Press Releases

Valdez Museum Kicks Off Summer Season!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Summer Season Begins at the Valdez Museum Valdez, Alaska, May 15, 2018 – Museum visiting hours have expanded at the main Museum in the heart of downtown Valdez on Egan Drive and at the Valdez Museum on Hazelet. Both are now open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. seven days a…

Welcome News! Marcia Lynn Joins the Museum Team

The Valdez Museum is proud to annouce and welcome Marcia Lynn to the team as our new Administrative Marketing Coordinator. She brings 27 years of public broadcasting experience to her job at the Museum after being a news host and reporter for NPR affiliated stations in Kodiak, Barrow, Bethel, Homer and most recently KCHU in Valdez….

Seed Media Pairs with the Valdez Museum to Digitalize Film Archives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seed Media Pairs with the Valdez Museum to Digitalize Film Archives Valdez, Alaska, May 7, 2018 – The Valdez Museum’s historical collections contain about 200 moving image items. They cover a variety of media formats that range from 8mm, 16mm and 35mm films, VHS and Beta max videotapes, to audio cassettes and…

Student Art Show 2018 Thank You

“Spring into Art:  2018 Annual Student Art Show” opened March 23, 2018 with an opening celebration that evening.  The show will run until May 3, 2018.  Over the last 18 years the Annual Student Art Show has been a great opportunity for the Museum to partner with the Valdez City Schools to help supplement their…

Senator Murkowski Receives Museum Award

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release End: February 28, 2018 Valdez Museum & Historical Archive & Juneau-Douglas City Museum to Join Hundreds of Museum professionals for Congressional award to Senator Lisa Murkowski in Washington, DC In February, Michelle Cullen & Patricia Relay from the Valdez Museum & Historical Archive, and Jane Lindsey from the Juneau-Douglas City…