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Closing early Thursday

On June 22 we are closing at 3 p.m. please plan around this rare early closure.

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Utah's Fireflies

Yes we have them

We need your help in finding out where they are

https://nhmu.utah.edu/fireflies

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2017 Summer Camps

Click here to see camps with spaces remaining

https://nhmu.utah.edu/2017-summer-camp-availability

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From the Blog

Posted June 7th

Science beyond the headlines

A new study adds evidence to one hypothesis about why so many bones ended up at Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.

From the Blog

Posted May 26th

Eric Rickart, A true natural historian

Shannen Robson discusses Dr. Eric Rickart, NHMU's curator of vertebrate zoology.

From the Blog

Posted March 27th

The Cave That Holds a Million Bones

Allison Wolfe, a graduate student in zooarchaeology and awardee of NHMU’s Summer Internship, is identifying tens of thousands of bird bones from Homestead Cave, home of the most fine-grained small animal record in the Western USA.

Our Location

301 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Hours

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Open 7 Days
10:00 am – 9:00 pm Wednesdays

Closing at 3 p.m., Thursday, June 22

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