July 2020 News & Events
FREE July Admission
Enjoy FREE admission to the City Museum, thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum! The City Museum will be closed on Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

50th Anniversary of the Unification of Juneau and Douglas

Fifty years ago on July 1st, 1970, the cities of Juneau and Douglas were unified into the City and Borough of Juneau. While there was some controversy around the decision making process, good humor eventually prevailed. In 1981, members of the Douglas Lion's Club stopped travelers crossing the bridge to Douglas in order to sell "Democratic Republic of Douglas"passports as a fund raiser for the club.
Echoes of War: Unangax̂ Internment during WWII is on display in the Murray Gallery.
Visit the Museum by Appointment Only
Thursday-Saturday | 8:30 am - 10 am
Enjoy our exhibits without other visitors! The City Museum is open by appointment only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings from 8:30 am to 9:55 am for individuals or household groups wishing to tour the City Museum during the pandemic without other visitors. Call 586-3572 to schedule your private tour.
Health and Safety Update
On June 5th, the City Museum successfully reopened to the public with new health and safety protocols in place. We had a total of sixty-two visitors in June including a few by appointment only. Staff, volunteers and visitors are wearing masks and observing social distancing. Staff and volunteers diligently disinfect all touch surfaces at least twice daily, thus creating a safe and hygienic environment. To view the City Museum's COVID-19 mitigation plan, please visit our website: juneau.org/museum
Photograph courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA 80-G-12163)
Temporary Exhibit
Through October 18, 2021
Echoes of War: Unangax̂ Internment during WWII
Echoes of War: Unangax̂ Internment during WWII brings attention to the history of the Unangax̂ internment camps in Southeast, Alaska. It is the story of the people of St. Paul and St. George (the Pribilof Islands) who experienced internment in Southeast Alaska at Funter Bay from June 1942 to May 1944, and their subsequent return home to the Pribilof Islands. Telling this story in the words of those who experienced it, we aim to highlight this event and shed light on a topic that is often excluded from history books and school curriculums around the country.

This exhibit was originally intended to be our summer 2020 exhibit. Due to the pandemic, we have extended the exhibit through October 18th, 2021. We hope more people will have an opportunity to visit the City Museum next summer.
MUSEUM INFORMATION
Closed
Friday, July 3rd
Saturday, July 4th

Gallery Hours
Thursday-Sunday: 10 am - 4 pm

Appointment Only Hours
Wednesday-Saturday: 8:30 am - 9:55 am

Office Hours (phone or email)
Monday-Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

July Admission
FREE

Contact
907 586-3572
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum fosters among its diverse audiences an awareness of Juneau's cultural heritage, values and community memory so we may draw strength and perspective from the past, inspire learning, and find purpose for the future. As a public trust, we collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit those materials that document the cultures and history of the Juneau and Douglas area.