Project Updates
This page is where you will find updated information on the progress of our Capital Campaign. That includes Building Committee meeting reports, materials developed for our Community Outreach plan and notifications on pertinent Valdez City Council meetings that directly relate to our efforts to build a new museum facility. If you want more information feel free to give us a call at 907-835-2764 or send an email to info@valdezmuseum.org.
Building Committee Meets With Architect Teams
Valdez, Alaska, December 19, 2020: The Museum Building Committee and representatives from Wolf Architecture and Hennebery Eddy Architects met on December 11, 2020 to work on flushing out possible design scenarios for the new museum facility. stated Project Goals are: Gathering Expansion Consolidation The architects’ focus is on the project location—site of the current Main…
History, Art and Architecture Converge
Valdez, Alaska, October 22, 2020:The Valdez Museum Egan Commons was a hub of activity on October 20 – 21, 2020. That’s when the design team of Wolf Architecture and Hennebery Eddy Architects came to town for an official kick-off the New Museum Project, a partnership between the City of Valdez and Valdez Museum & Historical…
Another Step Forward
Recently our dream of a new consolidated 20,000 square foot Museum & Historical Archive came a little closer to reality. On October 6, 2020 the Valdez City Council approved the architectural services contract with Wolf Architecture, Inc., in partnership with Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc. to provide public process and stakeholder engagement services; fundraising support services;…
VMHA Selects Design Team for New Consolidated Museum
With three decades experience designing for commercial, municipal, and non-profit clients across Alaska, Wolf Architecture, based in Palmer, Alaska, is well-suited to lead the design effort for the Valdez Museum. Their team has spent the past two years working in Valdez on several projects including the new Fire Station 1. The work they’ve done designing…
RFQ Proposals for Architectural Services Now Being Accepted
A final decision on where to locate the new Valdez Museum & Historical Archive (VMHA) was made at the regular Valdez City Council meeting on February 18, 2020 when council members passed a resolution to establish the geographic location for the expansion and consolidation of the Valdez Museum facilities. Since then Museum Board and Staff…
