Influences of the Silk Road
November 5, 2009 - April 25, 2010
What do jade, chess, the camera obscura and Hinduism have in common? They were all exchanged on the Silk Road, of course! The Silk Road was a series of routes that crossed through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia from the first millennium B.C.E. through the second millennium C.E. In this alluring exhibition, visitors of all ages can explore objects from the Museum’s permanent collection that either traveled on the Silk Road or reflect the religions, technologies, and goods that were exchanged en route. Families and students will enjoy a treasure hunt through the exhibition and other galleries, get educational insight through an easy-to-use audio tour, and even satisfy their senses at a spice sniff station.
Africa:
Arts of a Continent
Now on view
This ambitious exhibition of African art objects drawn from the UMFA’s permanent collection centers on themes of the spirit world and afterlife. Africa: Arts of a Continent explores the spiritual and political power of Central African masks, the magic and mystery of ancestral African sculptures, and the enduring beauty of African objects used in everyday life. The installation debuts of one of the UMFA’s newest acquisitions: a late XXVIth Dynasty Egyptian sarcophagus.
Desert Secrets:
Photography from the UMFA's Permanent Collection
On view through January 31, 2010
Desert Secrets presents provocative images of Southwestern deserts, exploring the histories hidden in these vast, seemingly barren and uninhabited spaces. Using both traditional photographic techniques as well as newer forms of digital imaging and surveillance technology, the featured photographers engage themes of technological intrusions into the land; nuclear testing; clandestine military operations; conspiracy theories; and the mysterious appearance of the desert landscape itself.
Desert Secrets will be complemented by Patrick Nagatani's Nuclear Enchantment, a virtual exhibition highlighting Nagatani's work.
Don't miss Desert Secrets Film and Lecture Series.
Click here to view a complete schedule.
Splendid Heritage:
Perspectives on American Indian Art
On view through March 1, 2010
The UMFA is proud to premiere an extraordinary exhibition of cultural and artistic treasures from the John and Marva Warnock Collection. Splendid Heritage presents 149 objects of unique artistry and cultural expression from the Native people of the Northeast and Plains.
For extended information about the exhibition, related programming and the latest updates please click here.
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 Unknown artist, Chinese, Perfume Containers, painted ivory, gift of Mrs. Richard A. Hudnut, Museum # 1951.045AB and 1951.046AB
 Egyptian, XXVI Dynasty, Anthropoid Sarcophagus, 664-525 BCE, wood, gesso, paint, purchased with funds from the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation for the Marriner S. Eccles Collection of Masterworks, Museum #2008.17.1
 Trevor Paglen, Chemical and Biological Weapons Proving Ground (2006) Dugway, UT, Distance ~ 42 miles, 11:17 a.m., C-Print, 40" x 40", Courtesy of Altman Siegel Gallery, San Francisco, Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne
 Plains, Sioux, Shirt, ca.1860, Native tanned deerskin; natural and dyed porcupine quills; multi-colored glass seed beads; human hair; sinew sewn; mineral pigments (blue), WC8803013
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