List of museums in Yukon
This list of museums in Yukon, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
Name | Image | Town/City | Region | Type | Summary |
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Pelly Crossing | First Nations | information | |||
Mayo | Multiple | website, information, area history, early medical instruments, wildlife, geology and local permafrost studies | |||
Faro | Multiple | website, history, geology and wildlife | |||
Carcross | Natural history | website, store with wildlife diorama museum | |||
Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum | Whitehorse | Railway | Historic railway and copper mining | ||
Dawson City | First Nations | information | |||
Dawson City | History | website[permanent dead link], includes pioneer Robert Service Cabin, costumed tours of town's historic buildings and gold rush history | |||
Dawson City | History | website, local history, including geology, pre-history, First Nations, early exploration, the gold rush, gold mining and the birth and development of Dawson City | |||
Teslin | First Nations | website, early 20th century photos of Tlingit culture, ceremonial artifacts, tools, local history | |||
Dawson City | Biographical | information[permanent dead link], memorabilia and replica of author Jack London's cabin | |||
Keno City Mining Museum | Keno City | Mining | website, gold and silver mining | ||
Dawson City | Art | website | |||
Burwash Landing | Natural history | information, animals, plants, birds, First Nations artifacts | |||
Whitehorse | History | website, Yukon history and culture | |||
Watson Lake | Science | website, science and folklore of the aurora borealis | |||
Whitehorse | History | information, history and culture of area missionaries, whalers, explorers and Yukon First Nations | |||
S.S. Klondike National Historic Site | Whitehorse | Maritime | Sternwheeler museum ship | ||
Carmacks | First Nations | information | |||
Teslin | First Nations | information | |||
Yukon Arts Centre | Whitehorse | Art | Includes an exhibit gallery | ||
Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre | Whitehorse | Natural history | Fossils, area pre-history, plants and animals | ||
Whitehorse | Transportation | website, impact of different transportation methods on Yukon's history, development, industry and culture |
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