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. Requests are now open.
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Red Butte Garden
Red Butte Garden Partner Field Trips are full for the 2023-2024 school year.
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.
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.
Focused Learning Field Trip Day: April 24th, 2024. These field trip days are geared toward being accessible to neurodiverse students and students with special needs. Each facility will have special accommodations and volunteer-led activities. Feedback from this day will help NHMU and RBG improve programming for all students. Stay tuned for more information. Want to register for this field trip day or have questions? Email us at fieldtrips@nhmu.utah.edu or christine.melvin@redbutte.utah.edu. Groups needing special accommodations are welcome on all field trip days. If your group needs a specific accommodation please don't hesitate to contact us by phone (801-581-6418) or email.
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.
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.