Arctic Directory: Homer Pratt Museum displays gray whale skeleton

The Homer Pratt Museum said Jan. 7 that the skeleton of a gray whale found across Kachemak Bay has found its home as the centerpiece of “Encounters: Whales in Our Waters” which opened Feb. 1.

With the backbone weighing nearly 600 pounds, a lot of heavy lifting was involved, as nearly 25 volunteers spent the morning of Jan. 5 moving pieces of the skeleton from the storage room into the special exhibits gallery.

The move was orchestrated by Lee Post, Homer’s own whale skeleton articulation expert and director of last summer’s Pratt Museum Community Gray Whale Project.

The whale was found across Kachemak Bay in June of 1999, and in July of 2012 more than 50 people took part in the project to repair the bones and get the skeleton ready for the exhibit.

For more information visit www.prattmuseum.org.

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