Behind the Scenes
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With 1.5 million objects in our collections, only a fraction are on display. But each year, for two days only, we invite visitors Behind the Scenes.
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Meet the Scientists in their Natural Habitat
Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Meet the scientists who manage and study our collections and get an insider’s view into the entire Museum.
- Get access to a huge room filled with fossils, including the recently announced pig-snouted turtle. Meet our world-renowned paleontologists.
- Explore the Museum’s considerable anthropology collections with our archaeologists. Objects date from 11,500 BC to present day and are instrumental to our understanding of the human history of western North America.
- See our extensive biology collections, with drawers filled with insects (including spectacular butterflies) and a wide array of plants and animals.
Don’t miss your chance to venture behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum of Utah. You’ll see stunning artifacts, learn about the Museum’s current research from our scientists, and discover how we care for the objects in our collections.
*Doors to collections areas close at 4:30 p.m.
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Museum Admission Required
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Organization:
Natural History Museum of UtahLocation:
301 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108United States
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Phone:
801.581.6927Contact name:
Summer Kingdon
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
11/15/2015
Time:
10:00am to 5:00pm
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids togetherWeb Service