The Indigenous Art Market & Festival is returning once again! Mark your calendars for Oct. 11th - 12th. 🗓️ This annual two-day event draws top Indigenous artists from around the country to NHMU to show and sell fine jewelry, pottery, sculptures, and more! Learn more: bit.ly/3KgEqXV

What will it take to re-wild the West? ⛰️ • Wolves? 🐺 • Bison? 🦬 • Thinking bigger for the future 🌎 On Oct. 2nd, join us for a talk by Sean Robert Gerrity who will discuss his re-wilding work in Montana! Learn more: bit.ly/4pAmAiW

Our residency with acclaimed artist Toby Wright begins today! 🎨⛰️ If you are in Salt Lake City this week, please join us for an event. Find all the details here: sorensonimpactinstitute.com/toby-wright-... @wilkescenter.bsky.social; @nhmu.bsky.social; @utah.edu

Join us on Thursday at 6 p.m. for a film screening of "Workshop with a Ghost." Landscape artist Toby Wright will discuss with Lisa Thompson, “Climate of Hope” exhibit developer and interpretive planner about ways to advance climate awareness and action! Learn more: bit.ly/4666bei

We're hosting PhD student Martín Ezequiel Farina from the University of Buenos Aires as he studies preserved 50-million-year-old bird footprints from the Green River Formation🐦 These tracks are from birds like Presbyornis who once strolled along an ancient Utah lakeshore!

Call for Teen Explainers! 📢 A paid high school internship program focusing on communication and learning about museums, Teen Explainers engage NHMU guests and the public in interactive learning experiences.⭐ Applications are open now! Learn more: bit.ly/3UPHlc1

BugFest is less than a week away! 🤯🚨🪲 Be sure to join us for a BIG celebration of Utah’s tiniest residents. Bug lovers of all ages will have opportunity to explore Utah’s incredible array of insects and the plants they pollinate. Learn more ⬇️ bit.ly/4ldssee

Killers are lurking in your garden...🔪 But don’t worry, they’re bugs! 🪲 Without predatory arthropods, the world would be awash in billions of extra bugs. Want to learn more? Join us for BugFest August 9 and 10 or click here: bit.ly/4f8H7WI

Summer is full of adventure and we have the perfect road trip guide for you! 🚗 #ExplorerCorps Download the FREE Explorer Corps app to seek out Explorer Corps destinations, learn about their significance, and track your discoveries! 📱 Learn more: bit.ly/44KZRYT

Did you know that in Mysteries of the Ice Ages you can: • Encounter iconic Ice Age creatures🐻 • Discover how Neanderthals adapted to the freezing cold🥶 • See how the iconic landforms we recognize today were carved by glaciation 🧊 Learn more: bit.ly/459K8mf

Help us photograph local moths Moth during a bioblitz at Fife Wetland Preserve! 🦋 📸 📅 July 19, 9:00-11:00 PM 🔦 Professional lights provided 🌐 Your photos contribute to National Moth Week! 👥 All abilities welcome Learn more: bit.ly/468s7WB Photo by BJ Nichols.

Long-extinct Ice Age animals once roamed the landscape, many of which are relatives of animals on Earth today. If you took a safari around Lake Bonneville shoreline in the year 18,000 B.C.E, here are some of the species you would see! ➡️ bit.ly/4njI6ah

We are loving Mysteries of the Ice Ages! 🦣 Learn more about our coolest exhibit yet: bit.ly/4nj28BP

🚨 NHMU will be closed all day on Thursday, June 12th in preparation for our annual fundraiser gala. Regular business hours will resume at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 13th. In the meantime, plan your weekend visit for Mysteries of the Ice Ages - Now open!!! bit.ly/4e57zQD

📚 The infamous "summer slide" doesn't have to be inevitable. While parents often face the false choice between fun and learning, research shows that play-based exploration can actually strengthen academic skills more effectively than traditional learning. Read more: bit.ly/4kj1Dpl

NHMU is proud to announce that it is once again a Blue Star Museum for 2025! From Armed Forces Day (May 17) through Labor Day (September 1), we're offering free admission to all currently serving U.S. military personnel and up to five family members. Learn more: nhmu.utah.edu/press/2025/0...

☀️ NHMU's Summer Camps, which offer memorable experiences for rising K–8th graders, are open for registration! 🎒 Camps fill fast, explore by grade range and reserve your spot today! ✍️ Scholarship Applications for Summer 2025 are also now open! Sign up here: bit.ly/4hSfBNs

We invited our friends from Ogden's George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park to come inside our Paleontology lab to show how our team finds fossils, transports them back to the lab, and prepares them for research and display. Sharing science is a team effort! Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=leAC...

It is volunteer appreciation week! From preparing fossils to traveling with our exhibits across Utah, volunteers use their diverse backgrounds and passions to contribute to almost every space at the Museum. Be sure to thank a volunteer this week!

New research published just last week is the first to reconstruct crocodylomorph dietary evolution — their hypothesis being that at least some of the keys to their continual survival lie in croc eating habits. Read the full study here: bit.ly/42GWvnv and lessons learned here: bit.ly/42Hv2Cg

☀️ NHMU's Summer Camps, which offer memorable experiences for rising K–8th graders, are open for registration! 🎒 Camps fill fast, explore by grade range and reserve your spot today! ✍️ Scholarship Applications for Summer 2025 are also now open! Sign up here: bit.ly/4hSfBNs

The Utah Food Festival is coming 🤤 Indulge your taste buds on May 3rd and 4th at NHMU! A celebration of our region's rich culinary heritage, it spans from ancient ancestral foods to contemporary delicacies. 🥣 ➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/4ln9ZNB

🍄 A Love Affair with Porcini Mushrooms! 🍄‍ Join us on Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30 p.m. to learn all about the surprising diversity, evolution, and ecology of Utah’s state mushroom, porcini (Boletus edulis) and its relatives. Learn more here: bit.ly/4coQO27

In their interview with Erin Shupe, Teen Explainers Coordinator at NHMU, she speaks to KPCW Cool Science Radio about how the Teen Explainers program helps high school students to hone their communication and education skills. n.pr/4lchOWp

🤿 More people have walked on the moon than have been to the places Jill Heinerth has explored right here on earth. 🌎 Join us on April 22 (Earth Day) at 7:00 p.m. to hear her incredible story! Tickets for this Lecture Series Keynote are sold here: bit.ly/41VX4ux

“He saw something special in Southern Residents, and through his work with that, people saw something really special in Ken, too.” Learn more about the Southern Resident Orcas and why filmmakers were so eager to document their story. ➡️ nhmu.utah.edu/articles/202...

🌊 Join us 7 p.m. on April 17 at the City Library for an expert panel discussing water-related challenges and opportunities here in Utah and the American West. 🏜️ This event is free to attend with registration: bit.ly/3XHDkbE

🌊 Beneath the Ice: The Hunt for Life on Europa 🛰️ Imagine an ocean twice the size of Earth's, hidden under miles of ice—and it might just harbor the first signs of life beyond our planet. Learn more in our weekend read here: bit.ly/3Rnx4lE

Join us tomorrow at the Eccles Theater when Science Friday Live comes to #SaltLakeCity to report on the amazing #science stories happening here in #Utah, including research from NHMU! Tickets are going fast: bit.ly/4bGCVfl @utah.edu

Navajo Rug Sale! Presented by the Toh-Atin Gallery, we will be hosting a sale of Navajo rugs of all sizes and design styles, handwoven by Diné artists in the Four Corners region, on April 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ➡️ Learn more at: bit.ly/3FIq1l3

We can't wait to host the Utah Indigenous Fashion Show at 7 p.m. on April 4th! The show will feature a selection of Indigenous designers whose work shows how traditional roots can influence new native contemporary designs. Reserve your free seats: bit.ly/3XVlIcv

What happens when fossils are illegally collected from federal land? In one relatively recent case, authorities handed 2,260 fossils to NHMU, the state's official repository for fossils found on Utah state land. Click to learn more! nhmu.utah.edu/articles/202...

Uncovering the Ocean's Secrets! 🌊 Join us on March 24th and 25th at 7 p.m. to hear from Author Susan Casey as part of our 2025 Lecture Series! March 24th at NHMU. MArch 25th at Viridian Event Center. nhmu.utah.edu/events/2025-...

Scholarship Applications for 2025 Summer Camps are now open! ☀️ STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) 🧠 Investigations that Promote Independence ⭐ Nurture Teamwork 🤝 Inspire Resiliency and Innovation 💡 Click to learn more: bit.ly/4igJh75

The 2025 Lecture Series is here! 📢 Get ready for Planet Water: Exploring a Vital Resource 🌊 Reserve your tickets now: bit.ly/3X7euRX

The Killer Whale Confusion: Dolphins or Whales? Over the years, orca defenders have pushed back against the killer whale's controversial nickname, arguing that orcas aren't whales to begin with — they're actually dolphins. Or are they? Got 5 minutes? Click here to read the story: bit.ly/410kAVC

This Saturday, Feb. 15th, join us for our World Whale Day celebration! We'll have activities scattered about the museum from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and don't forget to check out our special exhibition, Orcas: Our Shared Future.

Summer Camp registration and scholarships are here!!! Registration will open at 9 a.m. on the following dates: bit.ly/4hSfBNs Scholarship applications for Summer 2025 are currently open.

Susan Velasquez-Franco is breaking ceilings as a first-generation student, a Latin American woman in STEM, a paleoecologist, and more. Now she explores the environmental history of volcanic landscapes in the Andes. Learn more about her work here: bit.ly/40O5xOG

Caving has played an important role for researchers at NHMU to access fossils in hard to reach places. This #FossilFriday, dive into Utah's caves to learn more about this important part of the scientific process!

In honor of our current special exhibition, Orcas: Our Shared Future, we're hosting a World Whale Day celebration! 🐋 On. Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. join us for crafts, games, storytelling, and more! Learn more at: bit.ly/4jtykRb

🦖 DinoFest is in full swing today and we’re having an amazing time celebrating 🎉 If you haven’t celebrated with us yet, don’t worry—there’s still time! DinoFest continues tomorrow, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more here: bit.ly/40vd6tp

In preparation for #DinoFest2025 #UnderwaterWorlds, NHMU's Paleontology and Mineralogy Collections Manager, Carrie Levitt-Bussian, shared a few of her favorite ancient sea monsters with us. Click for our weekend read: bit.ly/3DYCCQa

Join NHMU for out of this world fun at Astronomy Night! 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5th. We will have guests from the Clark Planetarium, Antelope Island State Park, and galactic cartographers ready to share their excitement about the night sky.

Have you checked out our awesome lineup of speakers for #DinoFest yet? Take a look at our Saturday list of Keynote and DinoBites. We hope to see you Jan. 25-26 for #UnderwaterWorlds

Rock Hyrax and Prehistoric Pee: Windows into Ancient Environments. Join us at 6:30 p.m. for tomorrow’s installment of our Nature 101 lecture series with NHMU's Tyler Faith, Ph.D!

Dinosaur Surf or Turf: Unpacking Mesozoic Misconceptions Want to learn more about the difference between Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles? Click here for our weekend read: bit.ly/4gNU8oQ Get ready for DinoFest at: bit.ly/3OS1ECJ

DinoFest is only a few weeks away! Our biggest event of the year returns January 25-26 🦖 Reserve your tickets now by clicking below.

Utah's Indigenous Communities Lead the Way: The Native Voices Initiative Click here for this week's weekend read: ➡️ bit.ly/3Wt70sv

We can’t wait for DinoFest to return January 25-26! 🦖 With action you won’t want to miss, the theme for DinoFest 2025 is Underwater Worlds! It’s our biggest event of the year - and approaching fast - so reserve your tickets now: bit.ly/3OS1ECJ