Press Releases

VMHA Annual Report 2021

Valdez, Alaska, September 28, 2021 – 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. In her message to the Council VMHA Board President Donna Lane writes, Another year of Pandemic challenges…

Roadhouse Dinner Postponed

Valdez, Alaska, September 30, 2021 – Due to a rise in COVID 19 cases in the community our On the Road Again Roadhouse Dinner in-person event is POSTPONED until November 6, 2021. Although disappointing, we now have more time to do event planning and coordinate entertainment for this scaled down in-person event, and we think…

On the Road Again Online Auction Extended

You now have MORE TIME to bid on these and many other intriguing items in our On the Road Again Online Auction! It has been EXTENDED one week. Auction NOW ends: 12 Noon on Saturday, October 9th. Auction Website: https://ontheroad.givesmart.com or text: ontheroad to 76278 A step by step guide on how to make a bid…

CHAIR TALK

Our newest temporary exhibit, True Stories of Chairs, presents chairs from the Museum’s collection and the community, pairing them with the stories of historical people who sat in them. Got a chair with a great story? Share it via Zoom on the Valdez Museum’s Tuesday Nite History Talk titled Chair Talk, on September 28th at…

Visiting Artist at the Valdez Museum

Valdez, Alaska, July 28, 2021: Cordova, AK artist Karl Becker, creator of Mountain Treasures: Kennecott, Alaska and Iceberg Lake which is currently on display in the Egan Commons, will present two free programs at the Museum on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.  His first program is a watercolor demonstration Tuesday morning at 11 am, then he…