Baranov Museum - Kodiak, Alaska

Welcome to the Baranov Museum

Baranov Museum

At the Baranov Museum you can discover the history of Kodiak, Alaska through a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits, educational programs, and special events.

Explore Kodiak's rich history, from Alutiiq culture and the Russian colonial period to the early American era, WWII and the present day. The Baranov Museum is located within Kodiak's 200-year-old National Historic Landmark building known as the Russian American Magazin, or the Erskine House.

Hours & Admission

Summer hours:
10 - 4pm Monday - Saturday;

Winter hours:
10 - 3pm Tuesday - Sat.
Special Opening on request

Admission: $5.00 for adults,
children 12 & under are FREE

Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Poster Contest

Attention Kodiak kids! The Alaska Historical Society is sponsoring a Poster Contest in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Mt. Novarupta eruption on June 6, 1912. The eruption shrouded Kodiak in darkness for days and deposited up to 18-inches of ash throughout the city. The eruption also formed the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and led to the establishment of Katmai National Park. All Alaska 3rd grade students are eligible to participate in the contest by submitting an original drawing or painting reflecting the history of the Valley, and/or the stories found within it.

Exhibit Opening - Whaling the Kodiak Grounds

The Baranov Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition Whaling the Kodiak Grounds. This special exhibit explores the history of the whaling industry in Kodiak, the evolving technology used in the hunt, and the products generated from these giants of the ocean.
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Baranov Museum Receives Alaska Humanities Forum Funding: Kodiak's Filipino Community Stories

The holiday season has come early at the Baranov Museum in the form of a $8,500 grant award from the Alaska Humanities Forum for a project entitled Kodiak's Filipino Community Stories (KFCS). The Baranov Museum, in collaboration with the FIlipino American Association of Kodiak (FilAm Kodiak), planned KFCS to engage high-school students in ethnography and digital storytelling about the history of FIlipino Americans on Kodiak, culminating in an exhibit featuring these digital stories during October 2012, National Filipino American History Month.