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Calling All Artists to Join the Show!

Valdez, Alaska, December 15, 2020: The Valdez Museum is pleased to announce its first exhibit for the New Year!  Art on Your Own is a community wide art show that runs January 8 through March 7, 2021 and will showcase works by local artists in three age categories, 5-10, 11-17 and 18+. The show will…

History, Art and Architecture Converge

Valdez, Alaska, October 22, 2020:The Valdez Museum’s 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…

Off the Road Roadhouse-Online Auction Live NOW!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Valdez, Alaska, December 6, 2020: For over 20 years the Museum Board, Staff and Volunteers have come together to put on a wonderful community event to celebrate and raise funds for the Museum by enjoying a family style dinner, entertainment, dessert dash, raffles, door prizes and auctions. This year, due to the COVID…

VMHA Celebrates Museum Store Sunday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Museum Store Sunday” Celebrated Worldwide Valdez, Alaska: On Sunday, November 29th the Valdez Museum will take part in a global celebration designed to encourage direct community engagement through visitation and sales in participating cultural institutions. Museum Store Sunday is a signature advocacy initiative of the Museum Store Association. According to a blog…

A Step Forward for New Museum Project

Valdez, Alaska, October 18, 2020: Recently our dream of a new consolidated 20,000 square foot Museum & Historical Archive came a little closer to reality. 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…