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
🧪✨ 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
Reposted by Natural History Museum of Utah
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
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
Learn more: bit.ly/4666bei
Exploring Climate Change Through Art
Join us for a free screening of "Workshop with a Ghost," a documentary film by the acclaimed artist Toby Wright.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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
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!
These tracks are from birds like Presbyornis who once strolled along an ancient Utah lakeshore!
August 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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!
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
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
August 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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
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
Learn more ⬇️ bit.ly/4ldssee
BugFest
BUGfest is NHMU's annual weekend festival celebrating Utah's incredible invertebrates.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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
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
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
July 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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
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
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
Explorer Corps
Explore 29 wonders of Utah, one in every county, with guidance from Explorer Corps.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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
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
• 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
July 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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
• 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.
📅 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.
July 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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.
📅 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
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
Lake Bonneville Ice Age Safari
If you took a safari around Lake Bonneville's shoreline in the year 18,000 B.C.E, here are some of the critters you would see.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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
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
June 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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
In the meantime, plan your weekend visit for Mysteries of the Ice Ages - Now open!!!
bit.ly/4e57zQD
Mysteries of the Ice Ages
Mysteries of the Ice Ages invites visitors to explore 80,000 years of Earth’s dramatic history, uncovering the mysteries of ice.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🚨 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
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
Read more: bit.ly/4kj1Dpl
Avoid Learning Loss This Summer: Three Tips to Keep Your Child Engaged
Thoughtfully planned activities can prevent learning loss in children over the long summer holiday.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
📚 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
Read more: bit.ly/4kj1Dpl