Students in Past World Exhibit

Natural History Museum Partner Field Trips

Thank you for your interest in a Field Trip to NHMU and one of our partners. Below is information about NHMU's field trip partners - Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Red Butte Garden.

NHMU and UMFA are excited to offer focused learning day field trips to engage students with special needs, sensory accommodations, and more. To register and learn more, visit the focused learning day webpage

Want to stay up to date on new Museum Education happenings including Field Trip Program announcements? Sign up for the Educator Resources Newsletter email list:

Newsletter Sign Up

Red Butte Garden

Child examines flowers with magnifying glass.

Bring your students for a field trip and enjoy both a chaperone-led plant-filled field class at Red Butte Garden and a dino-mite self-guided field trip at the Natural History Museum of Utah

Groups with more than 60 students will be split into two groups. Limited to a total of 120 students. Visits booked to NHMU and the Garden on the same day outside of the arranged joint field trip experience are strongly discouraged due to scheduling complexities.

Request Calendar

Experience Schedule

K-2nd Grade Groups

Aspens: RBG Field Trip 9:30-11:20
Lunch at NHMU
NHMU Field Trip 12:00-1:00

Magpies: NHMU Field Trip 9:30-11:00
Lunch at NHMU
RBG Field Trip 11:30-1:00

3rd-6th Grade Groups

Aspens: RBG Field Trip 9:30-11:20
Lunch at NHMU
NHMU Field Trip 12:00-1:30

Magpies: NHMU field trip 9:30-11:00
Lunch at NHMU
RBG Field Trip 11:30-1:30

Before your visit make sure to review the NHMU Steps to Field Trip Success and the Red Butte Garden Teacher Checklist and Chaperone Checklist

 

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

 

Students practice critical thinking skills and discover cultural connections through art and artifact discoveries at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Natural History Museum of Utah! Groups larger than 60 will be split in two groups and start at different locations.  Limited to a total of 120 students.

Request Calendar

Experience Schedule

Groups and starting location will be specified in confirmation Email 

Artists: Start at UMFA. Lunch at UMFA at 11:30-11:50am. After lunch, arrive at NHMU around 12:00pm. Explore NHMU until departure at 1:45pm.

Naturalists: Start at NHMU. Lunch at NHMU at 11:30-11:50am. After lunch, arrive at UMFA around 12:00pm. Explore UMFA until departure at 1:45pm.

Learn more about the Utah Museum of Fine Arts by visiting their website here.

Questions? Email the Field Trip Team.