WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
MUSEUMS IN AND NEAR WASHINGTON COUNTY
WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUMS
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, McQuarrie Memorial Museum145 North 100 East
St. George, UT 84770
(435)628-7274
https://wchsutah.org/dup/museum.php
https://dupstgeorge.org
Dinosaur Tracks Museum
St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm
2180 E. Riverside Drive
St. George, UT 84790
(435)574-3466
tracksofdinos@gmail.com
https://wchsutah.org/museums/dinosaur.php
https://UtahDinosaurs.org
Hurricane Pioneer Museum
95 S. Main Street
Hurricane, UT 84737
(435)635-7153
https://wchsutah.org/museums/hurricane-pioneer-museum.php
Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park
35 W. State Street
Hurricane, UT 84737
(435)635-3245
https://wchsutah.org/museums/pioneer-heritage-park.php
http://www.hurricane-pioneer.org
McQuarrie Memorial Museum
See "Daughters of Utah Pioneers, McQuarrie Memorial Museum" above
Old Pioneer Courthouse
97 East St George Blvd.
St. George, UT 84770
(435)631-1215
https://www.stgeorgepioneercorner.com
https://www.facebook.com/pioneercourthousestg
https://wchsutah.org/buildings/old-county-courthouse.php
Pilot Peak DUP Museum
24 South Center Street
Enterprise, UT 84725
(435)878-2533
https://wchsutah.org/museums/enterprise-dup-museum.php
Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum
1835 Convention Center Drive, Suite B
St. George, UT 84790
(435)301-7777
http://www.rosenbruch.org
staff@rosenbruch.org
Samuel R. Knight Santa Clara History Museum
2603 Santa Clara Drive (basement of the Town Hall)
Santa Clara, UT 84765
(435)879-5297
https://wchsutah.org/museums/santa-clara-museum.php
https://santaclaramuseum.com/
Santa Clara Heritage Square
Santa Clara Drive midway between Victor Street and Chapel Street
Santa Clara, UT 84765
https://wchsutah.org/museums/santa-clara-heritage-square.php
Silver Reef Museum
1903 Wells Fargo Road
Silver Reef, UT 84746
(435)879-2926
Museum@SilverReef.org
https://wchsutah.org/museums/silver-reef-museum.php
http://www.silverreefutah.org
Southern Utah Air Museum
400 W. Telegraph Road
Washington, UT 84780
(435)656-8292
Now defunct ;-(
Springdale Visitor Center & History Museum
In the planning stages
St. George Art Museum
47 East 200 North
St. George, UT 84770
(435)627-4525
museum@sgcity.org
https://www.sgcity.org/artmuseum
https://wchsutah.org/buildings/st-george-art-museum.php
St. George Children's Museum
86 South Main Street
St. George, Utah 84770
(435)986-4000
stgeorgecm@gmail.com
https://wchsutah.org/museums/st-george-childrens-museum.php
https://www.sgchildrensmuseum.org
Toquerville Museum
Utah Tech University Sears Art Museum Gallery
155 S. University Avenue (700 East)
St. George, UT 84770
(435)652-7909
https://www.searsart.com
Utah Tech University Special Collections and Archives
Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons, Room 330
225 South 700 East
St. George, UT 84770
(435)634-2087
https://wchsutah.org/museums/dsu-archives.php
Washington City Museum
25 E. Telegraph Road
Washington, UT 84780
(435)986-4228
https://wchsutah.org/museums/washington-city-museum.php
https://washingtoncity.org/recreation/parks/OldSchoolMuseum
Washington County Utah Regional Repository
Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons, Room 312
225 South 700 East
St. George, UT 84770
(435)634-2087
https://wchsutah.org/museums/dsu-archives.php
Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum
4196 S. Airport Parkway (at the new St. George Municipal Airport)
St. George, UT 84790
(435)669-0655 cell
westernwarbird@gmail.com
https://wchsutah.org/museums/western-sky-warbird-museum.php
https://www.westernskywarbirds.org
Zion Human History Museum
Zion National Park
Springdale, UT 84767-1099
(435)772-3256
https://www.nps.gov/zion/historyculture/zion-human-history-museum.htm
HISTORICAL MUSEUMS OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum (Formerly the Iron Mission State Park Museum)635 North Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84720-1079
(435)586-9290
frontierhomestead@utah.gov
https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/frontier-homestead
Kanab Heritage Museum
13 South 100 East
Kanab, UT 84741
(435)644-3966
http://www.kanabheritage.com
Kanab Heritage House Museum
115 S. Main St.
Kanab, UT 84741
(435)644-3966
http://www.kanabheritagehouse.com/
Lost City Museum
721 South Moapa Valley Blvd
Overton, NV 89040
(702)397-2193
https://www.lostcitymuseum.org/
Pipe Spring National Monument Visitor Center and Museum
(928)643-7105
https://www.nps.gov/pisp/index.htm
Red Pueblo Museum & Heritage Park
1140 N. Hwy 89A (Box 455)
Fredonia, AZ 86022
(928)643-7777, (928)643-7767
https://wchsutah.org/museums/red-pueblo-museum.php
https://visitsouthernutah.com/attractions/red-pueblo-museum
Territorial Statehouse State Park & Museum
50 West Capitol
Fillmore, UT 84631-0657
(435)743-5316
http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/territorial-statehouse
Virgin Valley Heritage Museum
(formerly the Desert Valley Museum)
35 W. Mesquite Blvd.
Mesquite, NV 89024-0069
(702)346-5705
https://www.mesquitenv.gov/departments/museum
MUSEUM RESOURCES
Utah Division of Arts and Museums617 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
http://artsandmuseums.utah.gov/museums
whassan@utah.gov
UA&M is the state museum services agency offering technical assistance,
professional development, the Utah Certificate of Museum Practice (with UMA),
museum grants, the Utah Certified Museum registry, state performance goals,
research on Utah museums, and special events.
Utah Museums Association (UMA)
https://www.utahmuseums.org
info@utahmuseums.org
UMA is committed to building the capacity of all Utah museums to serve their communities.
It provides professional development and networking opportunities, helps connect museums
to professional resources and best practice, and serves as an advocate for Utah museums.
Utah Humanities Council (UHC)
202 West 300 North
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
http://www.utahhumanities.org
vanfrank@utahhumanities.org
UHC empowers Utahns to improve their communities through active engagement in the humanities.
UHC offers grants for a variety of projects (including oral history and museum interpretation),
workshops to learn how to tell your museum's stories, as well as touring exhibitions from the
Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program. UHC is home to the Utah's Museum Interpretation
Initiative program, with curriculum, resources, and examples of exhibit projects accomplished
by small museums all over the state. Find out more at http://www.utahhumanities.org/MIIHome.htm.
Washington County Museum Association
(800)869-6635
http://www.utahstgeorge.com/museums.html
REFERENCES
Linda Shogren's Southern Utah Museum DirectoryJune 2023
Museums of Washington County Utah
Brochure, 2024