May 2006 Museum Report

We are pleased to announce that the Museum has received a long-term loan of a full mount musk ox from the Alaska chapter of Boy Scouts of America. This is a most welcome addition to our unofficial presentation of post ice age animals.

If you wish to see the live version of Alaska musk ox you can visit them personally at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer or visit them online at http://www.muskoxfarm.org/. Their website contains a wide range of wonderful information on this ancient animal of the north, plus contact information and a map to the farm.

Broken Mammoth

The "Broken Mammoth" summer archeology for kids is soon to be installed and ready for the young and curious. Discovering the science of archeology helps prepare our youth for a changing world. As we hear more in the media about global warming, changes in migration patterns, rising sea levels and more violent storm seasons, archeology teaches us how man learned to cope with changes in earlier times and can give us insights to our own future.

Welcome new staff!

Artist Liz has joined the museum, officially as administrative assistant. Liz is also working to keep the museum informed and involved with the Mountain View Arts and Culture District, recently organized under the acronym of MACD. Her participation in the museum as a resident artist will take on ever more importance as the District makeover picks up speed.

Phyllis Callina has taken a leading role in collections management for the Museum. Collections are the heart of the Museum so proper care and management are critical to its mission, and since every collection is unique to its institution we are privileged to have one so willing to adapt and learn as our collection changes.

The Museum is also honored to have had such an array of applicants for the Executive Director position. We anticipate announcement of the successful candidate very soon and you’ll see the results here the day it happens. The transition from interim Director is an important step for the museum and its future as the new E.D. combined with the newly elected Board President (Professor Kristine Crosson) will work together to pave the museum’s path to long-term stability and community involvement.

Which leads us to a heart felt welcoming of Kristine Crosson to the position of Board President. Kristine has helped lead the Board as Vice President since the Museum’s Eagle River days, thus retaining an important measure of continuity for the Board of Directors. Congratulations Professor Crosson!