April Free Admission & Hours

Free admission to the City Museum during the the month of April is in memory of Marie Darlin. The City Museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm.

First Friday

Friday, April 5^th | 4-7pm

On Friday, April 5^th, the City Museum will be open from 4:00-7pm for First Friday. Live piano music will be performed by a local music student and music teacher. A selection of vintage Juneau posters will be available to purchase as “pay as you will”. The posters will be out during First Friday and will remain on sale for a week, or two, while supplies last. Continuing exhibitions include Stellar! The 20^th Annual 12x12 Community Art Exhibition and, Switch and Exchange: A Brief History of Telephones in 20^th Century Juneau. This is a free event! 

April is National Poetry Month!

Members of the Burn Thompson Writing Group meet bimonthly to read and critique their work. During meetings, writers share their work and offer each other gentle critiques. The group is open to the public.

Poetry Reading Event

by the Burn Thompson Writing Group Poets

Saturday, April 6^th | 2:00pm

Celebrate National Poetry Month by attending a poetry reading at the City Museum. On Saturday, April 6^th, members of the Burn Thompson Writing Group will read original works sure to entertain and inspire. This is a free event with coffee, tea, and cookies provided.

The Burn Thompson Writing Group is named in honor of writer and long-time group member Burn Thompson. Thompson came to Juneau in the late 1980s from Roanoke, Virginia and took charge of a flagging writing group nursing it back to health. Thompson had an undergraduate degree in physics and graduate degrees in creative writing, a rare mix. The group was named in her honor after her death in October 2013.

New in the Museum Store!

Jewelry by local artist Jess Davis 

Beginning Friday, April 5^th

We are excited to announce the addition of new jewelry to the City Museum store! Beginning Friday, April 5th, we will carry jewelry created by local artist Jess Davis creator of AK Mountaintop Mermaid. Jess handcrafts stunning pieces of wearable art created from copper, sea urchin shells, mussel shells, and locally sourced quartz. We have a small selection of rings and necklaces- beautiful gifts from earth and sea!

Stellar! The 20^th Annual 12x12

Community Art Exhibition 

March 1^st- April 20^th 2024

For twenty 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, Stellar! This theme lends itself to all artistic mediums and has a variety of interpretations. Forty-nine community members have submitted pieces for the show. Come see how Juneau’s community members chose to interpret "Stellar!"

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. 

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.