Traveling Exhibits

Please contact our Curator of Exhibits if you are interested in hosting a Pratt Museum traveling exhibit.

 

The Hunter and The Hunted
Current Traveling Exhibit

Traveling exhibit display

"The Hunter And The Hunted," a traveling version of the Pratt Museum's permanent installation in "Kachemak Bay—An Exploration of People and Place," was fabricated at Formations exhibit design firm in Portland, Oregon and opened in the Alutiiq village of Seldovia, Alaska on January 17, 2005. The exhibit interprets historic and contemporary Alutiiq marine hunting from the dual perspectives of hunter and harbor seal. It features reproductions of an Alutiiq kayak, regalia, and hunting gear created by Alutiiq Tradition Bearer Nick Tanape as well as an articulated harbor seal. The exhibit is designed to be transported to coastal Alaskan villages by bush plane or boat. The community-based video "Bisuhta—A Contemporary Alutiiq Seal Hunt" accompanies the traveling exhibit. Pratt staff are working with Chugachmiut, the regional Chugach Alutiiq social agency, in coordinating additional travel venues to the eight regional Alutiiq villages for this exhibit. Explore our online exhibit.

 

Darkened Waters
Past Traveling Exhibit

Darkened Waters: Profile of an Oil Spill

On March 24, 1989, the supertanker T/V Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska. In hours the incident became the largest spill ever in the United States and ultimately perhaps the most destructive accidental spill in the world. Transported by winds and currents, the oil spread rapidly through the western part of Prince William Sound, with portions then moving into the Gulf of Alaska and down the peninsula past Kodiak Island. Explore our online exhibit.