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The Hammer Museum first opened as a privately owned museum in 2002, before becoming a non-profit organization in 2004. Since then, the board has regularly raised enough funds to support an internship program for the summer months.
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The Hammer Museum really came to life with the addition of five life-sized mannequins.A gift from the Smithsonian Museum of American History, they were given to the Pahl family for their fledgling museum while touring the Smithsonian. In their previous lives they were colonial timber frame builders. We are really honored to have been able to put th...
In 2004, with encouragement and guidance from the Alaska State Museum, the Hammer Museum became a 501c3 non-profit organization. The main benefit of becoming a non-profit has been the strengthening of ties to the greater museum community. It has enabled the Hammer Museum to gain valuable tools and knowledge to improve the museum and work withing th...
The Hammer Museum participated in the AAM’s Museum Assessment Program (MAP) The MAP assessment required completion of a self-study workbook and a visit from a museum surveyor. The program identified specific tasks that needed to be addressed.
With guidance from the Alaska State Museum, the Hammer Museum began its internship program. It has been a great benefit to both the museum and interns alike. To learn more about the internship program, check out the Support page. Dave Pahl completed and installed the BIG HAMMER in front of the museum in July. The handle of the 19′ 8″ claw hammer is...
The Hammer Museum was one of 48 national museums to be selected to participate in a pilot program to evaluate the AASLH (American Association of State and Local History) new STEPS program. The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is a self-study assessment which identifies areas to strengthen and helps to organize goals and pr...
We were honored to host fellow hammer enthusiast Antanas Kibiickas and his friends and translator Algimantis Grigelis on their visit from Lithuania. Antanas has a radio station and a publishing company as well as Lithuania’s only Hammer Museum! Antanas learned about us from our website and after a few years of corresponding by email he finally made...
Miranda Traudt is hired through the Alaska State Museum internship placement program. Miranda was with us for 10 weeks and split her time between cataloging the 1,000 piece Keathly collection and helping out in the museum.
This year we displayed this astronauts’ hammer. It was on a one-year loan from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It is made from a non-sparking alloy and has a velcro-covered grip. There is an eye to fasten a lanyard to keep the hammer from floating off.
What is the HAMMER was the answer to the question. On January 1st ,the New Year came in swinging with TV show Jeopardy’s famous game show host Alex Trebek asking the question.
The family of long-time hammer collector and dedicated tool researcher Jim Mau donated Jim’s incredible collection to the museum. Jim’s research into hammer history included repeated trips to the Patent Office in Washington D.C. and Norwich, New York, home of the former David Maydole Hammer Company. Jim had a special interest in Maydole and the col...
The Hammer opened November 28, 1990, with an exhibition of work by the Ukrainian Suprematist painter Kazimir Malevich which originated at the National Gallery of Art in Washington and subsequently travelled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [5] .
Apr 3, 2024 · Opening Hours: The museum is open Tuesday through Thursday and on the weekends from 11 AM to 6 PM, and on Friday from 11 AM to 8 PM. It is closed on Mondays, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day; Official Site: https://hammer.ucla.edu; Phone Number: (310) 443-7000; Email: For general inquiries, you can contact info@hammer.ucla.edu;
If you’re in Detroit looking for local art and Detroit flavor, this is your spot. Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Located on Belle Isle, Dossin Great Lakes Museumteaches all about Great Lakes maritime history, including how the Great Lakes have played a role in Detroit’s industrial and social history. 2.
Oct 26, 2023 · Originally opened in 1990 as the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, the building, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, has been undergoing a series of interventions—outlined in the diagrams below—by Michael Maltzan Architecture (MMA) beginning in 2000.
Mar 24, 2023 · March 24, 2023 9:38 AM PT. Call it the big reveal. The final phase of the Hammer Museum’s two-decade, $90-million expansion and renovation — designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture —...
