Your membership is essential to assisting the Museums in their job of helping us know the past, the present and each other. In 1992, Gov. Walter J. Hickel signed into law the Alaska Heritage Endowment Fund to secure the state's cultural and natural history. Interest from the fund are managed in much the same way as the state's more famous endowment, the Permanent Fund, with dividends distributed to the Alaska State Museums to support the purchase of objects for their collections. The Sheldon Jackson Museum Store, operated by the Friends' organization, offers exhibition catalogues, art books, posters, cards and jewelry. These items include hand-crafted items by Alaska Native artists.
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