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Museum of Utah preview: new North Capitol Building galleries, storage and public openings planned for 2026
Summary
The Utah Historical Society and Department of Cultural and Community Engagement described the Museum of Utah project in the North Capitol Building. The facility includes 17,000 square feet of gallery space, purpose‑built collections storage, rotating exhibits and planned public openings in mid‑2026.
State historical society outlines Museum of Utah design, collections and public schedule
Jennifer Ortiz, director of the Utah Historical Society, and Donna Lague, executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement, briefed the committee on Oct. 14, 2025, on the Museum of Utah and the North Capitol Building project. They described gallery plans, storage for state collections and opportunities for legislators to visit preview events in 2026.
The project matters because it relocates and centralizes state historical collections, creates permanent public gallery space on the Capitol complex, and includes outreach plans to…
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