Mary Ellen Frank shows off her studio and workspace at Aunt Claudia’s Dolls museum in downtown Juneau. Frank creates custom dolls and owns an extensive collection of Alaskan Native doll art. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Kerri Tanner has lived in Juneau for six years — but there’s one place she’s never been, and she has lots of questions:
“What is the doll museum? How did it come to pass? How do you get in it? How does someone collect enough dolls to put in a museum? Are they old worn teddy bears? Are they antique dolls?”
Tucked away on the second floor of the Triangle Building, there’s a museum filled with snapshots of history – but in this museum, they’re made out of wood, cloth and plastic.
Aunt Claudia’s Dolls, a Museum, displays a collection of handmade Alaska Native and antique dolls. (Read more at ktoo.org)
“What is the doll museum? How did it come to pass? How do you get in it? How does someone collect enough dolls to put in a museum? Are they old worn teddy bears? Are they antique dolls?”
Tucked away on the second floor of the Triangle Building, there’s a museum filled with snapshots of history – but in this museum, they’re made out of wood, cloth and plastic.
Aunt Claudia’s Dolls, a Museum, displays a collection of handmade Alaska Native and antique dolls. (Read more at ktoo.org)
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