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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · 5d

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

Utah’s Chinle Formation: Understanding Life in the Triassic

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · 12d

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...

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · 20d

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

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.

Exploring Climate Change Through Art

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Sorenson Impact @sorensonimpact.bsky.social · 22d

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-...

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Sorenson Impact @sorensonimpact.bsky.social · Sep 3

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-...

Exploring Climate Change Through Art. Campus Residency with Artist Toby Wright.

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · 22d

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

Join us for a free screening of "Workshop with a Ghost," a documentary film by the acclaimed artist Toby Wright.

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Aug 15

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!

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Aug 7

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 NHMU's annual weekend festival celebrating Utah's incredible invertebrates.

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Aug 5

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

BugFest

Explore 29 wonders of Utah, one in every county, with guidance from Explorer Corps.

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Jul 29

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

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

Explorer Corps

Lake Bonneville Ice Age Safari

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Jul 17

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

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Jul 15

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.

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Jun 27

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's shoreline in the year 18,000 B.C.E, here are some of the critters you would see.

Mysteries of the Ice Ages

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨 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

Mysteries of the Ice Ages invites visitors to explore 80,000 years of Earth’s dramatic history, uncovering the mysteries of ice.

Avoid Learning Loss This Summer: Three Tips to Keep Your Child Engaged

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · May 30

📚 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

Thoughtfully planned activities can prevent learning loss in children over the long summer holiday.

NHMU IS A 2025 BLUE STAR MUSEUM

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · May 19

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 is pleased to participate in Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families.

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · May 6

☀️ 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

Summer Camp Registration

Get the inside scoop on the 2025 summer camp season at NHMU! Don't miss out!!

Inside a MASSIVE Dinosaur Lab (How Scientists Find and Study Dinosaurs)

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Apr 29

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...

YouTube video by Ogden Dinosaur Park

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Apr 23

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!

Get the inside scoop on the 2025 summer camp season at NHMU! Don't miss out!!

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Apr 18

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

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Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Apr 17

☀️ 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

Summer Camp Registration

Natural History Museum of Utah @nhmu.bsky.social · Apr 9

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