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Volunteer opportunities at the City Museum

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum? Volunteering is a great way to find out and there are plenty of opportunities.

From May through September, the City Museum is open to the public seven days a week with extended hours of operation and staff could not keep the doors open without the hard work and dedication of volunteers. If you enjoy engaging with the public, please consider volunteering this season.

City Museum volunteers do not need to be history experts; they just need to be enthusiastic, responsible, and willing to learn. The City Museum is looking for volunteers to work at the front desk assisting visitors, as well as volunteers to lead tours.

If you are interested in volunteering this season, submit an application online at juneau.org/library/museum/volunteer-information. For more information, call 907-586-3572.

April 6th, 2022|

Storytime returns to Mendenhall Valley Public Library March 15

Juneau Public Libraries will resume Storytime at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library on Tuesday, March 15. Storytime will occur every Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Valley library. Pre-registration is required and is available each Wednesday for the following Tuesday program. Pre-register here.

During Storytime, library staff share stories, songs, and fun with families of children 0 – 3 years old. Safety is a top priority. Wearing a mask is recommended. Please do not attend if you or any member of your participating group has had symptoms consistent with COVID-19 within three days of Storytime.

For more information, contact Youth Services Librarian MJ Grande at 907-586-0435 or [email protected].

March 11th, 2022|

Watch the livestream of Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa rededication ceremony this Friday

Members of the Wooshkeetaan will rededicate the Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa (totem pole) in the State Office Building Atrium on Friday, March 11, at 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. This location will be the new indoor home for the Kootéeyaa. The raising of the Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa and the rededication ceremony will be live-streamed on KTOO’s website at ktoo.org/wooshkeetaan-kooteeyaa this Friday starting at 1 p.m.

The Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa was carved by Yéil Yádi Nathan Jackson in 1980 (assisted by Steve Brown and Dorica Jackson) for the Juneau Centennial celebrations. The design of the Kootéeyaa was guided by Yaanashtúk George Jim, Sr. The pole stood outside Centennial Hall for many years and, in 2016, the Kootéeyaa was placed in storage due to preservation concerns. The Juneau-Douglas City Museum began searching for a new home for the Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa in 2020 and moved the pole to the State Office Building Atrium in October of 2021, where it has been lying flat and adjusting to the indoor climate.

The raising of the Wooshkeetaan Kootéeyaa and the rededication ceremony is a collaboration between the Wooshkeetaan, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.

Funders for the installation of the Kootéeyaa and the rededication event include: The Rotary Club of Juneau; Museums Alaska Collection Management Grant, supported by the Rasmuson Foundation; Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum; Juneau Community Foundation’s Blackwell Fund; and Alaska Electric Light & Power.

For more information, contact City Museum Director Beth Weigel at 907-586-3572 or [email protected].

(Photo by Michael Penn)

March 9th, 2022|

First Friday opening reception for City Museum’s Community Art Exhibition March 4

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host an opening reception for Energy the 18th Annual 12×12 Community Art Exhibition on Friday, March 4 from 4 – 7 p.m. The opening reception is free and the exhibit will be on display through April 23.

For 18 years, the City Museum has hosted a unique community art exhibition in which artists of all ages are encouraged to create works within the parameters of a square or a cube, measuring 12″ x 12″ (by 12″) including the framing. This year, artists were encouraged to create on the theme, Energy. This theme lends itself to all artistic mediums and has a variety of meanings. Come see how Juneau’s community members chose to interpret “energy” at the opening reception.

Energy, The 18th Annual 12×12 Community Art Exhibition will be on display at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum from March 4 through April 23.

For more information, contact Curator of Public Programs Elissa Borges at 907-586-3572 or [email protected].

March 3rd, 2022|

Juneau-Douglas City Museum’s solo artist for February

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host an opening reception for an art exhibition by Kirsten Shelton titled, Quilled: Close Encounters in the Temperate Rainforest for First Friday on February 4, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Then, on Saturday, February 5, the City Museum will host an artist talk and mini-workshop with Kirsten Shelton from 10:30 a.m. to noon. During the artist talk participants will have the opportunity to try their hand at pen-and-ink drawing. Masks are required to attend both events at the City Museum.

Quilled: Close Encounters in the Temperate Rainforest will be on display at the City Museum from February 4-26. Artists Kirsten Shelton illustrates the natural world through a detailed lens, finding interest in the textures, and seemingly infinite subtleties, that surround us. In her exhibit, Quilled: Close Encounters in the Temperate Rainforest, Kirsten’s work draws attention to temperate rainforest life. Through pen and ink, Kirsten details the flora under our feet, the matrix of moss and tree limbs above our heads, animal characters who see us (and we sometimes glimpse as well), and other subtleties in our local landscape.

February 2nd, 2022|