Mission and public details
THE SHELDON MUSEUM is AN INTEGRAL PART of THE HAINES ALASKA COMMUNITY. OUR INSTITUTION HAS REDUCED VISITOR ACCESS THIS YEAR (10291 SITE VISITS) DUE to COVID-19. EXHIBIT GALLERIES ARE UPSTAIRS, RESEARCH ARCHIVES and STAFF OFFICES ARE DOWNSTAIRS, and THE ENTRANCE and GIFT STORE ARE ON THE MEZZANINE LEVEL BETWEEN THEM. THE LARGE MAIN GALLERY EXHIBITS, WHICH CHANGE EVERY THREE YEARS, INCORPORATE ART, HISTORICAL OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, and INTERACTIVES. THE CURRENT EXHIBIT "EVERYTHING FROM AFAR DRIFTS ASHORE" FOCUSES ON 1850 to 1910 IN THE CHILKAT VALLEY WHEN IT TRANSITIONED FROM AN ALL-NATIVE AREA to A MIXED POPULATION. EACH YEAR NUMEROUS SMALLER TEMPORARY EXHIBITS INCLUDE TRAVELING HISTORY…
- Organization
- SHELDON MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER INC
- EIN
- 92-0134317
- Address
- PO BOX 269, HAINES, AK, 99827
- County
- Haines
- Tax category
- Museums
- NTEE classification
- A540
- Organization website
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