The Baranov Museum

Mission:

The purpose of the Kodiak Historical Society is to collect, preserve, research, and exhibit historically significant artifacts, documents, photographs, and other data relative to the Kodiak and Aleutian Islands area; to evaluate and interpret materials in the collection for educational and research purposes and presentation to the public through the operation of the Baranov Museum.

About
The Baranov Museum is a history museum in Kodiak, Alaska, with interpretive emphasis on southwest Alaska’s Russian era (1741-1867) and early American era (1867-1912). The Museum is located within the National Historic Landmark building known as the Russian American Magazin or the Erskine House.

The Baranov Museum is operated in partnership between the Kodiak Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and the City of Kodiak.