The City Museum will be closed on Monday, May 27^th for Memorial Day.

Summer Admission & Hours

Beginning Saturday, May 4^th the City Museum will shift to summer hours. From May through September, the museum will be open Monday-Friday from 9am to 6pm and on weekends from 10am to 4:30pm.

Also beginning May 4^th, the museum will begin charging summer admission. General admission is $7.00, senior admission is $6.00 (65 and older), and children under 13 are free. All children must be accompanied by a ticketed adult.  As a Blue Star Museum, the City Museum also offers free admission to active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families.

Photo by Brian Wallace



Summer 2024 Exhibition

Yéil Koowú Átx'i Khaa Sháade Nákhx'i Yán Sákw Jeeyís: Ravenstail Regalia for Future Leaders

May 3^rd-October 19^th, 2024

Opening Reception: May 3^rd | 4-7pm

Ravenstail weaving known in Tlingit language as Yéil Koowú originates on the Northwest Coast of Alaska & Canada. The oldest known robe dates back to the 1700’s. Historic pieces have been preserved in museums across the world. This artform fell out of practice for 100 years until researcher Cheryl Samuel “woke” it up. It has largely been carried by Cheryl and one of her students, Kay Parker, who have both taught with historical pattern integrity intact.

Lily Hope has been mentoring 20 weavers in person and via Zoom since 2020. In that time, students have woven multiple Ravenstail projects including headdresses, leggings, bags, and child-size robes. The culmination of their work will be on display in this exhibition, showcasing the history of Yéil Koowú, its current knowledge bearers, and the bright future ahead.

Also on display will be the Hands Across Time robe. In 1990, the Friends of the Alaska State Museum sponsored a group of weavers to create a collaborative project of weaving students headed by Cheryl Samuel, which took place in the museum’s Northwest Coast clan house. This was believed to be the first original Yéil Koowú robe woven in Southeast Alaska since it fell out of practice. 

Switch and Exchange: A Brief History of Telephones in 20^th Century Juneau



Telephones, switchboards, and the lines that connected them were once signifiers of a thriving modern community in the 20^th Century. Juneau, as the first city in Alaska to have an established telephone system, exemplified a modern community in this way. This mini exhibition explores the history of landline telephones, Juneau’s early telephone company, and why Juneau has a community named Telephone Hill through interactives, phones, photographs, and art. 

May Walking Tours

Historic Downtown Juneau Walking Tour

May 5^th through September 26^th, 2024

Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursdays | 1:45-3pm

This walking tour covers about 10 city blocks of the downtown business district and bordering neighborhood. Participants will learn about Juneau’s first inhabitants, view totem poles, hear tales of prominent personalities from the early days, and see how the thirst for gold changed the landscape of downtown Juneau. This tour begins and ends at the City Museum. Ticket price is $31.50 and includes admission to the City Museum and a 20% discount on select items in the museum store.

Downtown Juneau Geology Tour

Saturday, May 18^th | 1-3pm

RESERVATIONS: (907) 586-3572 



This tour highlights the general geology of downtown Juneau and how local geology has influenced Juneau’s downtown development and history. The walk is about 1.5 miles in length. It begins at the City Museum and ends at the whale fountain on next to the Douglas bridge. Led by local tour guides, Dr. Cathy Connor, retired Professor of Geology University of Alaska Southeast, and Juneau Naturalist Richard Carstensen. Ticket price is $31.50 and includes admission to the City Museum and a 20% discount on select items in the museum store.

More information about the Marie Darlin Prize requisites may be found at fojdcm.org or by calling the City Museum at 907-586-3572.

The Marie Darlin Prize

Nominations Due May 5th

The Marie Darlin Prize recognizes outstanding works of artistic, literary, performative, or scholarly merit that concern the cultures and peoples of Southeast Alaska. The prize is awarded annually to an individual or collaboration whose work expresses a commitment to the region’s social or cultural history, community advocacy, or Indigenous identity.

In accordance with the wishes of Marie Darlin and donors, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum administers the Marie Darlin Prize, and the Juneau Community Foundation oversees the fund. Prize contenders are writers, visual artists, performing artists, or scholars from Alaska or elsewhere who have completed a significant work that emphasizes community values and regional identity. Applicants are reviewed by a selection committee which determines the winner. A cash prize of $5,000 is awarded annually and may be used as the recipient wishes

More information about the Marie Darlin Prize requisites may be found at fojdcm.org or by calling the City Museum at 907-586-3572.