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Museum Free Day

The Museum is pleased to offer four Free Days in 2013 in appreciation for the important Zoo, Arts, and Parks funding we receive from Salt Lake County.  The fourth Free Day at the Museum for 2013 is scheduled for Monday October 14, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Advance reservations for free tickets for Free Day are strongly recommended.  

Tickets will be available approximately one week in advance of each Free Day. 

Museum Free Day

The Museum is pleased to offer four Free Days in 2013 in appreciation for the important Zoo, Arts, and Parks funding we receive from Salt Lake County.  The third Free Day at the Museum for 2013 is scheduled for Monday July 15, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Advance reservations for free tickets for Free Day are strongly recommended.  

Tickets will be available approximately one week in advance of each Free Day. 

Museum Free Day

The Museum is pleased to offer four Free Days in 2013 in appreciation for the important Zoo, Arts, and Parks funding we receive from Salt Lake County.  The second Free Day at the Museum for 2013 is scheduled for Monday April 15, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Advance reservations for free tickets for Free Day are strongly recommended.  

Tickets will be available approximately one week in advance of each Free Day. 

Museum Free Day

The Museum is pleased to offer four Free Days in 2013 in appreciation for the important Zoo, Arts, and Parks funding we receive from Salt Lake County.  The first Free Day at the Museum for 2013 is scheduled for Monday January 14, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Advance reservations for free tickets for Museum Free Day are strongly recommended.  

Tickets will be available for Free Day starting Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at 12:00 Noon

Holiday Shopping @ NHMU

If spending quality time with your family is #1 on your wish list this year, we've got you covered. The Natural History Museum of Utah is pleased to be open until 9 pm every Wednesday night. Stroll the galleries with your family and finish up your holiday shopping at the same time. 

From 5pm-9pm, discounts will be offered by the Museum Store: 

  • Non-members will receive 10% off all purchases
  • Members will receive 20% off all purchases

Traveling Treasures Exhibit Continues Journey to Payson

From beautifully crafted wood and cordage snares made by the Fremont people to capture small mammals used 1800 to 700 years before present to a tiny Northern water shrew that can run across the surface of the water by trapping air bubbles in the stiff hairs on its feet, the new Traveling Treasures exhibit—County Collage: Experience Utah’s Natural History—showcases the fascinating natural history found in every county of the state.