Moab Museum

10/02/2026

It's time for the THEATER! Check out these old playbills from the Moab Community Chorus from the parents of Eric Jones, Jim and Evelyn. "When We Were Boats" is at Star Hall through Sunday evening at Star Hall.

09/29/2026

Recently minted MacArthur Fellow, Chip Thomas, will be joining us at the Museum to sit on the panel: The Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers in the American West. We kick things off at 6pm bringing experts from across the region to discuss the Buffalo Soldiers’ complex legacy, interrogating how we understand traditional tales of settlement, opportunity, and identity. Johnny Taylor Valdez, Louis Gregory McAllister, and Chip Thomas come together to discuss these themes, and how we might approach a more complete history of the American West.

Panel moderated by Michele Jordan Johnson, Executive Director of Canyonlands Field Institute and former Trustee at the Moab Museum.

This program is October 8 at 6pm, and available both in-person at the Moab Museum and virtually at the link below.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89474346906

09/09/2026

Congratulations, Lee! We are honored to have you as part of this community!

Lee Shenton, president of the Utah Friends of Paleontology's Moab chapter, received its lifetime achievement award; friends recreated the surprise Sept. 6.

09/09/2026

It's almost that time! Get your submissions in to be a part of the next community show, opening October 22nd! Submissions are due shortly, so if you haven't gotten acquainted with the exhibit prompt and parameters yet, dive in here!

09/09/2026

Dr. Koji Lau-Ozawa and his team from UCLA have been hard at work digging at Utah Raptor State Park over the past couple of weeks and will be presenting at the Canyonlands Natural History Association's MIC Lecture series this Thursday at 6pm! His team of archaeologists and students are using a range of archaeological techniques from drone survey and ground penetrating radar to hand excavation to identify the physical remains of this site. Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear about their first field season!

09/04/2026

The Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, How Did We Get Here? Stories of Migration and Home, celebrates the many individual stories that make up the lively community of people who have made Moab “home.” With the submission deadline for community members to submit their art, artifacts, and stories coming up quickly on September 14, this event is an opportunity to fine tune ideas, ask questions, and get help submitting your artwork or object! 4-4:30pm info session, 4:30-6pm open workshop and Q&A. Limited craft supplies will be provided to get your creative juices flowing!

📍 Moab Museum

📅 Tuesday, September 8

⏰ 4-6pm

Stop in, make some art, shoot some ideas off your friends, community members, and the Museum curatorial team!

08/19/2026

Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Trail has a new exhibition feature: a Model 1859 McClellan Saddle!

Adopted by the U.S. Army in 1859, George B. McClellan’s rawhide-covered saddle tree featured an open longitudinal slot designed to relieve pressure on a horse’s spine while reducing overall weight. Though it became standard issue for Union cavalry during the American Civil War, Black troopers known as the Buffalo Soldiers did not ride it during that conflict.

The Model 1859 McClellan saddle remains an indispensable artifact in the story of the Buffalo Soldiers. Rather than defining their wartime service, it represents the hardscrabble transition of post-Civil War Black cavalrymen patrolling thousands of miles of Western wilderness on leftover Union gear.

Generously donated by Sena Taylor Hauer, for the Sema Hadithi Buffalo Soldier Heritage Trail exhibition, Hauer is a fifth-generation Moab resident, local journalist, and the owner-operator of Moab Horses at Hauer Ranch along the Colorado River. The saddle belonged to her late husband, John Hauer, who was a well-known Moab rancher, author, and co-founder of the Hauer Ranch. He raised mules, hosted trail rides, and wrote about working with pack animals.

Read more about it in the gallery! We're open Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm at 118 E Center St. Moab, UT!

08/17/2026

Come be a part of the next exhibition at the Museum! "How Did We Get Here? Stories of Migration and Home" goes up mid October and we're looking for your submissions, whether that be painting, sculpture, photo album, map, ephemera, etc. showing what home means to you, or how you and your family first came to the Moab Valley!

Submissions are (lightly) due by Sept. 1, learn more here: https://forms.gle/9sgYXaueXqU4Ey736