2010 International Conference on Russian America
The 2010 International Conference on Russian America will be held in Sitka, Alaska, August 19-21. Russian scholars and others from five more countries in North America and Europe will gather in Sitka to take a deep look into the historic anomaly known as Russian America. For details, see www.sitkahistory.org or email raconference2010@yahoo.com.

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Conference Flyer Available for Download
The registration flyer for the 2010 Joint Annual Conference of Museums Alaska and the Alaska Historical Society is now available. Download the 1.5M .pdf file here.

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Conference Registration Now Open
Information about the Museums Alaska/ Alaska Historical Society annual meeting is now available! The conference will be held September 15-18 in Fairbanks. Take advantage of the lowest registration fees by registering before July 31!

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Save the Date!

The date for the annual conference has been set for September 15-18, 2010 in Fairbanks! Download the "Save the Date" card in .pdf format here.

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New Exhibit Features Arctic Landscape

Fairbanks, Alaska—-If a picture is worth a thousand words, the University of Alaska Museum of the North’s latest special exhibit speaks volumes about the effects of climate change in Alaska’s Arctic. “Then & Now: The Changing Arctic Landscape” opens May 15 in the museum’s special exhibits gallery.

“Then & Now: The Changing Arctic Landscape” runs through Jan. 8, 2011. Admission to the special exhibit is included in the museum's general admission price: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $5 for youth 7-17 and free for children 6 and under. Museum members also receive free admission. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily in summer (May 15 through Sept. 15). Information on the museum's programs and exhibits is available at 907-474-7505 and online at museum.uaf.edu.

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Annual Conference Updates

The Museums Alaska / Alaska Historical Society Joint Annual Conference Host Committee would like to announce our Facebook Group and our Blog! Keep up-to-date with the conference plans as they develop - we'll be making note of our meetings, links to the conference site and hotel, things to do in Fairbanks and the preliminary schedule. Be the first in your museum to know!

Blog with us at: www.ma-ahs.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com Search for Museums Alaska and join the group.

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Museums Alaska Has New Executive Director and Address

Allison Young McLain is the new Executive Director for Museums Alaska! The new address for the organization is:

Museums Alaska
PO Box 222713
Anchorage, Alaska 99522

The Museums Alaska cell phone # is 907-306-3409.
The fax number is currently unavailable but will be posted when service resumes.

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Emergency Response for Cultural Institutions Affected by Volcanic Ash

The American Institute for Conservation (AIC), the national association of conservation professionals, is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations. Please help make sure that staff members of collecting institutions know to contact AIC-CERT when a disaster--hurricane, flooding, earthquake, fire--has damaged collections. View details (.pdf).

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