KetchikanMuseums

We invite Native Arts Studies Program (NASP) students to apply for their work to be included in the Instructor and Student Exhibit Case for the Winter 2025 – Summer 2026 season.

May-September we are open daily at both the Tongass Historical Museum and Totem Heritage! Visit us any day and every day between 8am-5pm!

We had a boat-building-blast at Da Vinci Night with Tongass School of Arts and Science! Big thanks to all the kids and their grown-ups who joined us at our booth! Your creativity made some seriously speedy vessels!

📸: Photo by Christopher Mullen, Ketchikan Daily News.

And one of our featured artifacts of the month: ketchikanmuseums.org/virtual_exhi...

You can access the full catalog entry on this photo in our online database: ketchikan.pastperfectonline.com/photo/D7AB83...

#ThrowbackThursday has us sharing this chart that was shared in our 2015 exhibit that was all about food production in SE Alaska! Next Thursday, join us at noon for Museum Midday: Cultivating Ketchikan's Food Future at the Southeast Alaska Discover Center! Info: linktr.ee/ketchikanmus...

Check out our online database to learn more: ketchikan.pastperfectonline.com/photo/B2C77C...

Happy Pi Day! 🥧
3.141592653589793238462643 is a mouthful for anyone, but these 1953 participants of the Eagles picnic pie eating contest at Ward Lake look like they gave it their best effort, mostly.

Link to our online database entry in the comments!
KM 2003.2.63.1851 #PiDay #ketchikan

Thank you to SignPro Of Ketchikan for installing our title wall and a few other key features that you are not going to want to miss.

We officially open the new featured exhibit on March 7, 2025 5:00–7:00 p.m. you won't want to miss out on this event!

Join us for our opening reception for our new featured exhibit, History Afloat, on Friday, March 7th from 5-7PM at the Tongass Historical Museum. This event is free and open to all!

Cedar Bark Plaiting Students Show

Wrapping Up Cedar Bark Plaiting! ✨
Today marks the final day of our Cedar Bark Plaiting class with Mangyepsa Gyipaayg, Kandi McGilton @devilfishdesigns.bsky.social! For the past seven days straight, students have refined their plaiting skills—diving into pattern reading, material prep, and more.

Learn more about our NASP program! Fill out your registration form, and learn more about our Youth Scholarship Application: ketchikanmuseums.org/programs/nasp

Sign your kid(s) up for an amazing Spring Break! 🌿🎨 March 10–14, at the Totem Heritage Center: Cedar Bark Weaving (8 AM–12 PM) & Formline Design (1–5 PM). Sign up for one or both! Register: marnirickelmann@ketchikan.gov, call 907-225-5900, or stop by Tues-Sat, 1–5 PM. Link in comments!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made last year’s exhibit unforgettable—our speakers, educators, students, community groups, and so many of you who shared their time with us. 💙
Now, we’re counting down to something new! Our brand-new exhibit opens at the museum on—Friday, March 7, from 5–7 PM.

Cedar Bark Plating with Mangyepsa Gyipaayg, Kandi McGilton of @devilfishdesigns.bsky.social Students will complete a 2'x2' cedar bark mat. Students should provide their own materials.

Apply online: www.ketchikan.gov/media/Museum...

Details on our website: KetchikanMuseums.org

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The classroom gallery space at the Totem Heritage Center set up with tables and chairs. The text reads: Open Craft Time at the Totem Heritage Center along with the text from the post.

Saturday, 1-5pm, mid-October through mid-April. Everyone is welcome to come work on their Northwest Coast art projects. A fun time of new and old friends and a place to work on your art. Projects do not need to be from Totem Heritage Center classes. Learn more: KetchikanMuseums.org