COMING SOON TO THE CAPITOL COMPLEX

As Utah’s first state history museum,the Museum of Utah will celebrate our unique history, culture and art through world class exhibits, programming, and community spaces. A future gateway to Utah’s Capitol Complex, the Museum will engage visitors of all ages, and from all over the world, as they explore Utah’s past and consider their place in shaping Utah’s future. The Museum building also will include a state-of-the art collections storage facility specifically designed to care for and house the state’s renowned history and art collections.

With the addition of the future Museum of Utah,the Utah Historical Society will be more visible, integrated, and accessible with a physical presence on Utah’s State Capitol grounds. We are one and the same — visiting the Museum of Utah is visiting the Utah Historical Society, and opportunities available within the museum are an extension of UHS programming. Join us as we work to connect Utahns and the world to our unique history, culture and art, in this once in a lifetime opportunity at the Utah State Capitol.

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    These illustrations conceptualize some of the exhibit samples planned for the Museum of Utah.

    These illustrations conceptualize some of the exhibit samples planned for the Museum of Utah.

    Video: The North Capitol Building

    The upcoming North Capitol Building will be the proud home of The Museum of Utah, where visitors can understand and engage with important stories that have impacted our state.

    Proudly Preserving The Past

    The Museum of Utah will feature some of the most unique and precious objects from the Utah Historical Society's collection.

    LIBRARY & COLLECTIONS
    Preservation expert transfers historical paintings.

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    A large painting of men tilling a field. The painting is included in the Alice Merrill Horne Collection.

    The Alice Merrill Horne Collection

    utah Division of Arts & Museums

    Get a firsthand look at the revered art collection, comprised of more than 2,000 works, varying from paintings, to sculptures, to textiles.

    VIEW COLLECTION

    Video: The North Capital Building

    The upcoming North Capitol Building will be the proud home of The Museum of Utah, where visitors can understand and engage with important stories that have impacted our state.

    Preservation expert transfers historical paintings.

    Proudly Preserving the Past

    The Museum of Utah will feature some of the most unique and precious objects from the Utah Historical Society collection.

    LIBRARY &
    COLLECTIONS
    A large painting of men tilling a field. The painting is included in the Alice Merrill Horne Collection.

    The Alice Merrill Horne Collection

    Utah Division of Arts & Museums

    We proudly preserve valuable objects that have shaped Utah's history and culture.

    VIEW COLLECTION
    “We will be able to have Utahns see for the first time, in one place, a connected story about our State’s history and the different elements that have made our state the success that it is.”

    -Brad Wilson, Former Speaker of the House (Utah)

    THE ALICE MERRILL HORNE COLLECTION: Get a firsthand look at the revered art collection, comprised of over 2,000 works, varying from paintings, to sculptures, to textiles. 

    UNITING PEOPLE, LINKING MUSEUMS

    Your participation is vital in shaping the exhibitions and narrative of the Museum of Utah. We invite you to share your favorite, or forgotten historic moments and essential narratives that contribute to Utah's rich heritage here .

    BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

    Join us as we work to connect Utahns and the world to our unique history, culture, and art. Click here to learn more. If you are interested in supporting the Museum of Utah, email Jessica Proctor at jessicaproctor@utah.gov.

    SEE YOUR MEMORABILIA IN THE MUSEUM OF UTAH

    The Utah Historical Society requests donations to the  Celebrations gallery. Click here to learn more.
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