Category: What’s Happening | Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium's Blog

Halloween Tricks & Treats

Posted: October 5, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, What's Happening

October 31 is spooky in StJ! Will you be fierce or cuddly? Creepy or comic? Will you wear make up or a mask? Fangs or feathers? We’re looking for pirates and princesses, dragons and dinosaurs, Fortnite marauders and Ghostbusters … everyone is welcome to roam our galleries among creatures great… Read More

William Eddy Lecture: Abdi Nor Iftin

Posted: October 2, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Programs and Events, What's Happening

November 9, 7:00 at the St. Johnsbury School Growing up in Somalia, Abdi Nor Iftin was known as “Abdi American.” He fell in love with the United States from afar, teaching himself English by watching movies like The Terminator and listening to Michael Jackson. He cheered the arrival of US… Read More

October Weather

Posted: September 28, 2018| Categories: Skywatch Almanac Weather, What's Happening

Many of us have a sense of denial that creeps over us in October, and often we hope that October will help us with our delusion. Any frost that comes along to finish off the garden is frequently followed by a spell of warm, gentle weather often referred to as… Read More

Gail Boyajian

Posted: September 19, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Museum News, What's Happening

We’re pleased to partner with Catamount Arts to present Gerry Bergstein and Gail Boyajian: Uncovered, an exhibition of painting, drawing, mixed media, assemblage and sculpture. Looking for the Ark, featuring a selection of Gail Boyajian’s 3-dimensional work in in our main gallery through December 31, 2018. On Saturday, September 22… Read More

New Planetarium Shows!

Posted: September 17, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Mark Breen, Museum News, Planetarium News, What's Happening

This fall we have a roster of brand new and exciting shows in our Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium, in addition to experiences like Rosetta, Stars and Shadows, and The New Space Race. If you plan on doing some stargazing this fall, come enjoy What’s Up Tonight: Autumn Lights to learn about… Read More