Natural History Museum of Utah
@nhmu.bsky.social
Utah's official museum of natural history. We illuminate the natural world and the place of humans within it.
Curiosity awaits at: nhmu.utah.edu
Curiosity awaits at: nhmu.utah.edu
NHMU’s very own Curator of Archaeology, Lisbeth Louderback, Ph.D., joined a 2026 Sundance panel for a conversation exploring food, history, place, and the stories that shape how we understand land and culture. You can view their discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SnW...
From Scratch Fireside Chat with David Moscow [During Sundance 2026]
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February 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
NHMU’s very own Curator of Archaeology, Lisbeth Louderback, Ph.D., joined a 2026 Sundance panel for a conversation exploring food, history, place, and the stories that shape how we understand land and culture. You can view their discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SnW...
DinoFest Speaker Feature! Dr. Jingmai O'Connor is a paleontologist at the Field Museum who has written over 160 scientific papers and has nearly 50 new species discoveries to her name! Hear her deliver our second keynote on Feb. 1st! Tickets: bit.ly/4k9PX9o
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 PM
DinoFest Speaker Feature! Dr. Jingmai O'Connor is a paleontologist at the Field Museum who has written over 160 scientific papers and has nearly 50 new species discoveries to her name! Hear her deliver our second keynote on Feb. 1st! Tickets: bit.ly/4k9PX9o
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
#DinoFest #PrehistoricSkies
January 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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
#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
One of NHMU's most popular events, DinoFest is a festival celebrating all things dinosaurs, with an emphasis placed on Utah's dinosaur discoveries.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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
You can hear him deliver one our keynotes on Saturday, Jan. 31! Pre-book your tickets here: bit.ly/49D1bhL
January 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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
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
Utah Mammoth Museum Quest Sweepstakes
Enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a Utah Mammoth VIP experience in Salt Lake City and a behind-the-scenes tour of mammoth science at NHMU.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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
Dinos & Dice
Prepare for a quest of Jurassic proportions at Dinos & Dice — an exclusive, after-hours tabletop RPG event held at NHMU in collaboration with The Legendarium.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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
Don't forget to also enter the Utah Mammoth Museum Quest Sweepstakes here: bit.ly/3Y0uRA2
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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
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
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
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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
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
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
DinoFest
One of NHMU's most popular events, DinoFest is a festival celebrating all things dinosaurs, with an emphasis placed on Utah's dinosaur discoveries.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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
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
Dec. 6-14th, Squirrel Fest is our annual 9-day data collection extravaganza. Join us at: bit.ly/3YabPqQ
#SquirrelFest
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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
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
• 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
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November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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
• 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
🗓️ Nov. 12: Environmental science, geology, biological anthropology, & air quality science
In collaboration with @uofu-science.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/444UItR
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🧪✨ 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
🗓️ 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!
We hope this small token of gratitude can express our thanks for the dedicated service of the veterans living in or visiting our community!
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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!
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. 🧪
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. 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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. 🧪
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!
There may even be some fossils on site. 👀 🦴
Join us at the Post District taproom location for a fan-favorite fall event!
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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!
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
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
Sensory-Friendly Evening
Join NHMU and UMFA for a Sensory Friendly Evening with adjusted environments and sensory tools available for use.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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
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
Start your tour ➡️ bit.ly/4onzkrD
#MammothTour #TusksUp
October 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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
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
October 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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
🗓️ Oct: Materials science, neuroscience, & biochemistry.
🗓️ Nov: Environmental science, geology, anthropology, & air quality.
bit.ly/48RRTiY
Science Cafe
Get a taste of the current scientific research happening at the University of Utah.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🧪 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
🗓️ 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
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
October 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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
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...
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...
Utah’s Chinle Formation: Understanding Life in the Triassic
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September 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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...
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
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
September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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
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
• 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
Re-Wilding the West: Wolves, Bison, and Thinking Bigger for the Future
On October 2, join us for a free lecture by Sean Gerrity, founder of the American Prairie Reserve, who will speak about the reintroduction of bison and wolves.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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
• 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
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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
@wilkescenter.bsky.social; @nhmu.bsky.social; @utah.edu
We are excited to welcome Toby Wright, acclaimed landscape artist and instructor at the Florence Academy of Art, for a week-long residency at @utah.edu exploring the intersection of art, climate science, and environmental humanities. 🌄 Join us! sorensonimpactinstitute.com/toby-wright-...
September 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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
@wilkescenter.bsky.social; @nhmu.bsky.social; @utah.edu