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The 10 Best Museums in Sitka, Alaska (AK)
The city of Sitka, located on Baranof Island along the Alaska Panhandle, was once the capital of Russian America. Nearby Sitka National Historical Park was established to commemorate the Battle of Sitka in 1804, the last major conflict between Europeans and the native Alaskans. The park now helps preserve the culture of the Tlingit people, as well as the Russian and American settlers, with collections of rare artifacts, the preserved remains of the Tlingit fort and a Russian Bishop's House.
Restaurants in Sitka
1. Goldsmith Gallery
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
Goldsmith Gallery features the largest collection of Art Glass in the state of Alaska, along with hand crafted native jewelry, natural gold nugget and gold in quartz jewelry, and the exact item you're looking for to help you remember your Alaskan adventure forever. The store is locally owned, open year round, and the employees are so friendly you'll want to take them home. (please don't)
2. Island Artists Gallery
3. Alaska Arts Southeast
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Since 1878, the Historic Sheldon Jackson Campus operated as a school for thousands of students, first as an Alaska Native boarding school and later a college. It is the birthplace of the Alaskan Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood. Now home to the lauded Sitka Fine Arts Camp, the campus is a site of great importance to Alaskan history.
4. Sheldon Jackson Museum
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4.5 based on 274 reviews
Reviewed By Fran4747
This is a collection of native Alaskan items collected from all over the state. It is a wonderful insight into the skills and craftsmanship of the cultures and an insight into their daily activities. If you’re into native crafts, this is a must see!
5. Sitka Historical Museum
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4.5 based on 30 reviews
Formerly named the Isabel Miller Museum, this little museum is a treasure--the only museum in Sitka featuring all of Sitka's history.
6. Sitka Sound Science Center
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4.5 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By Bak79
Small but excellent. If you can catch them feeding shrimp to the red pacific octopus, that's the best!
7. Robertson's Gallery & Custom Framing
8. Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall
9. Artist Cove Gallery
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
A small, locally owned art gallery with a focus on handmade art, jewelry and gifts from Alaskan, local and native artists with a small handful of artists from around the world.
10. Raindance Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
