wells fargo history museum

Not as big as the Anchorage Museum (formerly AnchorageMuseum of History and Art) but very interesting g to anyone interested in Alaska history. I believe the articles in it were acquired over the years by Elmer Rasmusson, an Alaskan Banker, who decided to create a museum using them. His bank was acquired inn recent years by then Wells Fargo Bank, which also acquired the museum.

This is a really nice "showcase" type of museum, loaded with native artifacts and classic artworks from distinguished artists of early Alaska. Price is right, too - Free!

If you don't have time to go see the Native exhibit at the Anchorage Museum - check this out. In a small space you can easily get a good overview in an hour. Native art work and artifacts, early Alaskan memorabilia, art, historic books and documents - most all from the personal collections of the Rasmussen family (I believe) that went along with the sale of Nat'l Bank of AK to Wells Fargo. Limited hours.

I just went in to do some banking. What a nice surprise to find this small museum. I really enjoyed the original paintings.

Say you don't have time to see all the sites? Go here. If you would like to take the quick and free view of Alaska this is the place to go! A buddy and I stopped off and checked it out and it was very well done. There are several interesting pieces to look over and you can do it all in about 45 minutes. Less if your schedule is tight. Its well done and I would recommend it.

Free to visit, well laid out and informative. Will only take a couple of hours but it's time well spent.

This is a nice little museum with some excellent displays of Alaskan artifacts. We spent about an hour looking at the displays.

This is one of the best museums in Anchorage. Take what time you have to stop in and explore their collections. The history of the museum itself is an interesting story, which you can hear about if you catch the curator at his desk in the last room of the museum. The pieces displayed are varied,of excellent quality, and well described with placards. Ok for all ages.

Yes, indeed, and a little gem of a museum it is, displaying a world class collection of Alaska art and artifacts. Located in Wells Fargo Bank's Alaska HQ, in Anchorage, who would have guessed that? Apparently it was a collection started in the 1970s by a local bank that Wells Fargo acquired in 2001 and decided to continue to offer access to this exquisite collection (on the ground floor of the building) to the public for free - incl. parking. My wife and browsed the fine parkas, exquisitely carved ivory pieces, baskets and tools, a full size kayak, and fine oil paintings (and, not surprisingly, a real Wells Fargo stage coach - the bank has been around since 1852. The museum offers a nice and free booklet outlining the bank's long history with lots of interesting pictures). It also has a library with rare books - but first tell the curator and he will provide plastic gloves so that you don't leave undesired imprints. All in all, we spend a good hour there on the last day of our trip to Anchorage when we had some time to kill on the way to the airport. It was a perfect final memory - highly recommended!

This museum is a hidden treasure in Anchorage. It isn't big but it is very worthwhile to visit. You will learn about the culture and see artifacts. It is on the bottom floor in one big room in the Wells Fargo building and is free admission. I would suggest 1-2 hours, especially if you like to read.

Interesting artifacts and history of Alaska. Walter, Museum Assistant, was very friendly and knowledgeable of the history and the area. Can't beat that the museum is free.

It would never have occurred to me to go to a banking institution to see a collection of native art. A friend on our trip had remembered reading about the collection so we decided to check it out. Was very pleasantly surprised by the extensive collection and most especially by the sea kayak and the baleen baskets. It's a worthwhile stop for a brief visit (and it's easy on the wallet...free)!

Rainy cold weather had us searching for an indoor activity when we found this museum - and WOW - what a find! It's only open weekdays 12-4. Don't miss it!

This museum is probably the biggest surprise visitors stumble across in Anchorage. The museum is free and located in the headquarters building for Wells Fargo in Alaska. Since its in a bank building-it keeps bankers hours, which means open on Monday but not the weekend. It is also a little out of the way, being located in "Midtown", about 2-1/2 miles south of the main downtown business district. If you can make it there, it is well worth your time. It provides displays of Alaska art and native items in a "traditional" museum setting--rows of glass cases. The advantage to this display method (when compared to the "state-of-the-art" Smithsonian collections at the downtown Anchorage Museum) is that you can get much closer to view each item that you can in the giant glass display cases. This really helps older people whose eyesight may not be the best and everyone else too. I definitely recommend you visit this museum, if you have the time when it's open.

This was a nice stop. My husband and I spend about an hour in the small but well worth it museam. They had a good collection of art and artifacts as well as a library room which we didn't enter. Free to get in and the curator was friendly to talk to. Located inside the Wells Fargo bank and parking was easy.