The Juneau-Douglas City Museum is currently seeking applications from local solo artists or groups of artists who are interested in mounting a show during the City Museum’s 2025-2026 exhibition season. The deadline for submitting applications is August 31, 2024.

Every year, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum exhibits month-long solo and group art shows from November through February. Interested artists must submit a completed application form no later than August 31, 2024. Fillable applications may be downloaded from the City Museum’s website at bit.ly/3S0ikKm. Applications can be emailed by request or picked up from the City Museum.

For more information, call (907) 586-3572 or email [email protected].

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will shift to summer hours starting Saturday, May 4.

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 $7.00, admission for seniors (65 and older) is $6.00, and children under 13 are free and must be accompanied by an adult.

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.

For information about exhibits, collections, and more, visit juneau.org/museum.

Celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day at the City Museum on Friday, February 16 with activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. including screenings of the film For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska and an Elizabeth Peratrovich scavenger hunt among the museum’s exhibits.

Museum admission is free for the month of February thanks to the generous sponsorship of Michelle Storer.

Activities

All day – Elizabeth Peratrovich Scavenger Hunt. Pick up a booklet at the front desk and use it to find and record information about Elizabeth Peratrovich located in the museum’s permanent exhibits. Show your completed booklet and receive a notecard designed by Crystal Worl when complete. (This activity is best for older youth but younger children can complete it with adult help.)

All day – Arts-integrated local classroom projects honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich’s contributions to civil rights in Alaska on display

All day – Free copies of In Sisterhood: The History of Camp 2 of the Alaska Native Sisterhood available to take home

10:15 a.m. – Film screening of For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

11:30 a.m. – Reading of the Governor’s Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Proclamation

12:00 p.m. – Live stream of Tlingit & Haida Native Issues Forum honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich’s legacy

1:30 p.m. – Film screening of For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska

2:30 p.m. – Film screening of For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska