Primary contact
Old Territorial Administration Building
595 Fifth Avenue
Dawson City, Yukon
CA Y0B 1G0
Identity area
Identifier
dcm
Authorized form of name
Dawson City Museum
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Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
Old Territorial Administration Building
595 Fifth Avenue
Locality
Dawson City
Region
Yukon
Country name
Canada
Postal code
Y0B 1G0
Telephone
(867) 993-5291
Fax
Fax: (867) 993-5839
info@dawsonmuseum.ca
Note
Description area
History
The Yukon First Nations Crafts Exhibit was created by the Dawson City Museum of Dawson City, Yukon in the late 1970s. It was an attempt to document traditional First Nations skills so that they could be included in the Museum's galleries to give context to artifacts. The Yukon First Nations Crafts Exhibit was created by Sally Robinson and Kathy Toombs who gathered the primary information. The Exhibit has been part of the Museum's gallery in one form or another from 1979. In 1986 the Dawson City Museum renovated the galleries and the Yukon First Nations Crafts Exhibit was a main feature. In 2002 the Lind Gallery was added to the Museum and this exhibit was integrated into this gallery.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Inclusive Dates: 1895-1970
Predominant Dates: 1895-1925
6,000 photographs of Dawson City and Klondike Gold fields, placer and quartz mining claim applications, 1860 - 1960, records of activities of Yukon Gold Co., Yukon Consolidated Gold Co., diaries and personal records of Klondike Gold Rush Stampeders residents and business of Dawson City, papers and records of Dawson City Museum and Historical Society.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Summer: 10:00 - 18:00. Winter: 9:00 - 17:00