The Natural History Museum of Utah exhibit “Orcas: Our Shared Future” will be open until April 20. The exhibition is included with a museum admission. The exhibit explores the stories and science of the orca, an apex predator of marine environments. Artifacts on display include life-size reproductions, fossils and Indigenous artwork.
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The Natural History Museum features an ongoing exhibit until April 20. “The Orcas: Our Shared Future” exhibit is located inside the Natural History Museum on the 3rd floor, towards the back. Admission is required for the exhibit and the museum is open Monday - Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Wednesdays, when it's open until 9 p.m..
When you first enter the exhibit, you are greeted by a dark blue room, the room smells of water and is slightly humid. There is an orca diving into the ocean, with an information board to its right.
On the wall closest to the entrance to this section, there is an information board about the different hunting styles of the orca, based on their habitat. (Lucas Davison)

Over 140 artifacts are on display in the exhibit "Orcas: Our Shared Future" at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The exhibit will be open until April 20. (Lucas Davison)

The culture of the Indigenous peoples surrounding orcas are vast and different.
Each sculpture and art work is accompanied by the artist's thoughts. (Lucas Davison)

A wooden skeleton model of orca bones. Its intricately carved and sanded and is to scale. It is found in the third portion of the exhibit
There are many infographics and information boards throughout the exhibit, accompanied by pictures of orcas in their natural habitat, or surrounded by humans.
There is a lot of scientific information on the noble orca found throughout this exhibit, including the size and texture of their brains and their biology. (Lucas Davison)

Three life size orca sculptures, each one has a information board with the orcas name and its story. The picture includes Slick and her calf Scarlet. (Lucas Davison)

In the main room, there are life size sculptures of orcas.
This photo depicts a calf called Scarlet and her mother, Slick. SLCC students should feel a fond kinship to this orca! Further, inside this section of the exhibit, there is an interactional game about orca calls and how to distinguish them. (Lucas Davison)

This is a headdress created by Robert Hunt for Chief Tommy Hunt's wa'walatsila. It's in the indigenous peoples section of the exhibit. (Lucas Davison)

A recreation from a screen print by Robert Davidson titled "Killer Whale", found in the indigenous peoples section of the exhibit. (Lucas Davison)

The walk towards the final part of the exhibit shows the mighty orca as symbols of media.
“Markers of our coastal identity," reads one info board.
depictions of orcas in media are displayed, such as the movie Namu and Free WIlly, as well as other more violent media, to demonstrate their captivity in SeaWorld and other marine parks. (Lucas Davison)

The walk towards the final part of the exhibit shows the mighty orca as symbols of media.
“Markers of our coastal identity," reads one info board.
depictions of orcas in media are displayed, such as the movie Namu and Free WIlly, as well as other more violent media, to demonstrate their captivity in SeaWorld and other marine parks. (Lucas Davison)

The final part of the exhibit is about the threat orcas continue to face as a part of humanity’s rampant pollution.
Information boards and interactive displays on keeping the ocean healthy, oil and gas spills, the warming of the ocean, and even on noise pollution caused by boats on the water below can be found along with an information board on Scarlet, the calf we met at the beginning of the exhibit.
The exhibit is beautiful and informative.
putting emphasis on the dignity, intelligence and might of one of earth’s aquatic mammals. It’s a cry for action for the safety and health of our oceans, and the continued sanctity of the orca – an animal so like ourselves. (Lucas Davison)