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 The Rio Tinto Center, home of the museum since 2011 | |
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| Established | 1969 |
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| Location | 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°45′50″N 111°49′23″W / 40.764°N 111.823°W |
| Type | Natural history |
| Visitors | About 250,000 annually |
| Director | Jason Cryan |
| Website | nhmu.utah.edu |
The Natural History Museum of Utah is a museum located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The museum shows exhibits of natural history subjects, with an emphasis on Utah and the Intermountain West. The mission of the museum is to illuminate the natural world and the place of humans within it.[1] A new building, named the Rio Tinto Center, opened in November 2011.[2] The museum is part of the University of Utah and is located in the university's Research Park.[citation needed]
- ^ "Mission and Values". Natural History Museum of Utah website. Natural History Museum of Utah. March 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ^ Maffly, Brian (November 14, 2011). "Natural History Museum of Utah: Rio Tinto Center designed with a sense of place". SLTrib.com. Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
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