All Programs for Adults

NHMU After Dark

Satisfy your curiosity for the natural world. Expand your mind. Engage in face-to-face conversations with a scientist in a casual atmosphere. Enjoy live music and great food. It all happens at NHMU After Dark. Bring your friends, bring a date and...

Get a taste of the current scientific research happening at the University of Utah. Meet four fascinating scientists who have prepared a smorgasbord of science for you to savor in an informal, interactive cafe-style setting. Each scientist will dish...

Science Movie Night

Now Showing! Science Movie Night's monthly screenings are curated by our partners at the Utah Film Center. Join us at the City Library the second Tuesday of each month for great movies, great science, and great discussions.

Architecture Tours

Explore the Rio Tinto Center's unique design, materials, green features and public art on a guided Architecture Tour. Tours are available upon request.

HawkWatch: Birds in the Lab!

Join the HawkWatch crew and some of their fine feathered friends for the opportunity to observe live raptors up-close and examine a variety of specimens-feathers, eggs, and claws! Meet the HawkWatch experts, discover how to identify common birds...

Join us for live animal observations! Get up close and personal with the Great Basin gopher snake, North American bullfrog, Great Basin Spadefoot (toads), Utah salamanders and learn more about the ecosystems of Utah. An introduction to our animals...

Highlights Tours

Journey through time, hear amazing stories, and discover the secrets behind the museum’s most fascinating objects.

Twice a month we offer visitors an opportunity to observe and handle live bugs to learn about these arthropods' anatomy, behavior and important ecological roles. Every second and fourth Saturday from 2-4pm.