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Through Sunday, July 5 UMNH is open regular hours this holiday weekend so you and your family can explore Toadally Frogs together! Plus, kids 3 - 17 get in free all weekend, when accompanied by an adult! That makes a visit to the Museum not only "toadally" fun, but also "toadally" affordable!
UMNH Hours, Admission and Discounts
Toadally Frogs at UMNH this Summer!
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Several Camp Spots Still Available Summer is finally here and UMNH Summer Camp is underway! Make the most of your child's summer with a week of adventure at the Museum. Space is still available in several camps in July and August.
Get a free Camp T-Shirt on all New Registrations before July 10th!
UMNH Summer Camp 2009 Schedule
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Registering Now for July 20 - 23 Girl Scouts Camp UMNH is also partnering with Girl Scouts of Utah to offer Junior Explorers Class for Girl Scouts headed into 4th & 5th Grade. The camp will be led by UMNH certified instructors and the girls will leave having earned several Junior Badges.
Register directly through Girl Scouts of Utah.
UMNH Girl Scouts Only Summer Camp
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Now Showing! This exhibit, developed by the Audubon Nature Institute of New Orleans, features over 20 species of live frogs from around the world. Green frogs, red frogs, blue frogs! Poison dart frogs, the mysterious Surinam Toad, and Toadzilla, the Rococo Bullfrog!
Toadally Frogs at UMNH
More Frog Facts and Activities
Watch Tyrone Hayes at Toadally Frogs on You Tube
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Next Performances on July 11! Hipper and Hopper are two "toadally" awesome frogs with a story to tell! You can meet them at the Museum and online! Check out their live Museum Theatre show when you visit! Or, learn about frogs with Hipper and hear some "ribbiting" jokes from Hopper!
Who are Hipper & Hopper?
Frog Facts with Hipper
Frog Jokes with Hopper
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Tuesday, July 7 Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon! The Dish tells the story of Parkes, New South Wales, home of one of the world's most powerful satellite dishes, which NASA turned to to provide back-up power for this history-making mission. Special guests David Baxter, Committee Chair of the Apollo Commemoration Committee and President of the UT Space Association, and Duane Astin, Chief Engineer of Bonneville Satellite, will discuss the history and facts behind satellites and this space mission.
UMNH Science Movie Night
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Monday, July 13 Summer Harvest Session! The UMNH Book Club continues through the summer with a discussion of The End of Food by Paul Roberts. Just released in paperback, this books explores the modern food economy and finds that the system entrusted to meet our most basic needs is failing dramatically.
Can't attend the Book Club? The conversation continues online at the UMNH Book Talk Blog!
UMNH Book Club & Community Conversation 2009
UMNH Book Talk Blog
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Thursday, July 23 10:00 a.m. Hop on over to the Museum's Story Time Pond! Jump on a Lily Pad for some "toadally" awesome fun! Discover some new books, use your voice and bodies to learn about frogs! Then take a guided tour of the Toadally Frogs exhibit to see live frogs and learn more! Designed for preschool children and an accompanying adult. Included in admission.
UMNH Preschool Story Time
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New Museum Building Update
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Follow the construction of New Utah Museum of Natural History at the Rio Tinto Center on the web! Wakara Way, the road leading up to the new Museum, has been widened to accomodate construction access, the trail has been rerouted for user safety during construction hours, and new trails have been restored.
For the safety of trail users, the section of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail that crosses the Museum's new site will periodically be closed. Please use one of the designated alternate routes during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.
UMNH New Building Construction Web Cam and Photo Galleries
Renderings of the New Utah Museum of Natural History
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News For Educators
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Request for Reservations Now Available Junior Science Academy classes for 4th and 5th grade will be offered September 14, 2009, through May 14, 2010. Classes will once again be offered for 4th Grade in Geology, Biology and Anthropology. The 5th Grade class is called "Traits" and explores DNA and genetics.
Prior to August 22, teachers may request a reservation for one class using our new Online Request for Reservations system. Submit your request for reservation before you head out for the summer!
UMNH Junior Science Academy Program
Self-Guided School Field Trip Reservations
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Stay in Touch with UMNH Events
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Twitter, Facebook and You Tube! Meet UMNH Online!
UMNH is now on You Tube Join the Utah Museum of Natural History on your favorite social media site. Become a Museum Fan on Facebook, join one of several Facebook Groups! Follow the Museum on Twitter. And, now, see video of Dr. Tyrone Hayes touring the Toadally Frogs Exhibit and meet UMNH paleontolgy curator Randy Irmis on the Utah Museum of Natural History You Tube Channel!
Utah Museum of Natural History Facebook Page
UMNH Twitter Updates
Utah Museum of Natural History You Tube Channel
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