Garth and Jerri Frehner Museum of Natural History

10/12/2026

✨NEW EXHIBIT!✨

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibit, Form & Function, on Friday, October 16th from 4 - 6 PM.

Form & Function, in conversation with 's Winter Exhibition "Tooveep (The Land)", celebrates past Indigenous artists of the American Southwest. This exhibit explores various uses of pigment, design, shape, and technique through a selection of ceramic works from the SUU Archaeology Repository.

Curated by Barbara Frank (Director, SUU Archaeology Repository) and Kellie Meyer-McGahan (Assistant Director, Frehner Museum of Natural History).

09/16/2026

Wonder Wednesday is back and this time we'll be exploring the coral reef 🐚🪸🦐

Did you know the Frehner Museum has a huge shell collection? Come see shells from all over the world at Wonder Wednesday!

We can't wait to take a dive with you!

09/10/2026

WELCOME BACK, TBIRDS!

The Frehner is now operating on new hours for the Fall semester:

Monday: 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 5 pm
Friday: 10 am - 5 pm

Come by and say hi! 🫎

08/20/2026

Wonder Wednesday will be back really soon! Mark your calendars!

07/23/2026

Sorry we've been closed...we promise we've been busy! 👩‍💻

Join our manager, Kellie, to see what we've been up to so far this summer.

06/26/2026

The ducks have landed at the Frehner Museum 🦆

We are pleased to be a host for a few winning pieces of the Utah Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Competition!

Just like any other migrating bird, these ducks won't be around too long. Come see them before they head south at the end of August.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

05/29/2026

It's time for another Night at the Museum!

Although, this time we won't be at the museum - we'll be at the Cedar City Library! Come check out our pop-up exhibit to go along with their summer reading theme "Dig up a Good Story!"

Hope to see you there!

05/21/2026

Happy National Bee Day! Send this to your favorite coworker 🫶

The Pollinator Demonstration Garden just west of the Museum is in full bloom. Stop by to smell the flowers and see just a few of Utah's native bees. 🐝🌻

05/18/2026

Hi St. George friends!

Come see at Fossil Falls Park on Saturday, May 30th and support our sister university museum at Utah Tech!

Lots of exciting vendors, prizes, and more! Only 2 more weeks until our Duck Race fundraiser! 🦆👀

05/14/2026

Join us for the STEM Center Open House in June and find out why STEM rocks! 🪨