Discovery Gateway Children's Museum

NEW Dinosaur Exhibit Is Open!

Experience the life of a paleontologist through your child’s eyes in our one-of-a-kind exhibit. Kids can dig for fossils, take them to the lab and identify their find under a microscope, interact with real fossils found in Utah, and learn about kids who have actually discovered dinosaurs. It's a first of its kind exhibit where kids get to be the paleontologist and get to be hands-on with actual fossils and bones!

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Utah Jazz Catapult

All-Star Alliance and Utah Jazz are teaming up to celebrate the 2023 All-Star Game with the Utah Jazz Catapult in the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum. The exhibit consists of a catapult that allows the user to launch a basketball from the free-throw line of a mini-basketball court and make a basket.

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Memberships

A membership is more than the free parking. It's more than the exclusive events. It's more than the deep discounts and the admission to participating museums. It's an adventure experienced together. It's dinner conversations sparked by digging up dinosaurs. It's your kiddos falling asleep on the way home from the fun you had all day. It's family traditions and memories that will last a lifetime.

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Come Visit

The Museum

No Reservations Needed | Walk Ins Welcome!

CLOSED TUESDAYS

BUY TICKETS

*Masks are recommended

Medallion Program

Our Medallion Program provides free admission to community organizations that offer services to children and families in need or struggling with poverty, homelessness, health problems, or families with children who have developmental disabilities.
Your donation goes directly to making a positive impact on these families' lives.

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Shop & Benefit the Museum!

Take a piece of the Children's Museum Home

Our new Gift Shop, partnered with Red Balloon Toy Store, is OPEN! Shopping at the Red Balloon Toy Store inside the museum or online through the link below is a great way to support the museum.

Just use this link:

SHOP

Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum is funded in part by the Utah Legislature through the Utah Division of Arts & Museums.

Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum is funded in part by Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks.

Thank you to Adobe for being a contributing 2021 Corporate Sponsor at the Connect Level.

Thank you to Goldman Sachs for being a 2021 Corporate Sponsor at the Imagine Level.

Thank you to Intermountain Healthcare for sponsoring the Saving Lives Exhibit Gallery and for your continued support the museum.

Thank you to Mark Miller Subaru for sponsoring the Express Service Exhibit and contributing to the Medallion Membership Program in 2021.

Thank you to First Utah Bank for sponsoring the Discovery Branch Exhibit and supporting children learning through play.

Thank you to American Express for being an essential sponsor to the After School Enrichment Program.

Thank you to Dominion Energy Foundation for being a continuous supporter of the iSEE Science Outreach Programs and an annual sponsor of the World Connections Children’s Festival.

Thank you to Ernst & Young for being a 2021 Corporate Sponsor at the Imagine Level in support of the Medallion Membership Program.

Thank you to VLCM for being a continuous supporter by providing technical support and an annual corporate sponsor.

Thank you to KidtoKid Franchises Inc. for being a continuous supporter and an annual sponsor of the World Connections Children’s Festival.

The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation is one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States, serving 1.8 million customers in six Western states. The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by RockyMountain Power and Pacific Power.

Thank you to Macey's for sponsoring our grocery store exhibit and supporting kids learning through play.

Recursion is a clinical biotechnology company building the world's largest proprietary biological and chemical data atlas, industrializing drug discovery and development.

Innovated in 2008, RubySnap opened for business starting with a single Utah location. Today it continues to thrive, growing RubySnap’s bake-at-home offering in grocers nationwide, along with more retail bakery locations.

The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference, Northwest Division. Since the 1991–92 season, the team has played its home games at Vivint Arena.

Staker Parson operates at a scale that makes them unique. They supply the materials, equipment, and expertise that make their client’s visions come to life. From large paving projects to earthmoving to cutting-edge landscape installations, they fuel growth.

Thank you to Verizon for supporting the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum's Science Outreach Program.

We are grateful to Big West Oil for being a sponsor of the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. Big West Oil has helped build the I Dig Dinos Exhibit, the Coding Lab, and our Medallion Program.

Hours & Admission

Museum Hours

Our Valued Sponsors

Upcoming Events

HawkWatch Bird Show – Reading with Raptors

Sensory Inclusive Afternoon

Member Exclusive 9AM Private Museum Time

Free Admission for Dads on Father’s Day

Sensory Inclusive Afternoon

World Music Adventure by Mundi Project

Sensory Inclusive Afternoon