Discover Tech: Construction of the Juneau-Douglas Bridges & Capitol

The Juneau Public Libraries will host the second national tour of the interactive traveling exhibit Discover Tech: Engineers Make a World of Difference. In conjunction with that traveling exhibit, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum will feature two local construction related exhibits. The exhibit in the Map Case Gallery will focus on the construction of the 1935 and 1980 Douglas Bridges, showing photographs from both construction projects and telling the history of the bridges. In the Video Room, we will exhibit history and photographs of the construction of the U.S. Federal and Territorial Building (now the Alaska Capitol), as well as competition panels and a model from the 2005 Alaska Capitol Design Competition. Both of the City Museum’s Discover Tech exhibits will open during with a First Friday Reception on January 5th, 2018 and run through the end of the year.