Event Type
Webinars and Virtual Events
Event Dates
2021-06-07
Location
Online: 12:00-1:00 pm AKDT, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT
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The University of Alaska (UA) Museum of the North announces their upcoming Virtual Grand Opening: Bowhead Whale. This event will take place on the UA Museum of the North YouTube channel.
This spring, the University of Alaska Museum of the North has articulated and suspended a 42-foot bowhead whale skeleton from the lobby’s ceiling, the first display of its kind in a North American museum.
Join organizers for a Virtual Grand Opening. Hear from project leaders and learn more about the challenges they overcame to prepare and suspend a 1,830-pound whale skeleton from the museum ceiling. Celebrate the project completion with museum and partners.
Please follow the link above for more information.