Juneau – In association with this summer’s exhibit, Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline, the Alaska State Museum will offer a free fossil activity for kids ages 6-12 on Saturday, June 29, from 10 am-noon. Join local geologists Sonia Nagorski and Cathy Connor on a journey into geologic time, explore the exhibit, get hands-on with fossils and dinosaur bones from the University of Alaska Southeast and the University of Alaska Museum of the North teaching collections, and use clues to imagine prehistoric animals and their habitats. Registration is required. Call the Museum at 465-2901 to save your spot. This program is partially funded by the citizens of the City and Borough of Juneau through sales tax revenues. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum.
Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline is a collaboration between Alaska artist Ray Troll and paleontologist Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Together they logged more than 10,000 miles and 250 days traveling the North American coast in search of fossils and the stories they tell. They visited museums, dove into research collections, hung out with fellow scientists and artists, and visited active dig sites via automobile, small airplane, and boat. This exhibition focuses on their Alaska fossil adventures. It is organized by the Anchorage Museum and is sponsored in part by the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum and by Ramada by Wyndham. It is on display through October 19, 2019.
Summer hours at the Alaska State Museum are 9 am to 5 pm daily. Summer admission is $12, with age 18 and under admitted free. An annual pass that allows unlimited visits to the Alaska State Museum and the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka is available for $35. Assistance is available for visitors who have special needs. Please contact visitor services at 465-2901 before the visit.
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