John Wesley Powell River History Museum

Mark your calendars for Friday, October 3, and Saturday, October 4 for our 2026 River Runners Hall of Fame Festival! Check our website for updates as we plan this year’s event. 

Join us for the final celebration of Glen Canyon Exposed before the exhibit closes. This special event brings together photography, storytelling, and conversation to reflect on one of the Colorado Plateaus’ most remarkable landscapes and the many ways people connect with it. Featuring the remarkable photography of Dawn Kish, Glen Canyon Exposed pairs her contemporary photographs with the historic images […]

Join us for an invigorating outdoor yoga session followed by a walk along the river! Mats available. FREE! Sponsored by the Green River Medical Center.

Mark your calendars for our upcoming Korean Ink Painting Workshop with Joon Bae! This workshop is brought to us thanks to the Utah Division of Arts & Museums Living Folk Arts program and is free to attend. Joon lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah, and received her BFA in Visual Arts with an […]

Family friendly fun for all ages. Kite flying, coloring and BBQ. Bring your own or kites will be available to color and fly! (While supplies last. Kites donated by our friends at the Green River Prevention Coalition!)

The Bowline Film Festival, held each March in Green River, Utah in partnership with the John Wesley Powell River History Museum, curates films that explore rivers, landscapes, conservation, adventure, and Indigenous and local cultures of the Colorado Plateau. We welcome documentaries, narratives, shorts, and experimental work that deepen public understanding, inspire stewardship of waterways and […]