tips on how to document your own family’s history and much more.
WHAT’S COMING UP
Event Calendar
Browse below to see our upcoming events or programs.
July 29, 2023, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Ketchikan Salmon Walk Grand Opening
The Ketchikan Salmon Walk takes you into the science, culture, art and history of the salmon that return every year to Ketchikan Creek. Learn more at www.KetchikanSalmonWalk.org.
April 1, 2023, 1:00-3:00 p.m. - Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline Family Fun Day
Tongass Historical Museum 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2023
March 4, 2023, 2:00pm - Museum Midday: Cruisin’ Alaska’s Fossil Coastline
Ketchikan Museums, in partnership with USDA Forest Service Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, presents: Ray Troll, Dr. Pat Druckenmiller, and Jim Baichtal
Southeast Alaska Discovery Center 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023
March 3, 2023, 5:00-7:00 p.m. - Crusin' the Fossil Coastline Exhibit Opening
Travel to the prehistoric past with Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline at the Tongass Historical Museum. Be prepared to look at the world in a whole new way in this “epoch” exhibit on Alaska fossils. Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline is an imaginative blending of science and art ranging from polar dinosaurs, giant marine reptiles, palm filled forests, to tiny trilobites and much more.
Featured Exhibit Opening Reception Tongass Historical Museum 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023