Photos: Anchorage Museum’s First Friday event brings community together

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April 26, 2021

October 13, 2026

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Jackson Evans

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April 26, 2021

“Red Curl” by Sonya Kelliher-Combs. The art mimics cold-drying sockeye salmon. Photo by Jackson Evans.

First Friday at the Anchorage Museum provides free entry and extended business hours for visitors. The event takes place on the first Friday of each month and brings activities such as food trucks, music, drinks and more. First Friday is a great opportunity for the Anchorage community to come together to learn, celebrate and explore before easing into a new month.

Sculptures outside the Anchorage Museum. Photo by Jackson Evans.

The Hapa Project invites museum goers to have their photo taken and presented as part of an art exhibition. Photo by Jackson Evans.

A recreation of a 20th century Alaska resident living room. Photo by Jackson Evans.

An aquatic exhibit features much sea life. Photo by Jackson Evans.

Live musicians in the Anchorage Museum perform on the ground floor of the building. Photo by Jackson Evans.

A museum goer tries a pulley swing used to demonstrate mechanical advantage. Photo by Jackson Evans.

Live musicians and dancers perform at First Friday. Photo by Jackson Evans.

Snake handlers gave attendees the opportunity to observe and touch a snake. Photo by Jackson Evans.

A model for rainfall and the water cycle. Photo by Jackson Evans.

Art depicting a Dena’ina Athabascan fishing village on Ship Creek. Photo by Jackson Evans.

Feather sculptures depicting bears pose in the entryway of an upper level exhibit. Photo by Jackson Evans.

“Kayak Figures,” Inupiaq figures from the 20th century. Photo by Jackson Evans.

A simulation gives museum goers the opportunity to experience what it might be like to surf the Turnagain Arm. Photo by Jackson Evans.

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Photos: Anchorage Museum’s First Friday event brings community together

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