Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center
Jilkaat Aani, mission history, mining, fishing, photography, and community collections unfold at the edge of Lynn Canal.
Artwork inspired by Rie Muñoz
Chilkat Valley history is grounded in Tlingit culture, trade, art, and everyday work. Jilkaat Aani, mission history, mining, fishing, photography, and community collections unfold at the edge of Lynn Canal. Local scale lets individual families and makers remain visible inside larger territorial stories.
Use the Chilkat weaving and cultural material as the center of the visit, then trace how trade and newcomers altered the valley around it. The museum is distinct from Sitka’s Sheldon Jackson Museum; check the Haines address before following search results. The rewarding visit is the one that connects Chilkat weaving with Jilkaat Aani, then tests that reading against the place itself.
- Opened
- 1980
- Region
- Chilkat Valley
- Setting
- Haines Mission grounds
Quick guide
- Start with
- Use the Chilkat weaving and cultural material as the center of the visit, then trace how trade and newcomers altered the valley around it.
- Look closely at
- Compare Chilkat weaving with Jilkaat Aani; their relationship carries the central story.
Know before you go
- Start with
- Use the Chilkat weaving and cultural material as the center of the visit, then trace how trade and newcomers altered the valley around it.
- Look closely at
- Compare Chilkat weaving with Jilkaat Aani; their relationship carries the central story.
- Connect the story
- Jilkaat Aani, mission history, mining, fishing, photography, and community collections unfold at the edge of Lynn Canal. Local scale lets individual families and makers remain visible inside larger territorial stories.
- Plan around
- Allow 1½–3 hours. The museum is distinct from Sitka’s Sheldon Jackson Museum; check the Haines address before following search results.
Good to know
The museum is distinct from Sitka’s Sheldon Jackson Museum; check the Haines address before following search results.
Notice these
- Chilkat weaving
- Jilkaat Aani
- Lynn Canal history