List of museums in Utah
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This list of museums in Utah encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
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| Name | Image | Town/City | County | Area of study | Summary |
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| Alf Engen Ski Museum | Park City | Sports | web | ||
| American West Heritage Center | Wellsville | Open air | web | ||
| Anasazi State Park Museum | Boulder | Native Americans | web | ||
| Benson Grist Mill | Stansbury Park | Historic site | web | ||
| Brigham City Museum-Gallery | Brigham City | Art | web | ||
| Browning Firearms Museum (Union Station (Ogden)) | Ogden | Weapons | web | ||
| Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum (Union Station (Ogden)) | Ogden | Automotive | web | ||
| BYU Earth Science Museum | Provo | Natural history | web | ||
| BYU Museum of Art | Provo | Art | web | ||
| Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park Museum | Fairfield | History | web | ||
| Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts | Salt Lake City | Art | web | ||
| Chieftain Museum | Santaquin | History | web | ||
| Children's Museum of Utah | Salt Lake City | web | |||
| Clark Planetarium |  |
Salt Lake City | Science | web | |
| Classic Cars International | Salt Lake City | Automotive | web | ||
| College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum | Price City | Natural history | web | ||
| Crandall Historical Printing Museum | Provo | Media | web | ||
| Dan O'Laurie Museum | Moab | History | web | ||
| Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museums in Utah County | Various | History | Daughters of Utah Pioneers info about satellite museums | ||
| Dinosaur Museum in Blanding | Blanding | Natural history | web | ||
| Dinosaur National Monument | Vernal | Natural history | web | ||
| Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum | Blanding | Native Americans | web | ||
| Emery County Pioneer Museum | Castle Dale | History | web | ||
| Fort Douglas Military Museum | Salt Lake City | History | web | ||
| Fremont Indian State Park and Museum | Sevier | Native Americans | web | ||
| Great Basin Museum | Delta | History | web | ||
| Hellenic Cultural Museum | Ogden | Ethnic | web | ||
| Heritage Museum of Layton | Layton | History | web | ||
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill Air Force Base | Aerospace | web | ||
| Historic Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center | Payson | History | web | ||
| Historic Wendover Airfield | Wendover | Aviation | web | ||
| Iron Mission State Park Museum | Cedar City | History | web | ||
| John Hutchings Museum of Natural History | Lehi | Natural history | web | ||
| John Wesley Powell River History Museum | Green River | Art, Natural history | web | ||
| Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum | Provo | Natural history | web | ||
| McCurdy Historical Doll Museum | Provo | Dolls | info | ||
| Museum of Ancient Life, Thanksgiving Point | Lehi, Utah | Natural history | web | ||
| Museum of Church History and Art |  |
Salt Lake City | Religious | web | |
| Museum of People and Cultures | Provo | Anthropology | web | ||
| Museum of the San Rafael | Castle Dale | Natural history | web | ||
| Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art | Logan | Art | web | ||
| Orem Heritage Museum | Orem | History | web | ||
| Park City Historical Society & Museum | Park City | History | Currently closed for renovation web | ||
| Paunsaugunt Wildlife Museum | Bryce | Natural history | web | ||
| Pioneer Memorial Museum | Salt Lake City | History | web | ||
| Provo Pioneer Village Museum and Daughters of Utah Pioneers | Provo | History | web | ||
| Rosenbruch World Wildlife Museum and Gift Shop | St. George | Natural history | web | ||
| Southern Utah Air Museum | Washington | Aerospace | web | ||
| Springville Museum of Art | Springville | Art | web | ||
| St. George Art Museum | St. George | Art | web | ||
| Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum | Fillmore | History | web | ||
| Tooele Valley Railroad Museum | Tooele | Railroad | web | ||
| Topaz Museum | Delta | History | web | ||
| Treehouse Museum | Ogden | Children's | web | ||
| USU Museum of Anthropology | Logan | Anthropology | web | ||
| Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum | Vernal | Natural history | web | ||
| Utah Museum of Fine Arts | Salt Lake City | Art | web | ||
| Utah Museum of Natural History | Salt Lake City | Natural history | web | ||
| Utah State Historical Society Museum | Salt Lake City | History | web, info | ||
| Utah State Railroad Museum (Union Station (Ogden))[1] | Ogden | Transportation | web | ||
| Weber State University Museum of Natural Science | Ogden | Natural history | web | ||
| Western Heritage Museum | Vernal | History | web | ||
| Western Mining and Railroad Museum | Helper | Transportation | web | ||
| Woodbury Art Museum | Orem | Art | web |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Utah Code, Title 63, Chapter 13, Section 5.5, "State symbols." Accessed 2008-3-24.
[edit] Resources
[edit] See also
- Arboreta in Utah (category)
- Botanical gardens in Utah (category)
- Historic landmarks in Utah
- Houses in Utah (category)
- Forts in Utah (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in Utah
- Registered Historic Places in Utah
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