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Museums and galleries in Provo

13 museums and galleries in Provo, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Museums and galleries in Provo

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    BYU Creamery

    BYU's famous ice cream. The main location has a burger grill (11AM–9PM). The creamery has an outlet in the CougerEat cafeteria in the Wilkinson Student Center on BYU campus called Sugar & Spice. Other notable outlets include the Wyview Creamery (1990 W 400 N, M–Sa 7AM–midnight) and the CSC (just south of the BYU Conference Center and slightly northeast of the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, M–F 8AM–7PM, Sa 9AM–7PM). Many vending machines on campus also sell cups of BYU Creamery cookies & cream ice cream.

    Mon–Thu 11AM–11PM, Fri Sat 11AM–midnight

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    BYU Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

    Life science museum featuring taxodermied animals in their natural habitats. Very large collection of animals from all over the world, including unusual ones such as a liger (cross between a tiger and a lion), a giant grizzly bear, and a huge elephant named Humphrey. Public shows, which usually include live animals, offered weekdays at 7:30PM and Saturdays at 1PM and 3PM, in the atrium. Children's classes for ages 5-12 ("Saturday Safari") offered on Saturdays in the summer.

    Mon-Fri 10AM-Free

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    BYU Museum of Art

    Museum of art featuring rotating, world-class exhibits, in addition to a permanent collection. Audioguides and docent-led tours available. The Museum Cafe offers lunch onsite (11:30AM-2PM). Next door is the Harris Fine Arts Center, which features galleries of student art. Close by is also the Harold B. Lee Library, which features art and historical exhibits on the 1st and 3rd floors.

    Mon-Wed Fri 10AM-6PM, Thu 10AM-9PM, Sat noon-5PMFree

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    BYU Museum of Paleontology

    Small but well-kept museum featuring dinosaur fossils, including a top-rated Jurassic Period exhibit. The fossils in this museum were previously kept in storage beneath the football stadium.

    9AM-5PMFree

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    BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures

    Very small but award-winning museum focusing on cultural anthropology. Regularly features exhibits about Native American cultures, but also features other cultures.

    Sep-Apr: Mon Wed Fri 9AM-5PM, Tue Thu 9AM-7PM; May-Aug: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PMFree

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    Brigham Young University (BYU)

    Visit Brigham Young University campus. (Campus map) Begin at the Visitors' Desk in the Hinckley Center (North Campus Drive) for an overview and for a guided golfcart tour, if desired. Art galleries at the Museum of Art and Harris Fine Arts Center. Education in Zion exhibit at the Joseph Fielding Smith Building, and other exhibits and events at the Harold B. Lee Library. Food and venues at the Wilkinson Student Center, where the BYU Bookstore is located.

    Mon-Fri 8AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-3PMFree

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    Covey Center for the Arts

    Plays, concerts, events, and an art gallery downtown. Check the website for the schedule and tickets.

    Ticket office: Mon-Thu 10AM-6PM, Fri 10AM-2PM

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    Museum of Mormon History of the Americas

    formerly Museum of Mormon Mexican History

    Small extension of the Museo de Historia del Mormonismo en Mexico. Covers history of the Mormons in Mexico, mostly through replicas of period newspapers in Spanish and English, but a few relics are included. Worth it to see the old church relics and original copies of the Book of Mormon in Spanish, but otherwise probably only interesting for those particularly interested in Mormons and Mexico. Not recommended for children.

    Tue-Fri 2-7PM, Sat 10AM-6PMFree

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    Provo Pioneer Museum & Pioneer Village

    Large collection of pioneer artifacts and history. Museum run by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP). Recreated Pioneer Village next door run by the Sons of Utah Pioneers (SUP) (Jun-Aug: M 5-8PM, Tu-F 4-7PM, Sa 1-4PM).

    Jun-Sep: Tue-Sat 1-4PM; Sep-Oct: WFSa 1AM-4PM; Mar-Jun: WFSa1-4PMFree

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    Utah State Hospital Museum

    Small museum that chronicles the history and methods of the Utah State Hospital (a mental health hospital operating since 1885). The buildings elsewhere on the hospital campus are notable for their architecture, including a "castle" built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration (you must receive permission to visit the castle; ask at the museum for information about how to do that).

    Tue Thu 1-5PMFree

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    Velour Live Music Gallery

    One of Provo's gems. The venue is a mandatory stop for artists from Utah's (surprisingly healthy) local-music scene, and touring artists often sidestep Salt Lake City clubs to play here. A full calendar of shows is available on the venue's website.

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    BYU Cougars (athletics)

    After more than a decade as a member of the mid-major West Coast Conference and an independent (i.e., not affiliated with any conference) in football, BYU has joined the so-called "Power Five conferences" of college football with its 2023 arrival in the Big 12 Conference. A few of its teams in niche sports compete outside the Big 12. There's always a sports team playing. Check the website for scheduling and tickets. Home basketball games are played at the Marriott Center (1497 N 450 E); home football games are played at LaVell Edwards Stadium (1700 N Canyon Rd). The BYU Legacy Hall (athletics museum and hall of fame) is housed in the Student Athlete Building (1060 N 150 E, M-Sa 7AM-9PM,, free).

    Ticket office: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM

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    Crandall Printing Museum

    Impressive museum featuring a replica of the Gutenburg Press, other historical presses, a model 5 Linotype, and old publications. Individual and group tours are available by appointment.

    Mon-Fri 9AM-2PM$3/person

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Provo (CC BY-SA 4.0).