Word art that reads: At the heart of it all.

Dive deeper into the history of the art on view, explore the behind-the-scenes workings of the Museum, and get down to the heart of it all with this monthly blog from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! Explore topics like:


From Here on Out: Saying Goodbye

Saying Thank You and Goodbye By J. Attridge, UMFA communications coordinator Since 2021, four incredible murals have adorned the walls […]
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Crossing the Sea of Glass: Photography & the Birth of Modern Tourism

By Kenley Alligood, UMFA membership manager As the managing editor of the UMFA’s membership publication Quarterly, I spend a lot […]
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How the UMFA Accessions Donated Art

By Lorraine Jackson, UMFA assistant registrar and Kenley Alligood, UMFA membership manager The Utah Museum of Fine Arts acquires new […]
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Art on the Move

Construction at the UMFA 2025 marks a year of change for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts as we transform […]
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Haunted UMFA: A Beast in the Museum

By J. Attridge, UMFA communications coordinator The Utah Museum of Fine Arts has nearly 20,000 original works of art in […]
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Artist Spotlight: Renée Green

By J. Attridge, UMFA communications coordinator Following the exhibition Miscellaneous at the DAAD Galerie Berlin and Certain Miscellanies at De […]
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The Photo-Secession Movement: Pioneering Artistry in Early Photography

The Birth of the Photo-Secession Movement By Adelaide Ryder, head photographer and digital assets manager at the UMFA This fall […]
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STEAM and the UMFA

Veronica Montes, UMFA Art Ambassador I had many interests as a child. Fortunately, I had parents and teachers who actively […]
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Sensory Bags Enhance Visits to Utah Museums

Mark Johnston, Marketing Manager at the Natural History Museum of Utah When visiting the Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU), the […]
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Pow! Whoosh! Fine Art?

By J. Attridge, UMFA communications coordinator The definitional borders around fine art or ‘high art’ can be blurry and there […]
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