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:

Art History
Stories Behind the Art
Community
BEhind-the-Scenes
Object Origins
A person dressed in black lies draped over a stretcher with a Caution: Objects Below sign, while another person pushes the stretcher. The background shows wrapped artworks and framed pictures.

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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A woman with dark skin and long, brown, braided hair pulled back, wearing a black top, is shown in profile against a plain white background. She has a calm and thoughtful expression.

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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A woman in vintage clothing arranges billiard balls on a pool table in a dimly lit room, while a man in a suit stands in a doorway, bathed in sunlight from outside.

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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A person sits inside a large concrete pipe at sunset, facing the horizon. The sun is framed perfectly by a smaller circular structure in the distance, creating a glowing, symmetrical scene with warm colors.

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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A woman sits on a bench in an art gallery reading to two young girls. One girl smiles while holding a glowing object, and the other stands nearby. Backpacks are on the floor. Framed paintings hang on dark blue walls.

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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A young boy with neatly combed hair sits on a wicker chair, intently reading a comic book. The image has a vintage, sepia tone, suggesting it was taken several decades ago.

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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A colorful painting of a village scene with several people doing different activities like dancing and talking.

Children's Books and Art

Veronica Montes, UMFA Art Ambassador As a child, I enjoyed walking through the galleries at the UMFA. I imagined trips to Egypt […]
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A woman wearing glasses examines a large print on a table with a flashlight, focusing intently on the artwork under bright light in an office or studio setting.

How the UMFA Preserves Art for Generations to Come

By Melanie Espinal and J. Attridge Less than three percent of the UMFA’s permanent collection is on display at a […]
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Black and white photo of a person with light hair wearing clown makeup, including a white face, a round nose, exaggerated eyebrows, and lines on the cheeks, looking down with a somber expression.

The Fools of the UMFA

A Behind-the-Scenes Peek at the Fools and Clowns in UMFA Collection. By J. Attridge, UMFA Communications Coordinator and clown enthusiast. […]
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A person wearing white gloves holds an ancient pottery vessel with a decorated base featuring faded, intricate floral designs in black on a light background. The vessel has a narrow neck and a reddish-brown, wide opening.

Provenance of the "Lekythos"

A Research Journey to Uncover the Provenance of an Ancient Artwork By Luke Kelly, UMFA associate curator of collections This […]
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