Natural History Museum Partner Field Trips
Field Trips for the 2025-26 school year will open on August 4th at 10am.
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.
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Red Butte Garden
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.
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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.
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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.