About this podcast
Welcome to The More You Look, a production of the UA Museum of the North and your behind-the-scenes journey into museum collections, research, exhibits, and public programming from Fairbanks Alaska. Join us as we talk about special exhibitions in development, and changes to look for in the permanent galleries. Not just the what, but the how and why. Learn about new programs and new ways to get involved. Curators will discuss the latest field season and collections managers what new finds have come to our labs to be cataloged, studied, and made available to researchers worldwide. We’ll get a look at major projects on the horizon and notable ones from years past. We’ll visit the museum labs–and field camps throughout Alaska and gain a better understanding of not only what this museum is within and without its walls, but quite possibly what discussions take place within any art and natural and cultural history museum that you might venture inside.
The More You Look is now also a KUAC FM radio show.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 59 episodes
- Shaped by Ice: Pt 1 · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 48Says Glaciologist and UAF professor, Martin Truffer, “Sometimes glaciers almost seem to have their own personalities. I never get tired of seeing them. Standing on or next to a…
- Art in the Making · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 47In 2011 the museum approached 5 local artists and invited them to participate in a special exhibition to showcase the processes of art making. The museum then spent a year…
- Behind the Scenes · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 46While we cannot in an episode listen to multiple full tours of UAMN’s Behind the Scenes, we can listen to parts of them and think about how different they are, and how special…
- Observations, with Ree Nancarrow · 50 minIn 2025, the museum held its first open call for artists and community curated shows in the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery. The jury selected 6 shows to be exhibited, and Ree…
- Visitors · 1 h 15 min · Season 3 Episode 44This episode is about a three week visit to the museum. It’s about working towards a museum exhibit. It’s about working with one of our collections and looking at specimens to…
- Random Birds · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 43Not long ago, we broadcast another episode with the museum’s Birds collection. There, Roger Topp spoke with five of the students about working with the collection, and he spoke…
- The Sick, with Kevin Carroll · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 42In 2025, the museum held its first open call for artists and community curated shows in the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery. The jury selected 6 shows to be exhibited, and Kevin…
- We Can Move the Stars · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 41The UA Museum of the North now has a planetarium, and as planetarian Omega Smith said when she first came to the museum in the fall of 2025, “We can move the stars.” In this…
- Ways of Interaction (with the Birds Collection) · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 40Welcome to the museum’s Birds Collection. In this episode Curator Kevin Winker and Collections manager Jack Withrow discuss the dimensions of the collection, and the way it…
- Creative Continuum · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 39The Native Art Center at UAF has been a cornerstone for the study and preservation of Alaska Native art since its establishment in 1965. Founded by Iñupiaq artist Ronald…
- Bus 142: Narratives of Solitude · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 38In planning to exhibit Bus 142 at the UA Museum of the North, we’ve spoken with many people about their experiences with the bus, their perspectives on the story of Chris…
- Dinosaurs and Mammoths · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 37As the UA Museum of the North approaches its centennial anniversary, we thought we might talk to each collection about that collection, the collection’s history, and what objects…
- Threshold 32F · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 36The museum’s latest exhibit in the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery, Threshold 32 Fahrenheit, is a collaboration between visual Artist Klara Maisch, writer Debbie Moderow, and…
- Observing Our Dynamic Planet · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 35The museum’s latest special exhibit, Observing Our Dynamic Planet, showcases how synthetic aperture radar data allow us to study earth from space. To follow our last episode…
- Ground Station · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 34The museum has opened a new special exhibit in partnership with the Alaska Satellite Facility. The exhibit, Observing Our Dynamic Planet, showcases how synthetic aperture radar…
- In a Time of Change · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 33Mary Beth Leigh is UAF professor of microbiology and Arts-Humanities-science integration, and Director of the In a Time of Change (ITOC) program. Dr. Leigh's work has influenced…
- Tales From the Front Desk · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 32From the very beginning, we knew we wanted to produce an episode where we could hear some of the stories as told by the museum’s attendants, those employees who work the front…
- From Leaf Miners to Burying Beetles · 23 min · Season 2In this episode, we continue the conversation with UAMN Curator of Insects, Derek Sikes and UAMN Entomology Collections Manager, Jess Rykken, from the full episode, Of the Ants…
- Of the Ants and the Bees · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 31The last time The More You Look sat down with museum entomologist, Derek Sikes, he hinted that perhaps at our next conversation, he could share some results on his work on the…
- To Build Connections · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 30UAMN Education & Public Programs offers a wide array of activities and resources for teachers, students, families, community members, and visitors of all ages and backgrounds…
