maxine & jesse whitney museum

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  JoeBlackOld

  Enjoyed two particular museum visits for the June 2014 Alaska vacation: Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, and Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum.The Anchorage Museum is pretty fancy and lots of staff working there, while M&JW Museum is free admission, plain building layout but with "real deal" exhibit items. I was particularly intrigued by artifacts/topics such as - fish wheel to harvest salmons - native clothing, canoes, kayaks, and hunting weaponry - education system and segregation period - Russian Orthodox influence and subsequent American rules - impact of Good Friday earthquakes & other tsunami events

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  DomSue8573

  Great museum that we went to in order to get out of the rain. Great surprise ! Interesting story and interesting and varied displays. Knowledgable and personable docent. Check it out. Free admission was an added plus

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  alexcZ5686YX

  I don't know if this is appropriate as we never got to see the museum. We stayed an extra day in Valdez as it was advertised widely as open 7 days a week from 9 until at least 5. We went at 11 am. and it was closed we no indication why. Very disappointing but we saw other attractions.

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  Johnnie1945

  This is an excellent collection of stuffed animals, ivory carving, and Alaskan Native Art. It took Maxine and Jesse Whitney to build their collection. It was donated to the Collage for all to enjoy.

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  RLM2014

  The museum was a wonderful stop on our way out of Valdez. The taxidermy was excellent and really gave you a perspective of the animals size. The collection of artifacts was impressive and there where many interesting exhibits. Well worth your time, and it was free(donations are accepted for upkeep).

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  847robertv

  I was not expecting much when we pulled up to this museum but I was wrong. There were many typical Alaska animals in their environment. I saw animals that I would have never seen in the wild.

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  RnCAlaska

  Entry is on a donation basis. The museum is packed with full mounts of a wide variety of animals and a beautiful collection of Native Alaskan craftsmanship with ivory, leather works, dolls, furs and much more. We were very impressed. Even our nearly 3 year old grand daughter enjoyed herself. Not only is everything neat, clean and well displayed, but educational, as well.

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  288joycec

  We loved this place. So much to see and we learned a lot of things we didn't know before. The young man in the front was fun and great to talk to. Thanks for a great visit.

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  SagarSavla

  This is a quick stop. You can spend 15-20 minutes. I was amazed that one person can collect so much during their lifetime. Highly recommend this if you want to kill sometime during your stay in Valdez. Plus it is free.

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  7PierreC

  I did not expect such a delightful place on Valdez - though i liked every moment in Valdez and at sea. Wonderful collection remarkably presented. Nice and helpful young people at desk (i went once alone, and once with my wife)