List of museums in Yukon explained

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.

NameImageTown/CityRegionTypeSummary
First Nations information
Multiple website, information, area history, early medical instruments, wildlife, geology and local permafrost studies
Multiple website, history, geology and wildlife
Natural history website, store with wildlife diorama museum
First Nations information
History website, includes pioneer Robert Service Cabin, costumed tours of town's historic buildings and gold rush history
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
First Nations website, early 20th century photos of Tlingit culture, ceremonial artifacts, tools, local history
Biographical information, memorabilia and replica of author Jack London's cabin
Mining website, gold and silver mining
Art website
Natural history information, animals, plants, birds, First Nations artifacts
Kwanlin Dün Cultural CentreWhitehorseArt and culture
Railway Historic railway and copper mining
History website, Yukon history and culture
Science website, science and folklore of the aurora borealis
History information, history and culture of area missionaries, whalers, explorers and Yukon First Nations
Maritime Sternwheeler museum ship
First Nations information
First Nations information
Art Includes an exhibit gallery
Natural history Fossils, area pre-history, plants and animals
Transportation website, impact of different transportation methods on Yukon's history, development, industry and culture

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