This was a nice stop. My husband and I spend about an hour in the small but well worth it museam. They had a good collection of art and artifacts as well as a library room which we didn't enter. Free to get in and the curator was friendly to talk to. Located inside the Wells Fargo bank and parking was easy.
This museum is probably the biggest surprise visitors stumble across in Anchorage. The museum is free and located in the headquarters building for Wells Fargo in Alaska. Since its in a bank building-it keeps bankers hours, which means open on Monday but not the weekend. It is also a little out of the way, being located in "Midtown", about 2-1/2 miles south of the main downtown business district. If you can make it there, it is well worth your time. It provides displays of Alaska art and native items in a "traditional" museum setting--rows of glass cases. The advantage to this display method (when compared to the "state-of-the-art" Smithsonian collections at the downtown Anchorage Museum) is that you can get much closer to view each item that you can in the giant glass display cases. This really helps older people whose eyesight may not be the best and everyone else too. I definitely recommend you visit this museum, if you have the time when it's open.
Interesting artifacts and history of Alaska. Walter, Museum Assistant, was very friendly and knowledgeable of the history and the area. Can't beat that the museum is free.
This is a nice little museum with some excellent displays of Alaskan artifacts. We spent about an hour looking at the displays.
This museum is a hidden treasure in Anchorage. It isn't big but it is very worthwhile to visit. You will learn about the culture and see artifacts. It is on the bottom floor in one big room in the Wells Fargo building and is free admission. I would suggest 1-2 hours, especially if you like to read.
Say you don't have time to see all the sites? Go here. If you would like to take the quick and free view of Alaska this is the place to go! A buddy and I stopped off and checked it out and it was very well done. There are several interesting pieces to look over and you can do it all in about 45 minutes. Less if your schedule is tight. Its well done and I would recommend it.
Rainy cold weather had us searching for an indoor activity when we found this museum - and WOW - what a find! It's only open weekdays 12-4. Don't miss it!
Free to visit, well laid out and informative. Will only take a couple of hours but it's time well spent.
Not as big as the Anchorage Museum (formerly AnchorageMuseum of History and Art) but very interesting g to anyone interested in Alaska history. I believe the articles in it were acquired over the years by Elmer Rasmusson, an Alaskan Banker, who decided to create a museum using them. His bank was acquired inn recent years by then Wells Fargo Bank, which also acquired the museum.
I just went in to do some banking. What a nice surprise to find this small museum. I really enjoyed the original paintings.