On June 4, Southeast residents have a chance at a date with history: an exclusive preview tour for 200 people inside the new Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives, and Museum.<\/p>\n
Participants will get the inside story about the collections vault, conservation labs, and exhibit fabrication shop. Step onto the massive terrazzo floor map of Alaska inside the atrium. Inspect the reincarnated eagle tree, the two and a half times larger museum, and the children\u2019s glass-enclosed play area with a refabricated Discovery ship. See Science on a Sphere with images of worldwide weather in real time, glacial advances, or earthquakes projected onto a six-foot diameter globe. Talk with Evon Zerbetz about her vibrant 63-foot-long glass wall. Check out the dramatic wood ceiling in the Richard Foster Reading Room and the sky bridge.<\/p>\n
Plan to spend the evening exploring in style as you soak up this 118,000 square-foot treasure trove of architectural, historic, and cultural wonders.<\/p>\n
The museum, said director Linda Thibodeau, is \u201ca visual experience. Vista to vista, it\u2019s so rich, a world-class facility.\u201d<\/p>\n
At tour stops, staff will discuss the inner workings of the integrated facilities which, until now, have operated out of separate offices and buildings.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s so special about the vault? Just like a bank vault, it\u2019s where the gold is. On this special evening, you\u2019ll be escorted into the concrete-and-steel, climate- and water-controlled inner sanctum where 95 percent of the SLAM\u2019s collection is housed \u2014 roughly 30,000 artifacts vs. the 3,000 on display in the museum.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very secure. Most staff don\u2019t have access,\u201d said Thibodeau.<\/p>\n
It has optimal conditions to protect Alaska\u2019s historical and cultural treasures from fire, water, freezing, and overcrowding, helping collections to last longer, said Historical Collections Head Librarian Jim Simard. There\u2019s also the wood\/metal shop that Deputy Director Bob Banghart calls \u201cthe best shop in town.\u201d<\/p>\n
From 5:30-8:30 pm, enjoy hearty hors d\u2019oeuvres, a no-host wine and beer bar, and the Rob Cohen jazz trio in the spacious, high-ceilinged atrium. Pick your tour time at 6 or 7:15 pm, but be there early.<\/p>\n
Tickets are available at the JACC, Hearthside, or jahc.org. They cost $75 for Friends members and $100 for non-members. Find out more or join at foslam.org. Alaska\u2019s new State Library, Archives and Museum is jaw-dropping spectacular, and if you join the Friends of the State Library Archives and Museum on June 4, you\u2019ll get a chance to see it in-depth and early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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