Alaska State Museum

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚
& 𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

Book Signing 4 – 5 pm
First Friday 4– 7 pm

"𝘈𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 serves as a long-overdue celebration of Grant, who has long advocated for the intersection of cultural pride, style, and a maintaining of tradition.”
—Vogue

Join us at the museum for a book signing with world renowned Haida fashion designer Dorothy Grant. 𝘈𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 is the first monograph to celebrate her trailblazing career. This book surveys the past four decades of Grant’s journey building her legacy making Haida fashion since her first clothing collection, 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳, debuted in 1989. It features new photographs of her garments, modeled both in a studio and in natural settings in Vancouver and Haida Gwaii. Early sketches, traditional button robes, and spruce-root weaving are included alongside personal stories shared by Grant. “The journey to here and now has been a wild and great ride! These photographs have helped me remember all the nuances of pasttimes: the moods, locations, events, and, most importantly, the people.” Essays by Royal BC Museum Curator India Rael Young, curator and artist Kwiaahwah Jones, Executive Director and Curator of the Haida Gwaii Museum, Taa.uu ‘Yuuwans Nika Collison, and Haida repatriation specialist and museologist Sdahl Ḵ'awaas Lucy Bell, share insight and memories.

Dorothy Grant will be at the museum in person on Friday, June 5 to sign her book, 𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵: 𝘈𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Books are $40, scarves $60. Cash preferred.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see the exhibition, 𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵: 𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦. The museum will be open for extended hours on Friday, June 5, and free from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

The exhibition is at the Alaska State Museum through October 17, 2026.

This Saturday is the last SKETCHING IN THE MUSEUM of the season featuring our conservator, Ellen Carrlee!

Free for members, donation based for non- members. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum (FoSLAM)