Press Releases

Glass Art Exhibition Opens

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Valdez, Alaska, October 7, 2020: The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive is pleased to announce the installation of a new art exhibition, Color + Heat = Magic, Glass by Sharry Miller. The exhibit offers viewers a unique vision of Alaska presented through a collection of fused glass work depicting nature in all…

VMHA Annual Report 2020 Available Now

Valdez, Alaska, September 30, 2020 – Each year in October the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive (VMHA) Board and Staff give an overview of the past year’s progress and accomplishments to our corporate members, the Valdez City Council. VMHA Board President Donna Lane writes of this year’s challenges in particular, “2020 has uniquely challenged operations…

VMHA Selects Design Team for New Consolidated Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Valdez, Alaska, September 8, 2020: The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive Board of Directors is excited to announce that Wolf Architecture, in partnership with Hennebery Eddy Architects, has been chosen to help the Museum achieve its long-held dream of a new expanded and consolidated museum facility. This talented team will provide the…

Museum Launches First Online Art Exhibit

Raptora Borealis: Alaska’s Birds of Prey, Art by Kevin Crowley Click on title to view full exhibit. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Valdez, Alaska, August 6, 2020 – The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive is pleased to announce the opening of its first online exhibition, Raptora Borealis: Alaska’s Birds of Prey, Art by Kevin Crowley. This temporary…

THANK YOU ANNUAL APPEAL CONTRIBUTORS

Valdez, Alaska, August 20, 2020 – The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive 2020 Annual Appeal has been a rousing success! Once a year we ask everyone to open their hearts and pocket books to help keep the Museum operating. Since its launch in mid-July, total donations to the 2020 VMHA Annual Appeal have surpassed our…