Member Exclusive 9AM Private Museum Time – September
9AM Private Museum Time| September, 16th at 9-10 AM Members! Come in every 3rd Saturday morning to enjoy a quiet museum morning. Take advantage of this member-only event and bring your young children in for a less occupied and more quiet morning! Check out other membership perks: Click here to register today!
National Aviation Day with Hill Aerospace Museum
Celebrate National Aviation Day | August 19th, 2023 at 11:00 AM Joined by Hill Aerospace Museum this Saturday (8/19) 11:00 AM to help us learn about jets, planes, and more! Come in to celebrate with your little aviation fans! More about Hill Aerospace Museum: https://www.instagram.com/aerospaceutah/
A day at the Museum with Barbie
Join us on 8/4 to enjoy a day at the museum dress up as Barbie, take photos with real-life barbie model, or bring your barbie! There will be life-size Barbie box from Alicia Holm for pictures, too! We will be wearing pink, visit us and enjoy a pink barbie day!
Comic Book Day at the Children’s Museum September 27th | 10AM to 5PM
Celebrate National Comic Book Day at the Children’s Museum with comic book creation crafts and storytime with Wonderwoman (12PM) and Spiderman (3PM)! *Superhero costumes encouraged!
Halloween in the Museum
Come dressed in your best costume and make pipe-cleaner pumpkin this weekend at Discovery Gateway! Inside the museum, we will be hosting a scavenger hunt to find our bees all dressed up in costumes. Find them all to win a prize!
Museum Now Open!
The Museum is now open! Purchase Tickets Now!
STEAM Learning Lab – The Buzz on Bees
Today, we are visiting The Farm here in the museum. Tucked into the corner of Kid’s Eye View, The Farm lets museum visitors ride a horse, care for crops and tend to some broody chickens. We especially love the picture of a cute piggy, so today we are going to make a cute piggy of our very own!
STEAM Learning Lab – Piggy Pinch Pots
Today, we are visiting The Farm here in the museum. Tucked into the corner of Kid’s Eye View, The Farm lets museum visitors ride a horse, care for crops and tend to some broody chickens. We especially love the picture of a cute piggy, so today we are going to make a cute piggy of our very own!
STEAM Learning Lab – Hexagon Bubbles
A hexagon is a shape with 6 sides. Can you think of anywhere in nature that you might be able to find hexagons? They are all over the place! Snowflakes, turtle shells, insect eyes, pineapples, and the honeycombs in beehives all contain hexagons! This is because the hexagon is a very efficient shape. When bees make their honeycombs, the cells are shaped like this because it doesn’t waste any space. Today we are going to make our own hexagons with bubbles!
STEAM Learning Lab – Dances from Around the World
Dancing has been a favorite way for people to tell stories, express emotion, and get active since the beginnings of history. Join us as we learn about popular dances from all over the world.
STEAM Learning Lab – A Mask for Me and My Friend!
Today we are going to teach you how to make an easy no-sew mask with just a t-shirt you no longer use or want and some scissors. To protect ourselves and others from COVID-19 the CDC now recommends wearing cloth face covering when in public to help keep ourselves and others safe. Wearing masks along with handwashing, coughing into your sleeve, and continuing to social distance are all ways we can stay healthy and safe.
STEAM Learning Lab – Pop-Up Paper Museum
What is your favorite memory in the museum? Since you can’t come visit the museum yet, we thought the museum could come and visit you! Make your very own simple 3D version of the museum to play with! Post a picture of your museum and tag us on social media!
Museum Closed
Based on the guidance given by the Utah Coronavirus Task Force, along with the recommendations of Salt Lake County and growing community concern, Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum has decided to close as of Friday, March 13th until further notice.
Museum Closed | Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! The Museum will be closed all day on November 28th!
Trick or Treat in the Museum
Let loose your inner ghoul at Discovery Gateway! We’re celebrating Halloween with our own trick-or-treating fun!
Museum Closed for Private Event
Discovery Gateway will be closed all day for a private event!
Museum Closed in Preparation for Event
Discovery Gateway will be closed in preparation of our fundraising event, the Bumble Bee Bash!
Museum Closed for Cleaning
Pardon our dust! Discovery Gateway will be closed for our annual deep-cleaning and maintenance!
Museum Closed Fourth of July!
The Museum will be closed on July 4th for Independence Day! Enjoy a fun day with your family, friends and fireworks!
Easter | Museum Closed All Day
Hoppy Easter! The museum will be closed all day to allow our staff to spend the holiday with their family!
Museum Selfie Day
Get creative at Discovery Gateway and snap a selfie of you and your family in front of your favorite exhibit! Hashtag #MuseumSelfie on your favorite social media platform and make sure to tag @DiscoveryGateway for a chance to be featured online!
Merry Christmas! Museum Closed Today
Merry Christmas from Discovery Gateway! We will be closed all day on Christmas. But don’t worry – we will be open on Wednesday, December 26 for our regular business hours!
Museum Closing Early at 2pm
Merry Christmas Eve – Museum Closing Early at 2pm
The Grinch Steals the Museum!
The Grinch has invaded Discovery Gateway! Join us for Grinch-themed activities! There will also be appearances from the Grinch himself every hour on the hour starting at noon and ending at 5pm.
Museum Closing at 4pm
Museum closing at 4pm for a private event.
Museum Closed All Day
Museum closed all day for a private event.
Museum Closed All Day
Discovery Gateway will be closed all day in preparation for the 40th Bee-Day Bash tonight! Join us from 6:30 – 9 for food, drinks, fun, and play! Purchase your tickets to the Bash here!
SCHEELS Field Day at Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum invites guests to enjoy a sports themed day sponsored by SCHEELS, the World’s Largest All Sports Store on Saturday, March 25 with free admission all day, and special programming from 11 am – 5 pm.
