The Art of Slowing Down
Charlotte Bell’s weekly program at the Museum had be cut short this spring, but she has graciously agreed to host video […]
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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:
Celebrating Spiral Jetty
Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty (1970) is a monumental work of Land art and a twentieth-century masterpiece. People travel from around […]
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Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Divide
Before every exhibition opens to the public, hundreds of hours go into planning, conservation, and preparation. Here’s a sneak peek […]
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Clearing the Air
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is participating in the Clear the Air Challenge this month, one of several of […]
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From Edo to Shin Hanga: The UMFA Presents the Arts of Japan
Throughout the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ long history, we have hosted many traveling exhibitions from across the globe, but this […]
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Alma Thomas at the UMFA
The UMFA’s modern and contemporary gallery is currently basking in the glow of Alma Thomas’s Red Sunset, Old Pond Concierto […]
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De-mist-ifying Thomas Moran’s Painting of Kanab
Facing Thomas Moran’s staggering depiction of Utah’s well-loved desert south can leave observers disoriented, especially those of us who consider […]
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A Masterpiece Worth the Wait: Finding Manhattan in Utah
In an art history survey class during my sophomore year of college, one of my brilliant professors, Susan Richmond, assigned […]
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