{"id":8059,"date":"2019-05-02T22:54:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T22:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=8059"},"modified":"2023-07-12T11:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T11:57:33","slug":"natural-history-museum-of-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/misc\/natural-history-museum-of-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural History Museum of Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On the University of Utah’s campus is the Natural History Museum of Utah<\/a>. The focus of the museum is entirely on Utah’s geography, climate, and living beings from the time of single celled organisms up until the Ute people lived in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The museum’s current location is in a building completed in 2011, relatively new by museum standards. The exhibits are largely well put together and maintained; the dinosaur portion of the museum is particularly impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems to have been put together with a deliberately broad appeal with interactive exhibits and puzzles for kids, basic biology you probably learned as a teenager (a refresher never hurts), as well as more in-depth exhibits for adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally I went to this museum because it was my last day in Salt Lake City, and I wanted something to do where I wouldn’t have to carry my stuff around all day (the museum has lockers.) I figured the dinosaur exhibit would be the most interesting part. And while it was, their comprehensive exhibit on the adaptation and evolution of life quickly became my favorite exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also have an interactive earthquake exhibit that I think was aimed at kids, but since nobody else was around I had it all to myself. I have to admit it’s very entertaining. The gist of it is you build a one or two story building on a special table, then hit a button on a computer screen to simulate one of several historical earthquakes and see how your building stands up — or doesn’t.
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My recommendation:<\/strong> It’s not the largest museum of its kind, but there’s a little something for anyone interested in Utah’s natural history (including dinosaurs.) The location is pretty far from downtown though it’s a short walk from a number of popular hiking trails. Worth considering if you’re in that part of town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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