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Utah cultural official outlines State History Museum opening, America250 plans and volunteer programs
Summary
Kat Potter, deputy director of Culture and Community Engagement, told 'Utah Libraries Have You Covered' the State History Museum will open in June 2026 and previewed America250 programs — including Walk250, America's Potluck and volunteer opportunities — with resources at america250.utah.gov and community.utah.gov.
Salt Lake City — Kat Potter, deputy director of the Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement, told listeners on the Utah State Library program "Utah Libraries Have You Covered" that the State History Museum will open in June 2026 and will include a climate‑controlled collections facility and public galleries in the North Capitol Building.
"We will have this beautiful state of the art collections facility in the basement level of the building, the North Capitol Building up on Capitol Hill," Potter said, adding that the main public gallery and an associated store should be available early in the calendar year with a museum opening scheduled for June 2026. She said some collections previously stored in basement spaces will move to the new…
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