The Center is home to the following partnering organizations:

• Alaska Geographic Store
• Alaska Public Lands Information Center (APLIC), and the
• Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau (FCVB)
• Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) cultural programs
• Denakkanaaga, the regional Alaska Native Elder's organization

The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center will be the gateway to experiencing the grandeur of Interior Alaska. Located on the banks of the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks, this new facility will celebrate our land and the people who live here. It will educate residents and visitors about our natural and cultural history, and inspire them to go out and explore all that Fairbanks and the Interior has to offer.

More than 800 people attended the facility's Dedication and Blessing on August 12. This larger-than-expected crowd demonstrated how the Center can be a community gathering place, where diverse cultures come together to learn to understand, appreciate and respect one another. The new center provides visitor information, trip planning services, a theater, an artisans' workshop and demonstration area, an Elder's gathering area, cultural and environmental education classrooms and outdoor recreational space.

Exhibits construction is currently underway, with a planned unveiling in May 2009, just in time for the summer visitor season.

The Rasmuson Foundation is currently matching all new gifts up to a total of $500,000. To make a gift now and have your contribution doubled, click here.