The Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum has its roots in the generous donation of Mrs. Maxine Whitney of what is reportedly the one of the largest collection of Native Alaskan art and artifacts in the world. For more than 50 years, Jesse and Maxine Whitney traveled throughout the Native villages of Alaska buying directly from the artists. Mrs. Whitney assumed ownership of the Eskimo Museum in Fairbanks in 1969 and operated it until the mid 1980s. Prince William Sound Community College accepted the collections in the Fall of 1998, and opened the facility to the public the next summer. A new state of the art housing facility will open on May 3, 2008. To house the Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum exhibits.

Exhibits include: NATURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA ALASKA WILDLIFE MOUNTS, INCL. POLAR BEARS IVORY AND BALEEN PIECES MASKS, DOLLS, AND FUR ITEMS BOOKS AND VIDEOS ON ALASKA Click on sample images below to enlarge: