The Natural History Museum of Utah and Zions Bank continue a 20-year partnership through the Traveling Treasures program. This annual outreach initiative brings museum collections and exhibits to communities across Utah.
The Traveling Treasures program features a new traveling exhibit each year, created by a team of museum volunteers, educators, exhibit designers, and bank personnel. These exhibits explore various aspects of natural history regarding the state, the region, or the planet.
During its annual tour, the program visits up to 12 cities and hosts family science festivals. This programming is intended to connect the Natural History Museum of Utah with communities statewide, including locations such as Vernal, Delta, Logan, and Kanab.
The 2026 Traveling Treasures exhibit, titled Woven Through Time, focuses on the cultures and histories of Utah's Indigenous peoples through the medium of basketry. The exhibit explores how baskets have served as essential tools for daily life since time immemorial and continue to hold spiritual significance and provide income for some Indigenous families today.
This specific exhibit was developed in consultation with representatives from eight sovereign tribal nations: the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, the Navajo Nation, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, the Skull Valley Band of Goshute, the Ute Indian Tribe, and the Ute Mountain Ute/White Mesa Community.
The Traveling Treasures program is sponsored by Zions Bank.
