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visitors near the entrance. This summer, the museum is celebrating scientific research in the far north with the exhibit “Arctic Odyssey: Voyages of the R/V Sikuliaq.” The exhibit examines arctic research in the Last Frontier and how the research vessel aides scientists in studying the North. Also available this
summer, the museum will again host behind-the-scenes tours in which visitors get to see museum scientists at work and visit rarely seen collections. The museum building is famed for its modern design, invoking images of glaciers, spring breakup, alpine ridges and the northern lights.
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The museum is home to 1.4 million artifacts and specimens, divided into 10 collections, or disciplines: archaeology, birds, documentary film, earth sciences, ethnology/history, fine arts, fishes/marine invertebrates, insects, mammals and plants. The collections form the foundation for the museum’s research and exhibits, from art and sculpture to displays of gold and minerals to animals and insects found all over the state. One of the most stunning attractions is Blue Babe, a 36,000-yearold mummified steppe bison which is permanently on display. Also look for Otto — you can’t miss the giant grizzly, who greets
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