Permanent Exhibits
The Kodiak History Museum strives to share the diverse perspectives and stories represented in our community’s history through both permanent and temporary exhibits.
Stories are meant to be experienced, not just seen. Permanent exhibits consist of photograph, object, and narrative displays from our collections. Engage with touchable objects, interactive cases, and digital collections to explore Kodiak history from when our historic building was created in 1808 to the present day.
Russian Colony in An Alutiiq Land
1780-1880s
Basketry
1900 – Present
Constructing the
Russian-American Magazin
World War II
1939 – 1945
Kodiak Becomes American
1867 – 1940s
Pantry
1911 – 1948
Erskine House
1911 – 1948
1950’s Governor’s Mansion
Rooming House
Temporary Exhibit
The works presented in this show were created at Eva Holm’s setnet site in Uganik from 2011 to 2020. Every summer, as Bonnie would visit, she was inspired by her friend’s unique creativity within the cabin as well as the funkiness of a well-loved setnet site.
Using a partially blind contour drawing technique as a way of seeing clearly, Bonnie connected with her surroundings to create drawings both playful and descriptive. Upon returning home, she then experimented with the drawings, making prints to test out various colors and techniques using watercolors, acrylics, inks, and pastels. The result of this process is an embedding of the imagery and memories of this time and place within herself.
“When you really see something, you don’t use words; you use an image. If you can draw by just looking at an image and not worry about the paper, then you get lost in it, and you really capture more of a feeling of it, rather than a photographic image.” —Bonnie Dillard
Our temporary exhibit gallery rotates approximately every 6 months. We are currently accepting proposals for future temporary exhibits. To learn more about our new temporary exhibit model, email our Curator at curator@kodiakhistorymuseum.org.
To propose a future temporary exhibit, click the button below.
Past Temporary Exhibits
