State museum officials, clan and tribal leaders and experts in Northwest Coast Native art are expected to attend the opening of the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center and Bald Eagle Preserve Visitor Center in Klukwan Saturday.
Set for 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the opening will offer a free peek inside the 12,000-square-foot building containing treasures of Chilkat art, including the coveted Whale House pieces.
The pieces – four totemic house posts and a wall…
