Events & Programs

Curious about history and your community? Looking for Inspiration? Ketchikan Museums offer events and programs for every interest.

Take a class, be part of a community discussion, get tips on how to document your own family’s history and much more.

Events & Programs

Curious about history and your community? Looking for Inspiration? Ketchikan Museums offer events and programs for every interest.

Take a class, be part of a community discussion, get tips on how to document your own family’s history and much more.

NATIVE ARTS STUDIES PROGRAM
MUSEUM MIDDAY
SCHOOLS / YOUTH
OPEN CRAFT NIGHT
ORAL HISTORY

WHAT’S COMING UP

Event Calendar

Browse below to see our upcoming events or programs.

May 4, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Ketchikan Salmon Walk Opening

Celebrate all things salmon at the Salmon Walk opening, May 4th starting at the Tongass Historical Museum! Meander along the 1.5 mile loop, stopping to learn more at the interpretative sites along the way. Thanks to staff from Alaska Fish & Game, SSRAA’s Deer Mountain Hatchery, UAS Ketchikan, Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council, USFS Tongass National Forest, the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, Historic Ketchikan, Ketchikan Museums and others for sharing info and activities along the walk!

Before and after, check out the Salmon Walk Artist Market thanks to our friends at the Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council!

Visit www.KetchikanSalmonWalk.org for a trail preview!

Please note that there is an alternate path between the Museum and the Fish Ladder (Park Avenue!) for anyone with mobility issues.

Ketchikan Museums collect, preserve, interpret and creatively share the history and culture of our region to serve, educate, engage and enrich our community.
Hours

Open Tuesday - Saturday
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., October - April. Reduced hours may occur when short-staffed. Check Facebook for updates.

Both locations open year round.

Open daily May - September.

Visit Us

Tongass Historical Museum
629 Dock St.
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
Get Directions
(907) 225-5600

Totem Heritage Center
601 Deermount St.
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
Get Directions
(907) 225-5900

Admission

Adults: $6
Elders (65 & older): $5
Children (17 & younger): Free
Military: Free
Museum Pass: $9 (admission to both the Tongass Historical Museum and the Totem Heritage Center)

Admission is always free for local residents!

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Tours & Field Trips

Ketchikan Museums invites your group or class to visit the Totem Heritage Center and the Tongass Historical Museum! We offer a variety of tours, activities and crafts to connect students of all ages to local history and culture.

Group tours are FREE for residents.

Contact us to arrange your tour:
907.225.5900 or email our Programs staff.

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