Utah Museum of Natural History
1390 E Presidents Circle , Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0050
Website - 801.581.6927
By: Heather Hunt Wood
Hours of Operations: Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sundays Noon to 5 p.m. First Monday of Every Month 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Keywords: Nature & History Museum
UMNH Mission Statement
The Utah Museum of Natural History illuminates the natural world and the place of humans within it.
As Utah's state museum of natural history at the University of Utah, we:
Foster an understanding of science as a journey of discovery and wonder.
Promote the preservation of biological and cultural diversity.
Preserve collections in trust for future generations.
Encourage new perspectives on and inspire passion for the natural world.
Celebrate Utah's native peoples and cultures.
Showcase Utah's unique and extraordinary environments.
Create knowledge through innovative research.
Demonstrate the myriad links connecting the past, present and future.
Transcend scientific disciplines to reveal the networks inherent in nature.
Serve as a center for science literacy, acting as a bridge between the scientific community and the public.
Empower people to make thoughtful decisions about the future.
Utah Museum of Natural History Ethics Statement
We recognize that museums, including this Museum, enjoy a high degree of public trust. To maintain that confidence, we must act with integrity, prudence, intellectual honesty, foresight and appropriate transparency, in the best interests of the collections and other resources we hold in trust and of the diverse publics we serve. To that end, by clarifying ethical responsibilities within a Statement of Ethics, we expect to develop a better understanding of the mission and basic ethical responsibilities of the Museum among everyone who works at the UMNH or has a close affiliation with it.
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