February 2020 News & Events
February FREE Admission
Enjoy FREE admission for the month of February thanks to another generous donation from Michelle Storer!


Exhibits
Icefall Pinch , by Ben Huff
Through February 28, 2020
The Light That Got Lost
Photography by Ben Huff

OPENING RECEPTION
February 7 | 4:30-7:00 pm
Juneau photographer, Ben Huff, is the featured solo artist at the City Museum for the month of February. Huff’s exhibit, The Light that Got Lost, is a collection of
large format black and white portraits of various JIRP (Juneau Icefield Research Project) students interspersed with color aerial photographs of the JIRP icefield camps, and images from the terminus of the Mendenhall and Herbert Glaciers. The photographs in this exhibit were taken during the time Huff spent on the Juneau Icefield and surrounding glaciers, both on his own expeditions, and as a faculty member with JIRP.

The Light That Got Lost , will open on Friday, February 7th and will be on display through February 28th.
Programs
Rebecca , by Ben Huff
February 8, 10:30-Noon
Coffee & Collections
Artist Talk with Ben Huff
Ben Huff is a Juneau based photographer, artist, bookmaker, and the founder/editor of Ice Fog Press. Huff has spent years photographing the Juneau Icefield and the students who work for the Juneau Icefield Research Project (JIRP). During his Coffee & Collections presentation, Huff will discuss his exhibit, The Light That Got Lost , as well as his larger practice of being an artist, photographer, and bookmaker.

Coffee & Collections is a free event, and coffee will be provided thanks to a donation by Heritage Coffee Company.


February 19, 5:30-7:30pm
at The Mendenhall Valley Library
History & Implications of 70-years of Research from the Juneau Icefield
A science talk with Chris J Mcneil
Chris McNeil is a Geophysicist with the USGS in Anchorage who has been studying the Lemon Glacier analyzing seventy years of data. For the City Museum's first City Salon event of 2020, McNeil will talk about the Lemon Glacier, the Mendenhall Glacier, and a recent discovery about the Taku Glacier. Discussion will include the history of scientific research on the Juneau Icefield, what it tells us about the cryosphere in Southeast Alaska, and how that research continues to advance science in the 21 st  century.

City Salon is a free City Museum program series centered on community dialogue about local history, culture, art, and literature.


February 21, 5:30-7:30pm
at The City Museum
Art at the Edge of Climate Change and the Juneau Icefield
An artist panel discussion
This City Salon event features an artist panel. Three artists working in different mediums will come together to talk about the importance of art in the discussion about the changing environment of the Juneau Icefield within the larger context of Climate Change. 
 
Ben Huff, Hannah Mode, and Annika Ord will sit down with UAS English Professor, Kevin Maier, to talk about process, their involvement with the Juneau Icefield Program, and the landscape that fuels their art.
Upcoming Exhibits

Adventure
The 16th Annual 12X12
Community Art Exhibit
Adventure, the 16th Annual 12X12 Community Art Exhibition opens March 7th. Please read on for submission information:

ENTRY FORMS must be submitted by Feb. 15th, 2020 with a registration fee of $12.12 for each entry form. Multiple submissions, per artist, are allowed. Entry forms may be downloaded HERE or picked up at the City Museum. No late entry forms will be accepted.

ARTWORK DROP OFF Drop off artwork at the City Museum between Tuesday, February 25th and Saturday, February 29th, 2020 from 10:00am to 4:00pm  No late drop-offs will be accepted.

For more information about the upcoming 12X12 Exhibit Please contact the City Museum at 586-3572.
MUSEUM INFORMATION
Holiday Closures in February
President's Day
February 17th

Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm

Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Closed Sundays

Winter Admission
FREE thanks to our generous donors.

Contact
907 586-3572
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum fosters among its diverse audiences an awareness of Juneau's cultural heritage, values and community memory so we may draw strength and perspective from the past, inspire learning, and find purpose for the future. As a public trust, we collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit those materials that document the cultures and history of the Juneau and Douglas area.