the valdez museum and historical archive

I enjoyed viewing all the photos and memorabilia from the big earth quake and the oil spill. There were many antique vehicles and artifacts. The oral presentation was very informative....

Before this was a museum, H worked here in the cannery. Some nice pictures and history for all ages. A very nice place to visit to get a bit of history, and see some it from a local view.

See how it was before the earthquake. Lots of photos and memorabilia. They have a wonderful docent also as the ticket taker.

I must admit that I was here in August of 2013 and not October 2013 (not a choice from the pulldown menu). That being said, I really enjoyed wandering this museum. It was well organized and well presented. I learned quite a bit about the history of Valdez: gold rush, the great earthquake, and the oil spill.

The museum is very interesting. It tells the history of the town, gold rush, pipeline and you learn about the 2 major disasters that struck Valdez, the big earthquake and the oil spil from the Exxon Valdez. There are a lot of memorabilia and exhibits. Also nice are the interactive features.Your ticket gives entrance to the museum and to the exhibit 'Remembering Old Valdez' which is located a few blocks away.At the Remembering Old Valdez museum the main subject is the earthquake that destroyed the old town. There is a movie and a miniature version of the entire town prior to the earthquake.We had a great talk with the employee on duty. He told us a few interesting stories and gave us some more tips to explore the town.

Was here on 7/27 on an escorted guided tour of Alaska and admission was included in this tour. Well run and maintained museum. Concentrated on local history, local Native culture and recreations of how Alaskans lived in the 19th and early 20th Century. They had an early red fire engine that served Valdez. They had an exhibit on the Exxon Valdez oil spill, short videos on bush pilot flying, a recreated bar, US Army Alaskan artifacts. Kids arts and crafts.Was at the Egan Street facility (there are two locations, did not know about the second facility on Hazelet Ave and Meals Street).Souvenir gift and book shop. Rest rooms. About $7/person. About 2 hours. Well worth it if you are staying in Valdez (within walking distance of the hotels. Everything is in walking distance in Valdez.). Friendly staff.

This museum occupies two locations. Your ticket pays admittance for both.The first is right behind the library. At this location you get to learn about the pioneering history of Valdez. You are taken back in time with photos, and videos of how life was for those early settlers. You will also find some local artist work.The second location is by the dock. At this location, the focuses on the 1963 earthquake. There is a miniature model of Old Valdez. At the second location, if Tim is there, ask him about the young lady that worked at the crab processing plant...

And we did. A lot of information on the earth quake that took place in 64. A wonderful record of a tragic past.

Thank you for your visit and your kind comments. We work very hard to make sure that the Museum is an enjoyable experience for all ages, and we are very glad that you and your child took the opportunity to utilize our many interactive activities. I'm very sorry that you didn't feel that you had much opportunity to engage with our staff. Our Museum is self led to give visitors the opportunity to explore at their own pace, but our staff is always happy to answer any questions you may have. If their is anything you would like to discuss I invite you to contact me personally at bcabello@valdezmuseum.org or 907.835.2764 (please ask for Brittany). Thank you again for your visit and we hope to see you again soon!

We are so glad that you had a great time at our Museum. This community has some amazing stories to tell. Did you know that the Good Friday Earthquake did not destroy old town? In fact Valdez residents continued to live there for up to three years while the city slowly relocated to it's current safer location four miles down the road. Speaking of amazing stories, come back and visit Valdez during our Gold Rush Days festival, and you will have some of your own after hanging out with a town full of ladies in funny hats. Thank you again, and hopefully we will see you soon.

The ticket prices are extremely reasonable and get you into the museum and the museum annex a few blocks away. Two adults, two teens and a child only cost us $24. It faithfully and lovingly chronicles the history of Valdez and looks realistically at the traumatic events of the 1964 Earthquake and Exxon Valdez oil spill. I was absolutely fascinated at the items presented and to know what people went through in those early days.There is a scavenger hunt with images of various things in the exhibit which kept my hard-to-occupy 10-year old son occupied. He was also fascinated with the video about the Exxon Valdez. He is a child who isn't very interested in school, so it says a lot that he was engaged and involved here. There are little activities scattered throughout the museum for young children. The museum annex is mostly a small scale replica of Old Valdez as it was before the earthquake. There are also videos which explain a lot about the gold rush, earthquake, and moving/rebuilding of the entire town. I learned about this museum initially from an episode of Mysteries at the Museum and I am so glad we went! I love stuff like this. There are chatty docents there that have even more tidbits of historical knowledge not on the walls. Tap into that too!

Lots of Valdez history framed in a little building....from the gold trail of '98 to the Exon Valdez oil spill.....all excellently presented...one tix gives admission to two attractions which are good for a year if you can't go that day or the next. Haven't gone to the second, but the next time I go to Valdez, I certainly will.

Thank you for visiting our small town Museum. I would like to mention that while the Good Friday Earthquake and resulting tsunami did cause significant damage, and the loss of 32 lives, it did not destroy Valdez. In fact residents continued to live at the old town site for three more years while the entire town relocated to its new safer and more stable location approximately four miles away. We truly hope you enjoyed your visit, and that you will return to Valdez again soon.

These two museums were very informative about the history of the area going back to the founding of Valdez. The part about the gold rush era and the earthquake in 1964 very informative.

We spent an hour and a half here and I learned a lot about what really happened here during the oil spill. The media sure was one sided against the oil companies.