Alaska Office

The Arctic Studies Center has opened an office in Anchorage Alaska where Native people, scholars and museum associates work together on a broad range of collaborative research.
More about ASC Alaska...

F E A T U R E
Visit the new Web feature from ASC Alaska "Alutiiq Dance". Illustrated by artist Mark Matson, Alutiiq Dance highlights ceremonial garments, masks and instruments from the William J. Fisher collection at the National Museum of Natural History.

A R T I C L E S
Workshop February 1998 - Alaska Native Museums and Culture Centers
Looking Both Ways - An Arctic Studies Center / Alutiiq Museum Exhibition in Progress
Education on the Road - Long distance learning hits home.
Preservation - Experts conduct extensive training
Unearthing the Past - Archeology in a Mythical Landscape: Glacier Bay National Park

About Arctic Studies Center - Alaska
The Smithsonian Institution has a long history with Alaska. Before the region was purchased from Russia in the mid 19th century, scientists were sent to explore its environment and people. In 1993, the Arctic Studies Center opened an office in the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.

Working with Native people, scholars and museum associates, Dr. Aron Crowell directs the Center's Alaskan office where he is responsible for a broad range of collaborative research. Crowell is currently the principal investigator for a large, interdisciplinary study of prehistoric maritime adaptations, population growth, and environmental change sponsored by the National Park Service for the Gulf of Alaska.

For more Information contact:
Aron L. Crowell, Ph.D.
Anchorage Director/ Archaeologist
Arctic Studies Center, Alaska Regional Office
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
121 W. 7th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
tel 907-343-6162 - fax 907-343-6130 - email aronc@muskox.alaska.edu