List of museums in Yukon


This list of museums in Yukon, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions 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 are not included.
NameImageTown/CityRegionTypeSummary
Big Jonathan HousePelly CrossingFirst Nations
Binet House Interpretive CentreMayoMultiple, , area history, early medical instruments, wildlife, geology and local permafrost studies
Campbell Region Interpretive CentreFaroMultiple, history, geology and wildlife
Caribou Crossing Trading PostCarcrossNatural history, store with wildlife diorama museum
Copperbelt Railway & Mining MuseumWhitehorseRailwayHistoric railway and copper mining
Dänojà Zho Cultural CentreDawson CityFirst Nations
Dawson City Historical ComplexDawson CityHistory, includes pioneer Robert Service Cabin, costumed tours of town's historic buildings and gold rush history
Dawson City MuseumDawson CityHistory, local history, including geology, pre-history, First Nations, early exploration, the gold rush, gold mining and the birth and development of Dawson City
George Johnston MuseumTeslinFirst Nations, early 20th century photos of Tlingit culture, ceremonial artifacts, tools, local history
Jack London Interpretive CentreDawson CityBiographical, memorabilia and replica of author Jack London's cabin
Keno City Mining MuseumKeno CityMining, gold and silver mining
Klondike Institute of Art & CultureDawson CityArt
Kluane Museum of Natural HistoryBurwash LandingNatural history, animals, plants, birds, First Nations artifacts
MacBride Museum of Yukon HistoryWhitehorseHistory, Yukon history and culture
Northern Lights CentreWatson LakeScience, science and folklore of the aurora borealis
Old Log Church MuseumWhitehorseHistory, history and culture of area missionaries, whalers, explorers and Yukon First Nations
S.S. Klondike National Historic SiteWhitehorseMaritimeSternwheeler museum ship
Tagé Cho Hudän Interpretive CentreCarmacksFirst Nations
Teslin Tlingit Heritage CentreTeslinFirst Nations
Yukon Arts CentreWhitehorseArtIncludes an exhibit gallery
Yukon Beringia Interpretive CentreWhitehorseNatural historyFossils, area pre-history, plants and animals
Yukon Transportation MuseumWhitehorseTransportation, impact of different transportation methods on Yukon's history, development, industry and culture