Learn About the Cultures That Influence Life on Kodiak Island in Southwest Alaska

Alutiiq Museum

Opened in 1995, the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak features a vast collection of artifacts, exhibits, and displays displaying the region's unique Alaska Native history. With Kodiak as its backdrop, the Alutiiq Museum features archaeological collections, photographic collections, and a number of different film and audio Recordings.

Whether you explore the Alutiiq Museum on your own or venture with the crowd on a guided tour, keep an eye out for interesting collections like the Natural History Collection, featuring a unique look at some plant and animal samples geologically native to the Kodiak area.

Baranov Museum

Located on the "Island of the Big Bear," otherwise known as Kodiak, the Baranov Museum showcases a wonderful collection of historical exhibits. The museum is housed in the 200-year-old Erskine House, also known as the Russian American Magazin.

Step into this National Historic Landmark to view exhibits of the Alutiiq culture from the Russian colonial period to present times, featuring an abundance of historical artifacts, photographs and documents. The museum is also known to research data on the Kodiak and Aluetian Islands region for educational purposes.

Maritime Museum

Located on Kodiak Island, the Maritime Museum exists to preserve and showcase the island’s extensive maritime heritage. Though the museum doesn’t actually feature a physical display room, this “museum without walls” does provide virtual exhibits – including Kodiak, Vessels of Kodiak, Pacific Salmon, and Alaskan Crab Fishing exhibits – on their website.

Physical exhibits can be found throughout the Kodiak community, like the “Crabbing” and “Trapped!” exhibits at Kodiak College and the Kodiak Waterfront Exhibit overlooking St. Paul Harbor. Moreover, visitors can enjoy frequent educational events hosted by the Maritime Museum as well.