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Events at the Heard Museum
Festivals and programs provide a great opportunity to meet artists and learn about their artistic inspirations. From small group lectures and intimate marketplaces to the acclaimed Guild Indian Fair & Market, which draws more than 700 artists and nearly 20,000 visitors, there’s something for everyone!
May 2018
2018 Blue Star Museum Initiative
The Heard Museum is proud to be part of the Blue Star Museums Initiative. The program offers free admission to the Heard for all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day weekend, starting May 26, through Labor Day, Sept. 3, 2018. The free admission program is ... Details →
June 2018
Dear Listener Selfie Contest
During the months of June, July, and August 2018, the Heard Museum is running a selfie photo contest for anyone who takes a picture in the exhibition, Dear Listener: Works by Nicholas Galanin, with the Cheyenne Randall murals, or other exhibitions at the Heard Museum. We will select and ... Details →
August 2018
Museum Yoga – August 25
Rooted Community Yoga Project returns each 2nd and 4th Saturday through August 25th from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for guided yoga practice at the Heard Museum. All levels welcome. Each week, the yoga session will take place in a new location on the Heard campus. This is a great ... Details →
September 2018
Boarding School Film Series: We Were Children
We Were Children This film contains disturbing content and is recommended for audiences age 16 years or older. Parental discretion is strongly advised For over 130 years, more than 100,000 of Canada’s First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. These children ... Details →
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
The Heard joins participating museums across the nation in offering free admission for up to two non-museum-member adults on Saturday, Sept. 22 only to those who bring to the museum tickets they obtained from the Smithsonian Magazine website. (Museum members are already admitted free throughout the year.) For information ... Details →
October 2018
Moondance
Moondance is a beautiful, starlit evening in October, celebrating friends and supporters of the Heard Museum. This year Moondance celebrates the exhibition opening of Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Circle. Moondance proceeds support exhibitions and programming for the Heard’s programming. To purchase tickets or for more information, ... Details →
November 2018
First Friday in November
I Sing, You Dance Join us from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, November 2 to see the new exhibition Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit and watch Yup’ik Singer, songwriter, and dancer Byron Nicholai as he shares a special performance in the Crossroads Gallery. Nicholai is ... Details →
