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Architecture Tours

Explore the Rio Tinto Center's unique design, materials, green features and public art on a guided architecture tour, included with Museum admission..

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Architecture Tours

Explore the Rio Tinto Center's unique design, materials, green features and public art on a guided architecture tour.  Scheduled 45-minute tours are available mid-week at 10:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m.  Tours meet in the Canyon...
Bug Brigade
Twice a month we offer visitors an opportunity to observe and handle live bugs to learn about these arthropods' anatomy, behavior and important ecological roles. Every second and fourth Saturday from 2-4pm.
Nature of Things 2012: Sharing Science Stories
Nature of Things 2012 has come to an end for this year. Thank you for Sharing Science Stories with us this spring! The Museum's annual lecture series for adults explores the delicate relationship between humans and the natural world. We strive to...
Phun with Physics
By popular demand, Phun with Physics has returned in our new space. What do balloons, bicycle wheels, liquid nitrogen, flowers and a vacuum pump have in common? Find out at NHMU! These are physics demos like you have never seen before.
Science Movie Night
Now Showing! Science Movie Night's monthly screenings continue, but are now curated by our partners at the Utah Film Center. Join us at the City Library the second Tuesday of each month for great movies, great science, and great discussions.
Scientist in the Spotlight
Creating a bridge between the public and local scientists in an informal atmosphere where visitors can ask questions and learn more about current research, this popular program highlights scientists from our own staff along with others from the...
Traveling Treasures Exhibit: Amazing Migrations

Migrations are magnificient and mysterious, a great rhythm of movement across the landscape.  Animals migrate in search of sources of food, hospitable climates, and safe places to bear their young.  Humans have also adopted migration as a...