Alutiiq Museum
Celebrating heritage through living culture
The past meets the present at the Alutiiq Museum where you can explore 7,500 years of Alutiiq/Sugpiaq heritage. See ancestral artifacts, discover history, and learn how Alutiiq traditions continue. Cama’i — Hello. We welcome you.
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Museum News
Holiday Cheer
Add some Alutiiq-style cheer to your holidays with this page of activities, traditions, and songs tied to Alutiiq/Sugiaq culture across the ages.
Holiday Bazaar
Meet Kodiak artists and find unique gifts for everyone on your list at our popular holiday bazaar. Shop Local. Shop Alutiiq. at the National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.
Story of a Bear Camp
For more than 60 years, the Baumann/Helgason family lived beside Uganik Passage, mining, gardening, harvesting local resources, and guiding sport hunters. Learn about their camp.
Activity of the Month
Send a message with pictographs, play Alutiiq Word games, make paper dolls, create a tea party, and much more. Find a free downloadable page of our Alutiiq book at the start of each month.
Museum Renovation
We are renovating the museum to support our programs. The new Alutiiq Museum will feature a classroom, a gathering area, double the exhibit space, a larger store and much more.
Word of the Week
The Alutiiq Word of the Week has been sharing language and cultural traditions for over 26 years. Find all 679 lessons in our online, searchable archive. What will you learn?
Upcoming Events
We host a variety of events from arts workshops and language lessons to lectures on recent research and a monthly cultural orientation that is available in person or online.
Beaded headdress by Cassie Rowland
Alutiiq Museum Store
SHOP LOCAL. SHOP ALUTIIQ.
Find unique artwork, handmade gifts, books, and museum merchandise inspired by Alutiiq heritage. Shop at our store in the Downtown Marketplace (111 Rezanoff Drive West, Suite 12), visit us online, or let us assist you by phone (844-425-8844). Gift wrapping is available.