Museum Midday
A series of Museum presentations and programs for your lunch hour.
Join Ketchikan Museums for a Museum Midday presentation at the Tongass Historical Museum, always featuring a diverse set of knowledge and information ranging from local artists to industry experts.
Museum Midday
A series of Museum presentations and programs for your lunch hour.
Join Ketchikan Museums for a Museum Midday presentation at the Tongass Historical Museum, always featuring a diverse set of knowledge and information ranging from local artists to industry experts.
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
2024-2025 Season
November: Unlocking the Wisdom of an Ancient Canoe
Join Stormy Hamar and Stephanie Hamar from the Haida Canoe Revitalization Group as they share about their project documenting an ancient canoe in the forest and how that process relates to Haida canoe making today. This project was made possible with funding from the State of Alaska's Historic Preservation Office NPS Maritime Heritage Preservation Grant. Learn more about the Haida Canoe Revitalization Group: www.hcrg.org
October: Ketchikan Indian Community Tlingit Language Team
Presenters Yakdushí, Lisa Milne-DeWitt, and Kiyéis Tláa Natasha Clevenger, discuss what Ketchikan Indian Community's (KIC) Tlingit Language Team is doing in the community, in the schools, and what goals and achievements are being worked on to contribute to Indigenous language revitalization. Traditional place names and the importance of Indigenous history of the land were also discussed. Now Available on our YouTube channel
LOCATION INFORMATION:
Presentations are in-person at the Tongass Historical Museum and uploaded later on the Ketchikan Museums YouTube.