List of museums in Utah facts for kids

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Welcome to a super cool guide to all the amazing museums you can visit in Utah! Museums are special places where you can explore and learn about all sorts of interesting things. They collect and take care of objects that teach us about history, art, science, and different cultures.

This list will help you discover museums that show off everything from ancient dinosaurs to pioneer homes, and even awesome art galleries. Get ready to explore Utah's past, present, and future!

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Awesome Museums to Explore

Art and Culture Museums

Alice Gallery: Located in Salt Lake City, this gallery shows off beautiful art made by artists from Utah. It's run by the Utah Arts Council.
Bountiful Davis Art Center: In Bountiful, this is a community art center that features art from the local area.
Brathwaite Fine Arts Gallery: Find this gallery at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. It displays various art pieces.
Brigham Young University Museum of Art: This big art museum in Provo has a huge collection of American art from the late 1700s to today. You can see paintings, photos, and sculptures.
Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts: Visit this museum in Salt Lake City to see unique folk art from Utah. It includes art from Native American, different ethnic groups, and rural artists.
Covey Center for the Arts: In Provo, this center hosts performing arts and also has an art gallery.
CUAC: This is a cool, artist-run contemporary art center in Salt Lake City.
Finch Lane Gallery: Also in Salt Lake City, this gallery is run by the Salt Lake City Arts Council and shows off different art.
Kimball Art Center: If you're in Park City, check out this art center for interesting exhibits.
Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery: Part of Weber State University in Ogden, this gallery features modern art by local and national artists.
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art: At Utah State University in Logan, this museum focuses on modern and contemporary art from the American West.
Rio Gallery: In Salt Lake City, this gallery displays art, photography, and crafts by Utah artists. It's located in the historic Rio Grande Station.
Sears Art Museum Gallery: Part of Utah Tech University in St. George, this gallery has six different art exhibits each year, from traditional to modern styles.
SEGO Art Center: A great place in Provo to see contemporary art.
Snow College Art Gallery: Located in Ephraim, this gallery is part of Snow College.
Springville Museum of Art: In Springville, this museum is known for its focus on Utah art.
St. George Art Museum: This museum in St. George showcases art from Utah and the Southwest region.
USU Galleries: These are the art galleries of the Caine School of the Arts at Utah State University in Logan.
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: In Salt Lake City, this museum shows exciting contemporary art from artists all over the world.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts: Part of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, this museum has collections from Africa, Asia, Europe, America, and ancient times.
Woodbury Art Museum: At Utah Valley University in Orem, this museum focuses on modern and contemporary art.

History Museums

American Fork DUP Museum: Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in American Fork, this museum shares local history and has a historic cabin.
American West Heritage Center: In Wellsville, this outdoor museum lets you step back in time. It has a Shoshone encampment, a Mountain man camp, a pioneer settlement, and a 1917 farm.
Beehive House: This historic house in Salt Lake City was the official home of Brigham Young and his family.
Beaver DUP Court House Museum: In Beaver, this museum is in a historic courthouse and has pioneer items.
Benson Grist Mill: Visit Stansbury Park to see a grist mill from the late 1800s, a blacksmith shop, and a pioneer cabin.
Bluff Fort: In Bluff, you can see original and replica buildings from the town's first settlement.
Brigham City Museum-Gallery: Located in Brigham City, this museum has historic room displays and changing exhibits about art, photography, and culture.
Brigham Young Winter Home and Office: Explore this mid-19th-century home of Brigham Young in St. George.
Cache County DUP Museum: In Logan, this museum, run by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, has items from mountain men and early pioneers.
Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum: In Fairfield, this park has a U.S. Army post from the mid-1800s.
Capitol Reef National Park: In Torrey, the visitor center has exhibits about the park's natural and cultural history. You can also see the Fruita Schoolhouse and Gifford Homestead.
Cove Fort: This restored fort in Cove Fort was a stagecoach stop and cabin in the mid-1800s.
Dan O'Laurie Museum of Moab: In Moab, this museum covers local history, ancient artifacts, fossils, and uranium mining.
Donner-Reed Pioneer Museum: In Grantsville, this museum has artifacts from the famous Donner Party.
Echo Church & Museum: In Echo, this museum is operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Emery County Pioneer Museum: In Castle Dale, you can see pioneer artifacts and period room displays.
Fairview Museum of History and Art: In Fairview, this museum has local history, natural history, art, fossils, and antique collections.
Farmington Historical Museum: In Farmington, learn about local history.
Fielding Garr Ranch: Part of Antelope Island State Park near Syracuse, this historic ranch has old buildings.
Fort Buenaventura: In Ogden, you can see replicas of a 19th-century fort and cabins.
Fort Douglas Military Museum: In Salt Lake City, this museum tells the story of the mid-19th-century military base and Utah's military history.
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum: In Cedar City, this outdoor museum shows pioneer iron mining, farming equipment, and historic cabins.
Gale Center of History & Culture: In South Jordan, this museum has displays of historic homes, businesses, household items, and farm machinery.
Golden Spike National Historic Site: Near Promontory, this site celebrates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
Goulding's Lodge: In Oljato-Monument Valley, the original trading post has a museum about the area's history.
Great Basin Museum: In Delta, this museum covers local history, geology, fossils, and has an exhibit about the Topaz War Relocation Center.
Heritage Museum of Layton: In Layton, this museum focuses on local history.
Historic Wendover Airfield: In Wendover, learn about the history of Wendover Air Force Base.
Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park and Museum: In Hurricane, this museum shares local history.
Hutchings Museum of Natural and Cultural History: In Lehi, this museum has Western history, rocks, minerals, fossils, Native American artifacts, pioneer items, and Wild West guns.
Hyrum City Museum: In Hyrum, this museum tells the story of local history.
Jacob Hamblin House: In Santa Clara, this is the early 19th-century home of Mormon pioneer Jacob Hamblin.
John Jarvie Ranch: In Browns Park, this late 19th-century ranch and its buildings are operated by the Bureau of Land Management.
John Wesley Powell River History Museum: In Green River, learn about early Native Americans, mountain men, explorers, and river rafting.
Kanab Heritage Museum: In Kanab, this museum has a late 19th-century Heritage House and pioneer and Native American artifacts.
Park City Museum: In Park City, this museum explores the local history of the area.
Parowan Old Rock Church Museum: In Parowan, this museum is operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center: In Payson, this center has local history, Victorian room displays, art, and Western sculptures.
Pioneer Memorial Museum: In Salt Lake City, this is the main museum of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, also known as the DUP Museum. It has many pioneer artifacts.
Pioneer Relic Hall DUP Museum: In Richmond, this museum, run by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, has pioneer and Native American artifacts.
Pioneer Village: Part of Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, this is a recreated frontier community from the late 1800s.
Provo Pioneers Village: In Provo, this outdoor museum has pioneer buildings, furnishings, wagons, tools, and a blacksmith shop.
Salina Historical Museum: In Salina, this museum focuses on local history.
Sandy Museum: In Sandy, this museum looks at local history and life in the late 1800s. Admission is free!
Silver Reef Museum: In Silver Reef, this museum offers tours of the late 19th-century ghost town.
Springville-Mapleton Pioneer Museum: In Springville, this museum, run by volunteers and the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, shares local history.
Summit County Historical Museum: In Coalville, this museum covers local history.
Syracuse Museum & Cultural Center: In Syracuse, this museum has local history, period room, and farm displays.
Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center: In Taylorsville, this is a 19th-century period house.
Temple Square Visitor Centers: In Salt Lake City, these two centers offer tours and exhibits about the LDS church's history, humanitarian efforts, and the Salt Lake Temple.
Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum: In Fillmore, this museum covers state history, pioneer artifacts, and has restored cabins and a schoolhouse.
This Is the Place Heritage Park: In Salt Lake City, this outdoor park has a heritage village and a Native American village with living history demonstrations.
Tooele Pioneer Museum: In Tooele, this museum has local history and pioneer artifacts.
Topaz Museum: In Delta, this museum is dedicated to telling the story of the Topaz War Relocation Center.
Uintah County Heritage Museum: In Vernal, this museum focuses on local history.
Utah Governor's Mansion: In Salt Lake City, this historic house is the official residence of Utah's governor.
Utah State Capitol: In Salt Lake City, you can learn about Utah's history in this beautiful building.
Washington City Museum: In Washington, this museum shares local history.
Weber County Pioneer Museum: In Ogden, this museum, run by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, includes an 1841 Miles Goodyear Cabin.
Wellsville Tabernacle DUP Museum: In Wellsville, this museum has pioneer artifacts.
West Jordan DUP Museum: In West Jordan, this museum has pioneer artifacts.
West Jordan Historical Museum: In West Jordan, this museum covers local history and includes a farm homestead and blacksmith shop.
The Whitaker: In Centerville, this is a historic house museum.
Zion Human History Museum: Located in Zion National Park near Springdale, this museum teaches about American Indian culture, pioneer settlements, and the park's history.

Science and Natural History Museums

Anasazi State Park Museum: In Boulder, this museum is built on an ancient Native American village site and displays excavated artifacts.
Arches National Park: The visitor center in Moab has exhibits about the park's amazing geology, prehistory, and natural history.
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum: Part of Brigham Young University in Provo, this museum has cool dioramas and displays of animals, birds, butterflies, and shells.
Big Water Visitor Center: In Big Water, this center interprets the fossils and geology of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument area.
Box Elder Museum: In Brigham City, this museum has fossils and minerals from Box Elder County and around the world.
Bryce Canyon National Park: The visitor center in Bryce has exhibits about the park's geology, plants, and wildlife.
Bryce Museum: Also in Bryce, this museum features wildlife dioramas of animals from all over the world.
BYU Museum of Paleontology: Part of Brigham Young University in Provo, this museum has dinosaurs, fossils, rocks, and minerals.
Clark Planetarium: In Salt Lake City, explore science and astronomy exhibits, watch shows in the planetarium, and see movies in the IMAX theater.
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry: In Cleveland, this is a working dinosaur quarry and visitor center where you can see real dinosaur bones.
The Dinosaur Museum: In Blanding, this museum has dinosaur sculptures, fossils, skeletons, eggs, and footprints.
Dinosaur National Monument: In Vernal, you can see amazing dinosaur fossils.
Eccles Dinosaur Park: In Ogden, this park has a dinosaur museum, life-sized dinosaur sculptures, and a working laboratory.
Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum: In Blanding, this museum has ancient Anasazi pottery and artifacts, plus the ruins of a Puebloan village.
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center: In Escalante, this center, run by the Bureau of Land Management, covers the natural and cultural history of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument area.
Fremont Indian State Park and Museum: This museum in Sevier County has artifacts, petroglyphs (rock carvings), and pictographs (rock paintings) from the ancient Fremont culture.
Island in the Sky Visitor Center: In Moab, learn about the geology and natural history of Canyonlands National Park.
Moqui Cave: In Kanab, this unique cave museum has fluorescent minerals, Native American artifacts, and dinosaur tracks.
Museum of Ancient Life, Thanksgiving Point: In Lehi, this museum, part of Thanksgiving Point, has huge dinosaur skeletons, fossils, rocks, and minerals.
Museum of Natural Curiosity, Thanksgiving Point: Also in Lehi and part of Thanksgiving Point, this children's museum has five fun exhibit areas like a Rainforest and Waterworks.
Museum of the San Rafael Swell: In Castle Dale, this museum features dinosaurs, wild animals, and early human history.
Natural History Museum of Utah: Part of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, this museum explores Utah's natural history and anthropology, including dinosaurs, fossils, gems, minerals, and Utah's Native American tribes.
Ott Planetarium: Part of Weber State University in Ogden, this is a great place to learn about space.
Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum: In St. George, see amazing wildlife dioramas, an insect collection, and wildlife art.
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm: In St. George, you can see real dinosaur tracks, fossil fish, plants, and rare dinosaur remains.
USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum: In Price, this museum has dinosaurs, artifacts from the Fremont culture, and information about Utah’s Ice Age.
Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum: In Vernal, this museum covers dinosaurs, fossils, geology, and artifacts from Utah's Fremont culture and Ute tribe.
Weber State University Museum of Natural Science: In Ogden, this museum is part of Weber State University.

Children's Museums

Discovery Gateway: In Salt Lake City, this is a fantastic children's museum, formerly known as the Children's Museum of Utah.
St. George Children's Museum: In St. George, this museum offers interactive exhibits for kids.
Treehouse Museum: In Ogden, this museum is designed for children to learn and play.

Special Interest Museums

Alf Engen Ski Museum: In Park City, this museum celebrates skiing with equipment, memorabilia, and information about the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Bingham Canyon Mine Visitors Center: Near Bingham Canyon, you can get an amazing view of the huge Bingham Canyon copper mine and learn about mining.
Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum: Located in Union Station in Ogden, this museum showcases classic cars from the "Golden Age" of automobiles.
BYU Legacy Hall: In Provo, this hall celebrates Brigham Young University athletes with trophies, uniforms, and memorabilia.
CAF Utah Wing Air Museum: In Heber City, this museum has WW II and other historic aircraft and artifacts.
Classic Cars International: In Salt Lake City, this is a showroom and museum for classic automobiles.
Crandall Historical Printing Museum: In Provo, learn about different printing methods and how they changed society.
Eccles Dinosaur Park: In Ogden, this park has a dinosaur museum, life-sized sculptures, and a working laboratory.
Fine Arts Center: In Brigham City, this center includes The World of Puppetry Museum.
Hellenic Cultural Museum: In Salt Lake City, this museum celebrates Greek culture and immigration in Utah.
Hill Aerospace Museum: Located at Hill Air Force Base, this U.S. Air Force museum has historic aircraft, munitions, and vehicles.
Huck's Museum and Trading Post: In Blanding, this museum has arrowheads, beads, pottery, and other artifacts from the Anasazi culture.
International Model Car Builders' Museum: In Salt Lake City, this museum displays model cars and traces the history of the hobby.
John M. Browning Firearms Museum: Located in Union Station in Ogden, this museum features original firearms designed by John M. Browning.
Magna Ethnic & Mining Museum: In Magna, this museum tells the stories of Utah's mine workers and European immigrants.
Maynard Dixon Summer Home and Studio: In Mount Carmel, this was the home and studio of artist Maynard Dixon.
Miller Motorsports Park: In Erda, this park includes the Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum with classic and vintage racing cars.
Moab Museum of Film and Western Heritage: In Moab, this museum, located at the Red Cliffs Lodge, features cowboy ranching and movie memorabilia from films shot in the area.
Museum of Mormon History of the Americas: In Provo, this museum explores the history of Mormonism in Mexico.
Museum of Peoples and Cultures: Part of Brigham Young University in Provo, this museum focuses on anthropology, archaeology, and ethnology.
Ophir Historic District: In Ophir, you can see restored historic buildings from this old mining town.
Oquirrh Mountain Mining Museum: In Tooele, learn about old and current gold and copper mines in the area.
Petrolania Museum: In Provo, this museum has antique gas pumps, a recreated Texaco gas station, signs, and classic cars.
S&S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum: In Farmington, this park has over 90 engines and rail cars, a museum, and two different railroads you can ride.
Snook's Dream Cars: In Hanna, this museum has a recreated 1940s Texaco gas station, car memorabilia, and a collection of cars displayed in period scenes.
Tintic Mining Museum: In Eureka, this museum displays historic mining tools, relics, minerals, and other artifacts.
Tooele Valley Railroad Museum: In Tooele, see locomotives and equipment from local railroads, along with smelting and mining artifacts.
Tremonton Firefighting Museum: In Tremonton, this museum showcases firefighting history.
Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum: Located in Union Station in Ogden, this museum honors people who have promoted the Western lifestyle.
Utah State Firefighters Museum: In Tooele, this museum has vintage fire vehicles and equipment.
Utah House: In Kaysville, this center demonstrates and educates about sustainable building practices.
Utah Southern Railroad Depot Museum: In Lehi, this museum, also known as the Lehi Railroad Depot Museum, focuses on railroad history.
Utah State Railroad Museum: Located in Union Station in Ogden, this museum is all about railroads.
Western Mining and Railroad Museum: In Helper, learn about the impact of railroads and coal mining in the area.
Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum: In St. George, this museum has restored historic aircraft.

Museums That Are No Longer Open

Sometimes museums close down. Here are a few that used to be open in Utah:

Deseret Museum, Salt Lake City
McCurdy Historical Doll Museum, Provo
North Box Elder County Museum, Tremonton
Railroad Village Museum, Corinne
Riverton Museum at the Crane House, Riverton
Roy Historical Museum, Roy
Southern Utah Air Museum, Washington

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The Alf Engen Ski Museum in Park City.
The Anasazi State Park Museum.
Exhibits at Arches National Park.
The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum at BYU.
The Beaver DUP Court House Museum.
The historic Beehive House.
The Benson Grist Mill.
The Bicknell DUP Museum.
The Big Water Visitor Center.
The Brigham City Museum-Gallery.
The Brigham Young University Museum of Art.
Brigham Young's Winter Home and Office.
The Bryce Canyon National Park visitor center.
The CAF Utah Wing Air Museum.
The Camp Belknap DUP Museum.
The Stagecoach Inn at Camp Floyd.
The Fruita Schoolhouse at Capitol Reef National Park.
The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts.
The Chieftain Museum in Santaquin.
The Church History Museum.
The Clark Planetarium.
The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.
Cove Fort.
The Dan O'Laurie Museum of Moab.
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum and Log Cabin in Tooele.
A dinosaur exhibit at The Dinosaur Museum in Blanding.
Inside the Dinosaur National Monument.
The Discovery Gateway children's museum.
The Donner-Reed Pioneer Museum.
The Echo Church & Museum.
The Emery County Pioneer Museum.
The Farmington Historical Museum.
The Fielding Garr Ranch.
A replica fort at Fort Buenaventura.
The Fort Douglas Military Museum.
The Fremont Indian State Park and Museum.
The Robert F. Aldous Cabin.
The Golden Spike National Historic Site.
Goulding's Lodge.
The Grantsville DUP Museum.
The Heritage Museum of Layton.
An aircraft at the Hill Aerospace Museum.
The Historic Wendover Airfield Museum.
The Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park and Museum.
The Hutchings Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
The Jacob Hamblin House.
The Juab County DUP Museum.
The Leonardo museum.
The Loa DUP Museum.
The Maynard Dixon Summer Home and Studio.
The Moab DUP Museum.
The Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Museum & Relic Home.
A dinosaur exhibit at the Museum of Ancient Life.
An artifact at the Museum of Peoples and Cultures.
The Museum of the San Rafael Swell.
The Natural History Museum of Utah.
The Old Bell School DUP Museum & Log Cabin.
The Orderville Kane County DUP Museum.
The Park City Museum.
The Parowan Old Rock Church Museum.
The Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center.
The Pioneer Memorial Museum.
The Pioneer Relic Hall DUP Museum in Richmond.
The Blacksmith shop at Pioneer Village.
The Provo Pioneers Village.
The Robert F. Aldous Cabin.
The Round Valley Camp DUP Museum.
The Sagwich Camp Paradise DUP Museum.
The Salina Historical Museum.
The Sandy Museum.
The Silver Reef Museum.
The Springville Museum of Art.
The Springville-Mapleton Pioneer Museum.
The St. George Children's Museum.
The Summit County Historical Museum.
The Syracuse DUP Museum.
The Syracuse Museum & Cultural Center.
A Temple Square Visitor Center.
The Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum.
This Is the Place Heritage Park.
The Tintic Mining Museum.
The Tooele Pioneer Museum.
The Tooele Valley Railroad Museum.
The Topaz Museum site.
A dinosaur exhibit at the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum.
The Utah Governor's Mansion.
The Utah Southern Railroad Depot Museum.
The Utah State Capitol.
The Utah State Railroad Museum.
The Washington City Museum.
The Weber County Pioneer Museum.
The Wellsville Tabernacle DUP Museum.
The Western Mining and Railroad Museum.
The West Jordan DUP Museum.
The Whitaker House.
The Zion Human History Museum.

Resources

Utah Museums Association Directory of Museums in Utah
State of Utah Museums page

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