Bruce Kato is retiring as the chief curator of the Alaska State Museum. It will be difficult to find someone equally qualified, and with...

...further damage Wednesday afternoon at the State Office Building. "Call it book triage," said State Museum Curator Bruce Kato. Library staff members work-ed to determine which books and documents could be blotted dry and which would need to...

...Friday, and will be open throughout the weekend as well. Laurence is probably Alaska's best-known painter, said Bruce Kato of the Alaska State Museum. But because so much of his work is in private collections, it's not easy for the public...

...on behalf of the William J. Niemi family, which has a long history in Alaska. The state museum's chief curator Bruce Kato said that although Laurence is probably Alaska's best-known painter, it is often difficult for the public to see...

...Dorothy Palmer, Marge Schmiege, Becca Smith, Ben Brown, Suzanne Nedrow and Cyndi Ray; museum employees Kay Shelton, Bruce Kato, Debbie McBride, Lisa Golisek, Mary Irvine, Donna Baron, Paul Gardinier, Eugene Coffin, Martha Crow, Damon Stuebner...

...m. to 5:30 p.m. "When we first had that structure out there, we had a few people that turned away," said Bruce Kato, the museum's chief curator. "People are still able to get in, especially on (rainy) days like (Thursday) when...

...from across the nation asking about "Quilts of Alaska: A Textile Album of the Last Frontier," museum Chief Curator Bruce Kato said. "It's been exciting to hear the response from people all over," Kato said. "I didn't realize there were...

...individuals, agencies and businesses for their support this year: Donors: Annie Calkins, Bea Shepard, Bill Corbus, Bruce Kato, Candace Waugaman, Caren Pauley, Estate of Eve R. Collais, Estate of Yvonne Mozee, George Smith, John and Lucy...

...photographs for honorable mention. New York City-based photographer Ralph Gibson will be the judge this year. According to Bruce Kato of the state museum, Gibson is known for his spare, dream-like compositions that are both surrealist and minimal...

...great value. If you have something you think would be of interest for this project, please call Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections, at 465-4826. We look forward to sharing this history with the community. Bruce Kato, Chief Curator