Park City Museum

06/23/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈
From Charles Prisk to Drag Brunch at The Cabin, Park City has a long history of public displays of queerness.
Not to mention all of the private and personal LGBTQ+ history our town has seen!
If you are ever inclined to donate items related to Park City LGBTQ+ history, and know that they will be preserved and cared for, we are the place!
Read more about Charles Prisk here:

“That as a ‘female woman,’ Charley Prisk was there with voice, shape, and looks.” -Park Record, “Stroller Notices,” 10-17-1914 Born on Christmas Day, 1875 in Pennsylvania, Charles Prisk moved to Park…

06/20/2026

Support Park City historic preservation and kick off your July 4 holiday weekend at “Music For The Mines,” a lively cocktail fundraiser featuring local piano legend Rich Wyman’s Killer Keyz on Wednesday, July 1 at the Pendry Hotel in Park City.

This 3rd annual event is the most important fundraiser for Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History. This year's proceeds will help fund the restoration of the Thaynes Mine complex at Park City Mountain Resort.

The atmosphere turns electric as guests engage in a playful bidding war for requested songs, with the winning songs performed by pianists Rich Wyman and Eddie Thompson.

The event is for ages 21+ and features an open bar with a “Tommyknocker” cocktail, wines from Russian River Winery, heavy appetizers, and an unforgettable interactive atmosphere. Click here to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-for-the-mines-dueling-pianos-concert-tickets-1989313911460?aff=oddtdtcreator

Each event ticket also includes:
…one complimentary lawn ticket for a 2026 Concerts On The Concerts on the Slopes show, thanks to Park City Performing Arts
…a clever carabiner mug commemorating Music for the Mines event from Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History
…a tee shirt printed with the illustrated map of the Park City Historic Mine Route, a new storytelling 7-mile hike that links historic mining structures
…free valet parking

The Friends group is grateful to Rich Wyman and the Pendry Hotel for their generous donations to enable the fundraising event.

Join us for an evening of music and entertainment with Rich Wyman and Killer Keyz to raise funds to save Park City's mining heritage!

06/18/2026

You may have noticed some new ribbons on the historic homes and businesses around Park City!
We had a blast putting them up last week. Thank you so much to our amazing volunteers for getting them up! And thank you to the property owners for keeping our built history alive!
Thanks to David Jackson of the Park Record for taking some photos of the effort!

06/09/2026

Community Day is officially here!! Come in and enjoy free coffee and cookies from our fabulous community partners! Free entry to the museum until 3pm and so much more!!!

06/08/2026

We are getting ready for Community Day tomorrow! Huge thank you to PC PrintInk for helping us put our Smithsonian Affiliate logo on our windows.

Enjoy free admission TOMORROW from 10 a.m.–3 p.m., plus free coffee and cookies for our first 50 visitors thanks to our Community Day Partners, Auntie Em’s and Clockwork Cafe!

We have so much planned including store discounts, walking tours at 1 p.m., new collectable pins, and a few other surprises throughout the day! We hope you’ll stop by, celebrate with us, and support our amazing community partners in honor of this amazing milestone!

06/05/2026

Join us on Tuesday June 9 as we celebrate becoming Utah’s only Smithsonian Affiliate! We’re excited to welcome the community for a day of history, connection, and celebration while exploring our newest exhibition, Park City Loves a Parade.

A special thank you to our Community Day partners, Auntie Em’s Baked Goods and Clockwork Café, for helping make this event possible. Be sure to give them a follow, stop by their locations and help spread the local love!

06/04/2026

This is an undated and undescribed image in our collections.
Does anyone have an idea of who, what, when, or where?

05/28/2026

Park City High School 2026 seniors graduate next Friday, but the class of 1926 (100 years ago) graduated on this day in Park City history!
Here is a diploma from Ruth Paxton, and 1926 commencement memorabilia from Ruth and her brother Clarence. The siblings are pictured as children here as well, ca. 1909.
Park City School District

05/25/2026

Earlier today, we held our annual Memorial Day service at the Glenwood Cemetery. Thirty-four locals, staff, Board members, and Elks came and listened to Barb Martz gave a brief history of the Glenwood Cemetery and Glenn Wright speaking on the sacrifices of servicemembers. He talked about those in the cemetery and those who fought with him, after him, or before him. He asked everyone to call out names of people who served and sacrificed for their country. After the names were called out, our volunteer bagpiper played Taps as everyone exited the ceremony.
A peaceful Memorial Day to the fallen.

05/21/2026

We are a Blue Star Museum!
Blue Star Museums is a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families during the summer. The 2026 program began on Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 16) and runs through Labor Day, (Monday, September 7).
We will be allowing the servicemember (with ID confirmation), plus five of their guests into the Museum for free at any one time.
Learn more and find the list of participating museums at
arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.
Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and participating museums across America.