Oil Spill exhibit will remain on display in museum for remainder of year

Scenes from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill exhibit in the Cordova Historical Museum, seen on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times)

The Cordova Historical Society and Museum are pleased to share the latest of completed exhibitions in the new Cordova Center space. To share the story of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the museum staff has created an area that through artifacts and visuals tells the history of the accident and yet brings the message to the positive effects in the aftermath.

Recently, a piece of the Exxon Valdez hull was donated to the Cordova Historical Society. Sitting beneath a large photo of the actual hull of the Exxon Valdez after it was removed to dry dock leaves a stunning image in the viewer’s mind.

Auklet Captain David Janka has been sampling sites every year since the spill and has generously donated photos of his findings each year and these photos have been added to the exhibit as well.

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council also provided the Historical Society with two panels created for the 30th anniversary raising awareness of the spill and the research and habitat restoration that has come as a result of the settlement funds. The Trustee Council also has produced a short film “Listening to the Sound: The Work of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.” This film includes historic footage of the spill, new interviews and information on the scientific and habitat work funded by the Trustee Council since the spill.

The Prince William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council also has produced a publication entitled, “Then & Now – Thirty Years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.” This publication documents improvements to the oil spill prevention and response system in Prince William Sound, remaining concerns, and ways the RCAC is planning for the future.

The exhibit will remain in place through the rest of this year.

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The Cordova Historical Society is a non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving the past for Cordova’s future.


See all of our 30 Years of Healing: Reflecting on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill coverage here.

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