Natural History Museum of Utah

Weaving a Revolution: A new NHMU Publication

The Museum’s new Twin Rocks Trading Post Collection—nearly 250 contemporary Navajo baskets—are captured in this beautiful, hardbound, full-color catalogue. The book includes five scholarly essays and remarkable photographs of the collection.

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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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Explore Our Exhibitions

Sky
Weather, climate, astronomy, and the sun are interpreted in this gallery with its adjacent rooftop terrace.
Native Voices
The traditions of Utah’s five native nations—Shoshone, Goshute, Paiute, Ute, and Navajo—are featured in this circular gallery nestled in the hillside at the top of the building.
Life
The web of life is illustrated in a series of exhibits exploring complexity from DNA to Ecosystems, with a focus on Utah’s extraordinary biological diversity.
Land
A journey through three distinct physiographic regions formed over millions of years, the Land showcases Utah’s Middle Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, and Colorado Plateau.
First Peoples
The story of Great Basin’s prehistoric peoples is told while putting visitors in the shoes of archaeologists who use science to interpret the past. Located in the R. Harold Burton Foundation Gallery.
Gems and Minerals
Rough mineral forms are juxtaposed with elegant cut gemstones, all in brilliant colors. Located in the O.C. Tanner Hall.
Great Salt Lake
The compelling narrative of the Great Salt Lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville is brought to life through hands-on interactives, sounds, smells, and a spectacular view of the Lake itself. Located in the Willard L. Eccles Foundation Gallery...
Past Worlds
A sequence of snapshots in time spanning 500 million years depicts a range of Utah’s ancient environments and their changing life forms. Located in the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation Gallery.
Our Backyard
An intimate, discovery-based environment invites our youngest visitors to experience natural history first hand.
Utah Futures
This thought-provoking environment—the Museum’s crystal ball—is a place to explore pressing contemporary issues with local and global implications for the future. Located in the Barbara L. and Norman C. Tanner Gallery.

Exhibition Archive

Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters May 25, 2013
Powerful earth processes have shaped our dynamic planet including earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions. Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters explores the science behind these phenomena, the tools used to study and...