Clausen Museum displays Native, natural history

An enhanced Clausen Museum will reopen to the public March 3 after being closed since mid-January for staff to work on projects. Director Brittany Zenge has been taking inventory of the museum's collection and building new displays, along with making preparations for a new discovery center that will allows kids of all ages to learn more about the natural world of Mitkof Island.

Zenge took the director position last October and said the revamp is a response to feedback she's heard about the museum since beginning the new position.

"The common thing I was told when I got here is that all the exh...