Press Release
The Prehistoric Museum presents free admission on Independence Day, Thursday, July 4. Bring family and friends this summer to the Prehistoric Museum for FREE!
There are always new exhibitions to see at the museum, including a prehistoric coral reef diorama with colorful jelly fish and trilobites. A recently-installed, 10-foot long trackway is just around the corner form a mammal we are preparing for display.
Stop by the paleontology preparation lab to see progress on the prehistoric mammal Uintatherium. It was a massive hoofed animal with bone horns protruding from its pig-like skull. Uintatherium means “Beast of the Uinta Mountains.” It was one of the largest mammals during the Eocene Epoch (55 million years ago).
Don’t miss the new exhibit “Weaving a World: A Way of Life in the Four Corners.” It features a dazzling array of rugs and basketry from some of the leading weavers of the four corners region. A total of 40 contemporary Native American weavers are featured.
We hope to see you here!
The Prehistoric Museum features fossils and artifacts from Utah. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.