The City Museum will move to winter hours beginning October 1. During winter, the City Museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be closed to the public Sunday and Monday.
Winter hours will remain in effect through April.
Admission to the City Museum is free from October through April. Learn about the Museum’s current exhibitions at juneau.org/museum.
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will shift to summer hours starting Monday, May 1. From May through September, the museum will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
General admission is $6.00, admission for seniors (65 and older) is $5.00, and children under 13 are free. As a Blue Star Museum, the City Museum offers free admission to active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families.
Although Calhoun Ave is closed to vehicle traffic for the spring/summer due to road reconstruction, access to the pullout/wheelchair ramp on the Calhoun side of the museum will be available. Please be aware that this access may be interrupted at times.
The Last Chance Mining Museum on Basin Road remains closed at this time. It will reopen once construction on the Basin Road Trestle is complete and the road is reopened to vehicular traffic.
For information about the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, including upcoming exhibits, visit juneau.org/museum.
Twelve artists awarded grants under the City & Borough of Juneau COVID-19 ArtWorks Program will be profiled in KTOO’s “Juneau Pandemic ArtWorks” television program, documenting the creative works they produced and their reflections on the impact of COVID-19 on the Juneau community.
The television program, which was produced in partnership between KTOO and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, will air on KTOO 360TV on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. from October 13 to November 3. It will also be available on demand on KTOO’s Roku channel and online at ktoo.org/watch.
In addition to the artists featured in each episode, City Museum Director Beth Weigel, former Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Executive Director Nancy DeCherney, and CBJ Economic Stabilization Task Force Co-Chair Max Mertz provide commentary and discussion. “This was a special opportunity for the three of us to talk about the impact of this program and the incredible work of these artists on our community,” said Weigel. “This collection of art will be a map of how we as a community navigated the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.”
Beginning Friday, October 14, individual profile videos of each artist featured in the program will be posted online to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum website. A new video will be posted each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday through November 9. Follow the City Museum Facebook and Instagram accounts to see each video as it’s released.
The television program and online videos were funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) via a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Alaska State Libraries, Archives & Museums.
The Juneau ArtWorks Program was funded in September 2020 by a CBJ Assembly appropriation of $300,000 of federal CARES Act funding, with the goal of creating employment for artists who lost gigs, had contracts or events cancelled, were laid off, or were otherwise put in a vulnerable position due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ArtWorks, which was administered by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, ultimately assisted 135 Juneau artists in creating 34 works of art.
Artists were asked to create works of art in any genre that would provide lasting documentation of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the Juneau community. An introductory video states, “In the spirit of the Works Project Administration of the 1930s, the Juneau ArtWorks Program reflects the zeitgeist of the public health emergency and will remind us of how our community responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The following artists will be featured in “Juneau Pandemic ArtWorks”:
Thursday, October 13: Marc Mintz, Della Cheney, Constance Baltuck
Thursday, October 20: MK MacNaughton, Larisa Manewal, Deb Temple
Thursday, October 27: Robert Mills, Puanani Maunu, Lily Hope
Thursday, November 3: Marissa Truitt, Abel Ryan, Rachael Juzeler
For a complete catalogue of works created as part of the Juneau ArtWorks Program, visit jahc.org/juneau-cares-artworks.
For information about the initial call for art, visit jahc.org/artworks-grant.
Opening Reception for Arboretum Exhibit
On July 1 from 4-7pm the City Museum will host an opening reception for an exhibit titled Jensen-Olson Arboretum: Celebrating 15 years as a botanical gem. This is a free event and admission to the City Museum will also be free from 4-7pm.
This exhibit celebrates the Jensen-Olson Arboretum (JOA) and its benefactor, Caroline Jensen, though a largescale slide show, artwork, and information about the JOA. In addition, there will be a temporary pop-up exhibit of related items from the City Museum’s permanent collection. Docents and members of the Friends of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum will be present to share information about the JOA.
City Museum Kicks-off the Holiday Weekend with a Changing of the 49-Star U.S. Flag and the Alaska State Flag
On Friday, July 1 at 5pm the City Museum will be holding a changing of the flags ceremony on the front lawn to kick-off the July 4th holiday weekend. This event is free and admission to the City Museum will also be free from 4-7pm.
The flag changing event is in partnership with the American Legion Auke Bay Post 25 who will also provide education on how to properly handle and care for retired flags. Elizabeth Djajalie will sing the Star Spangled Banner during the flag changing ceremony and free build-your own wooden flag kits will be available courtesy of the American Legion Auke Bay Post 25 and the Friends of the Juneau Douglas City Museum. Free handheld Alaska State flags will be provided by the City Museum while supplies last.
The Veteran’s Memorial Building, currently home to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The first Juneau building to be built entirely with public funds, it is the site of the July 4th 1959 Statehood Ceremony when the 49-star flag was officially flown in Alaska’s Capital. The 49-star flag still flies today.
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum is located at 4th & Main Streets and is open 7 days a week from May through September. General information about the City Museum can be found online at juneau.org/museum, by calling (907)-586-3572, or by email at [email protected].
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will shift to summer hours starting Monday, May 2. The museum will be open to the public:
General admission is $6, admission for seniors (65 and older) is $5, and children under 13 are free. As a Blue Star Museum, the City Museum offers free admission to active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families.
Walking Tours
Historic Downtown Juneau walking tours begin May 15 and are offered Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Alaska State Capitol tours begin May 16 and are offered Monday through Friday. In addition, the City Museum is offering special tours once a month from May through August. The special tours include the Treadwell Mines Historic Trail Walking Tour, the Death in Douglas True Crime Walking Tour, and the Capital Killers True Crime Walking Tour. Schedules and information about all tours may be found here.
For more information, contact the City Museum at 907-586-3572 or [email protected].