Meet DinoFest speaker Niki Krivka! She's a paleontology collections assistant at NHMU & undergrad at Westminster researching lagerpetids—the non-flying cousins of pterosaurs. Catch her DinoBite on Feb. 1st! Tickets: bit.ly/49IEAjS #DinoFest #PrehistoricSkies

Did you know dinosaurs had feathers? Join our DinoFest: Prehistoric Skies workshop on Jan. 31st to explore how scientists find feathers in fossils & make your own feather fossil to take home. Register: bit.ly/4bK1aLr

DinoFest Speaker Feature! 🦖 Dr. Sterling Nesbitt presents, The Rise of the First Powered Flyers: The Deep History and Early Evolution of Pterosaurs and Their Close Relatives. You can hear him deliver one our keynotes on Saturday, Jan. 31! Pre-book your tickets here: bit.ly/49D1bhL

The Utah Mammoth Museum Quest Sweepstakes is on! 🦣 Through Jan. 4, there is discounted admission at all participating museums around Utah. We’re also partnering with the Utah Mammoth to host a sweepstakes that will grant one winner an epic prize. 😉 Enter at: bit.ly/3Y0uRA2

Night at the Museum + Dungeons & Dragons = Dinos and Dice! Join an adventuring party at Dinos & Dice — an exclusive, after-hours event at NHMU. Spring lineup begins Tuesday, Feb. 10th. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3Y5IMoz

Pay us a visit over the holidays and each member of your party will get a Utah Mammoth pin as we continue celebrating Museum Quest! Pins available while supplies last! 🦣 Don't forget to also enter the Utah Mammoth Museum Quest Sweepstakes here: bit.ly/3Y0uRA2

Give the gift of Museum Membership this holiday season and give the gift that keeps on giving! 🎁 Each Membership provides a year of free admission including exclusive discounts, priority registration, early access to special exhibitions, and more! ✨ Gift a membership here: bit.ly/3Bwx26M

DinoFest 2026: Prehistoric Skies is coming Jan. 31 - Feb. 1! Explore pterosaurs, early birds & flying insects with world-class paleontologists. Special access to our Paleo Prep Lab, Collections + NEW workshops. Join us for an epic journey into the past: bit.ly/4qd3aQC

Squirrel Fest is here!!! We are collecting data on where squirrels are and aren’t living in northern Utah — and we need your help! Dec. 6-14th, Squirrel Fest is our annual 9-day data collection extravaganza. Join us at: bit.ly/3YabPqQ #SquirrelFest

Holiday weekend hours! • Wednesday: Open until 3 p.m. • Thanksgiving day: CLOSED 🦃 • Friday through the rest of the weekend: OPEN regularly (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) ❄️ Looking for something to do this holiday weekend? Come visit us at NHMU: bit.ly/4oUuKlg

🧪✨ Science Cafe is back! Get a taste of inspiring research happening right here in Utah at our informal, cafe-style talks. 🗓️ Nov. 12: Environmental science, geology, biological anthropology, & air quality science In collaboration with @uofu-science.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/444UItR

This Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 8 -11, we are offering free admission to former members of the U.S. military, plus one additional guest. We hope this small token of gratitude can express our thanks for the dedicated service of the veterans living in or visiting our community!

Come spend your Saturday with a Scientist and get the Scoop on Soil! 🌱 Drop by the Dry Caves Lab between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. this Saturday for fun, hands-on activities and to ask Dr. Melanie Szulczewski, a soil chemist and environmental science professor. 🧪

NHMU Paleontologists will be onsite at Level Cross Brewing THIS Weds, Nov. 5th from 6:30-9:00 p.m. bringing all the dinosaur talk you could need! 🦖🦕 There may even be some fossils on site. 👀 🦴 Join us at the Post District taproom location for a fan-favorite fall event!

Looking for a sensory-friendly museum experience? 🤫 🦖✨ Join us @nhmu.bsky.social and @umfa.bsky.social on Nov. 5 for adjusted museum experiences! We will have lights and sounds adjusted, as well as have tools and resources available for use for those with sensory needs. Learn more: bit.ly/3WPq0AT

Today, we are celebrating the first home game of the #UtahMammoth by kicking off a Mammoth Tour of Utah, an opportunity for you to learn more about the ice age icon behind the NHL’s newest mascot! 🦣 Start your tour ➡️ bit.ly/4onzkrD #MammothTour #TusksUp

Indigenous women have always balanced gathering resources with caring for infants—a challenge that sparked the innovation of the cradle. NHMU designed a study to measure their efficiency to see how how science could reach the same conclusion as traditional knowledge. Learn more: bit.ly/42Dj7pY

🧪 Science Cafe is back! Get a taste of inspiring research happening right here in Utah at our informal, cafe-style talks. 🗓️ Oct: Materials science, neuroscience, & biochemistry. 🗓️ Nov: Environmental science, geology, anthropology, & air quality. bit.ly/48RRTiY

Join the NHMU Volunteer corps! 🌟 We're recruiting, including for our STEM Education Assistant role—ideal for teachers in training who want to inspire through STEM 🔬 Also seeking: Tour Guides, Gallery Gurus, Animal Handlers & more! Apply today: bit.ly/4o4xifT

Do you need a good paleo podcast to start your weekend? 🤔 In this interview with Science Moab, NHMU's Randy Irmis, Curator of Paleontology, discusses his research on the Chinle Formation located in southern Utah. Listen here! ➡️ sciencemoab.org/utahs-chinle...

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