| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Live Cone Snail FeedingPresented by Utah Museum of Natural History at Utah Museum of Natural History April 15-August 26, 2010 Partnering with the University of Utah's Olivera Laboratory, the Museum has designed this exhibit to enable you to explore the secret world of molluscs, their spectacular shells, and the interesting ways in which their chemistry benefits humans. In conjunction with the exhibit, visitors can see some of the world's most poisonous animals in action. Goldfish are on the their dinner menu. | Utah Museum of Natural History | 04/15/10-
08/26/10 | Salt Lake City |
Face of Utah Sculpture VI ExhibitionPresented by Utah Cultural Celebration Center at Utah Cultural Celebration Center July 15-August 26, 2010 Every year The Face of Utah Sculpture provides over fifty Utah artists a forum to present Utah culture through sculptural form. The origins of this dynamic exhibit, envisioned by glass artist Dan Cummings, features both well-known and emerging Utah sculptors, showcasing both traditional and contemporary sculpture in a variety of techniques, styles, mediums and forms. The result is an exciting and eclectic mix of excellence in artistry in countless forms! | Utah Cultural Celebration Center | 07/15/10-
08/26/10 | Salt Lake City |
The Dino Show: Live From LaramidiaPresented by Utah Museum of Natural History at Utah Museum of Natural History April 30-August 27, 2010 What would it be like to get close to a live dinosaur? Museum paleontologists discovered a new ceratopsian dinosaur in southern Utah and have "brought it to life" with the help of a talented artist. So, get ready for horns, frills, and roars when you meet their 10-foot-long ceratopsian. Help them recreate the swampy Late Cretaceous environment of Laramidia to make their dinosaur feel at home during an action-packed museum theater performance. | Utah Museum of Natural History | 04/30/10-
08/27/10 | Salt Lake City |
Bug BrigadePresented by Utah Museum of Natural History at Utah Museum of Natural History April 17-August 28, 2010 Millipedes, cockroaches, and tarantulas might seem creepy, but spend some time with these creatures and you'll see just how incredible they are. Learn all about bugs' anatomy, behavior, and impact on the environment as they crawl on our bug experts. | Utah Museum of Natural History | 04/17/10-
08/28/10 | Salt Lake City |
Discovery Hall ActivitiesPresented by Utah Museum of Natural History at Utah Museum of Natural History April 10-August 28, 2010 Find out what its like to be a scientist and explore the Museum's coolest hands-on activities. Extract DNA from a pea, excavate a pit house, press plants, create a poem for "the poetree," or interpret dinosaur tracks. Try a new activity each week! | Utah Museum of Natural History | 04/10/10-
08/28/10 | Salt Lake City |
Juggle-a-thonPresented by Discovery Gateway at Discovery Gateway August 28, 2010 Make your own juggling balls with Discovery Gateway staff then learn how to juggle them from an advanced clown of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. | Discovery Gateway | 08/28/10 | Salt Lake City |
A Struggle for Beauty and MeaningPresented by Springville Museum of Art at Springville Museum of Art August 26, 2009-September 1, 2010 The exhibit features approximately 40 iconic and rare paintings and sculptures. The collector, John Schaeffer, has traveled the world to build his collection. Works of notable artists, such as John William Waterhouse, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones and William Holman Hunt will be displayed. A portion of Schaeffer's collection was recently featured at the BYU Museum of Art, but the Springville Museum of Art will display some of his new acquisitions in a new environment. John Schaeffer's belief... | Springville Museum of Art | 08/26/09-
09/01/10 | Springville |
I Am A Child of GodPresented by Museum of Church History and Art at Museum of Church History and Art December 1, 2006-September 6, 2010 I Am a Child of God, is an interactive exhibit for families. This exhibit is based on the words of the first verse of the song "I Am a Child of God," and is designed to help visitors learn about the Plan of Salvation at a very basic level. Visitors will understand that each earth life has a purpose and that they should strive to learn about and fulfill that purpose. The exhibit is full of interactive elements illuminating these ideas.
| Museum of Church History and Art | 12/01/06-
09/06/10 | Salt Lake City |
Video Works by Vito Acconci, Bill Viola, and Seoungho ChoPresented by Brigham Young University Museum of Art at Brigham Young University Museum of Art May 7-September 11, 2010 The inaugural exhibition in the Electronic Media Gallery features artists exploring the western landscape, beginning with an early conceptual work by Vito Acconci; a metaphysical and contemplative exploration of essence and place by prolific video artist Bill Viola; and, a more recent work by Korean artist Seoungho Cho. | Brigham Young University Museum of Art | 05/07/10-
09/11/10 | Provo |
Pablo O'Higgins: Works on PaperPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts February 18-September 19, 2010 The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to present Pablo O'Higgins: Works on Paper, an exhibition of lithographs by an artist who - though virtually unknown in his home state of Utah - is widely celebrated throughout Mexico. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 02/18/10-
09/19/10 | Salt Lake City |
The First 100 Years: Collecting Art at BYUPresented by Brigham Young University at Brigham Young University Museum of Art September 25, 2010 The First 100 Years: Collecting Art at Brigham Young University tells the remarkable story of the development of the university art collection through the display of 150 of the outstanding works that have been acquired over the past century. | Brigham Young University | 09/25/10 | Provo |
The First 100 Years - Collecting Art at BYUPresented by Brigham Young University Museum of Art at Brigham Young University Museum of Art December 3, 2009-September 25, 2010 One hundred paintings, works on paper, and sculpture representing some of the key works from the BYU Museum of Art will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the university's art collection. The exhibition, divided into four sections and organized chronologically according to the acquisition of art works into the collection, tells a fascinating story of the building of a collection.
| Brigham Young University Museum of Art | 12/03/09-
09/25/10 | Provo |
salt 1: Adriana LaraPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts May 6-September 26, 2010 Utah Museum of Fine Arts will launch a new series of semiannual exhibitions titled salt, which will showcase work by emerging, international contemporary artists. The first salt exhibition features the work of 31-year-old Adriana Lara, a Mexico City resident who works in a range of formats and media, often creating videos or subtle sculptures made of ephemeral or unusual materials. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 05/06/10-
09/26/10 | Salt Lake City |
Las Artes de Mexico: From the Collection of the Gilcrease MuseumPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts May 6-September 26, 2010 Las Artes de Mexico: From the Collection of the Gilcrease Museum is an exhibition that explores the richness of Mexican heritage, from the ancient work of the Mayans and Aztecs through the twentieth century. The exhibition includes a broad array of artifacts such as woven fabrics, masks, and religious objects from Mesoamerica (pre-Conquest Mexico) as well as paintings by modernist masters like Rufino Tamayo, Jose Clemente Orozco, and Diego Rivera. Complementing Las Artes de Mexico will be... | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 05/06/10-
09/26/10 | Salt Lake City |
Amado Pena RetrospectivePresented by St. George Art Museum at St. George Art Museum July 24-October 16, 2010 Amado Pe?a is recognized as an Artisan of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. This is a particularly high honor and one that he cherishes. He is dedicated to furthering the public's knowledge and interest in the Tribe, its art, its history, and its culture. | St. George Art Museum | 07/24/10-
10/16/10 | Saint George |
As the Rose: Sculpture by Adam BatemanPresented by Brigham Young University Museum of Art at Brigham Young University Museum of Art May 7-October 16, 2010 As the Rose: Sculpture by Adam Bateman is an exhibition of works created from farm sprinkler components. Bateman's sculptures explore the storied relationship Utahans have with their desert landscape, from early Pioneer's use of irrigation systems and their yearning to make the desert "blossom as a rose," to a more modern look at conservation and the link of the traditional sublime landscape to Modernism. | Brigham Young University Museum of Art | 05/07/10-
10/16/10 | Provo |
From Penstemons to Pines: Illustrating Rocky Mountain NativesPresented by St. George Art Museum at St. George Art Museum July 24-October 16, 2010 In summer when St. George is a desert on fire, they are able to take a visual trip to the cool Rocky Mountains to view wildflowers in exquisite detail. This exhibit, organized through Denver Botanic Gardens' Botanical Art and Illustration Program, From Penstemons to Pines: Illustrating Rocky Mountain Natives offers a world-class exhibit juried by a panel of experts. Don't miss this exhibit where science and art are beautifully entwined. | St. George Art Museum | 07/24/10-
10/16/10 | Saint George |
Dinosaur ExhibitPresented by Utah State Parks at Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum September 28, 2009-November 1, 2010 The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, in partnership with Dinosaur National Monument, will display exhibits from the closed dinosaur quarry near Jensen, Utah. The exhibit consists of four dinosaur casts: a nearly complete juvenile Camarasaurus, Allosaurus fragilis, a possible new Allosaurus species, and a partial baby Stegosaurus. According to Dr. Dan Chure, paleontologist at Dinosaur National Monument, "these are replicas of some of the best dinosaur fossils found at the... | Utah State Parks | 09/28/09-
11/01/10 | Vernal |
Discovery Gateway Fall Fundraiser at the New YorkerPresented by Discovery Gateway November 9, 2010 Enjoy an intimate cocktail party at the New Yorker while supporting Discovery Gateway. Make some new connections and find out the "buzz" on Utah's premier children's museum. | Discovery Gateway | 11/09/10 | |
Painting Utah's Mount OlympusPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts July 8-November 14, 2010 Mount Olympus is not the tallest mountain in the Wasatch Range, but anyone who has seen this awesome natural wonder will agree with the early pioneers who bestowed it with the Greek name for 'the home of the gods.' For the past century-and-a-half, some of Utah's most talented artists, including Lee Greene Richards, Gilbert Munger, Edwin Deaken, Anton Rasmussen, David Meikle, and others, have attempted to do justice to this silent sentinel. Through their work, the home of the gods is... | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 07/08/10-
11/14/10 | Salt Lake City |
Bill Owens: SuburbiaPresented by Brigham Young University Museum of Art at Brigham Young University Museum of Art April 30-December 4, 2010 Bill Owens: Suburbia, a new exhibition at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art, is a sly photographic study of suburban life in the 1970s?the second generation of the post-war suburban movement. This exhibition of 65 black and white photographs subtly illustrates the incongruities of a consumer culture that has culminated in the American lifestyle of the 21st century. | Brigham Young University Museum of Art | 04/30/10-
12/04/10 | Provo |
Preschool Story Time: Adventures with DinosaursPresented by Utah Museum of Natural History at Utah Museum of Natural History February 25-December 23, 2010 Stomp, roar, and explore the amazing world of dinosaurs. Each 30-minute, story time features two short books, a voice or movement
activity, and a guided tour of the dinosaur exhibit. Preschoolers and kindergartners will have a "dinomite," good time! | Utah Museum of Natural History | 02/25/10-
12/23/10 | Salt Lake City |
| Highlights of the Collection Tours | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 02/13/10-
12/26/10 | Salt Lake City |
Penguin EncounterPresented by The Living Planet Aquarium at The Living Planet Aquarium March 26-December 31, 2010 The Penguin Encounter exhibit is sure to become the most popular exhibit at the aquarium. There are 17 species of penguins in the world, and we’re happy to welcome Gentoo penguins to The Living Planet Aquarium! Gentoo penguins live in a cool climate of the Falkland Islands, just off of the coast of Argentina. They eat small fish & krill, love to swim and live in highly social colonies (or waddles) often with other species of penguins. In this special habitat, an acrylic window and... | The Living Planet Aquarium | 03/26/10-
12/31/10 | Sandy |
Community: Eat, Work, PlayPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts May 6, 2010-January 9, 2011 Community: Eat, Work, Play is a collaborative exhibition between the UMFA and Lincoln Elementary school. With the help of UMFA educators, first and sixth grade students will create large-scale murals to be installed in the Museum's education gallery. Each group will take on one aspect of the theme, either eat, work or play, and explore visually how that idea is represented in their community. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 05/06/10-
01/09/11 | Salt Lake City |
Community: Eat, Work, PlayPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts May 1, 2010-January 31, 2011 Community: Eat, Work, Play is a collaborative exhibition between the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and three local community groups. Utah Museum of Fine Arts educators, working with elementary and secondary students, will create large-scale murals to be installed in the education gallery. Each group will take on one aspect of the theme, either eat, work or play, and visually explore how that idea is represented in their community. | Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 05/01/10-
01/31/11 | Salt Lake City |
| ZAP Free Day | Discovery Gateway | 03/17/11 | Salt Lake City |
CSI: Curious Science InvestigatorsPresented by Discovery Gateway at Discovery Gateway August 7, 2010-June 25, 2011 Held in Discovery Gateway's Workshop Room, children will uncover mysteries of the world by finding evidence, conducting experiments and then drawing conclusions. | Discovery Gateway | 08/07/10-
06/25/11 | Salt Lake City |
Creative KidsPresented by Discovery Gateway at Discovery Gateway August 4, 2010-June 29, 2011 Held in Discovery Gateway's Curiosity Shop, Creative Kids. Children ages 4 to 8 years create art using a variety of materials, including paint, clay, and glue. | Discovery Gateway | 08/04/10-
06/29/11 | Salt Lake City |
Africa - Arts of a ContinentPresented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts October 15, 2009-September 4, 2011 Explore themes of the spirit world and afterlife in this ambitious exhibition of African art objects. In Africa: Arts of a Continent, you will learn about the spiritual and political power of Central African masks, the magic and mystery of ancestral African sculptures, and the concepts of beauty and spirituality as seen in African objects of daily use. An exhibition highlight is the debut of one of the UMFAs newest acquisitions, a late XXVIth Dynasty Egyptian sarcophagus.
| Utah Museum of Fine Arts | 10/15/09-
09/04/11 | Salt Lake City |
The Salt Lake Tabernacle: Gathering the Saints under One RoofPresented by Museum of Church History and Art at Museum of Church History and Art March 31, 2007-September 5, 2011 The history of one of the world's most unique buildings, the Tabernacle on Temple Square, is told in this new exhibition. The exhibit opened simultaneously with the rededication of the Tabernacle after renovation. It examines the architectural influences on the Tabernacle's design and construction, displays historical photographs that document the construction progress, pays tribute to the sacrifice and dedication of the pioneer workers, and honors the Church Presidents who have spoken from its... | Museum of Church History and Art | 03/31/07-
09/05/11 | Salt Lake City |
Mi vida, mi historia: Stories of Faith and Inspiration from Latin American Latter-day SaintsPresented by Museum of Church History and Art at Museum of Church History and Art January 16, 2012 The Church History Museum recently opened its newest exhibit entitled Mi vida, mi historia: Stories of Faith and Inspiration from Latin American Latter-day Saints. Compelling documentary photographs and recorded interviews in English and Spanish capture the stories of Latin American Latter-day Saints who share spiritual experiences that have influenced their lives, strengthened their testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and fortified their faith in God. Most were born and raised in Latin... | Museum of Church History and Art | 01/16/12 | Salt Lake City |
Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk ArtsPresented by Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts at Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts February 20, 2008 - Ongoing The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts houses the State Folk Arts Collection (exhibited free of charge) as well as the offices of the Utah Arts Council's Folk Arts Program. The Folk Arts Program offers a variety of services ranging from grants that are available to folk, traditional and ethnic artists and community groups to free public events that feature demonstrations and performances of Utah folk artists in exhibit, concert and festival settings. The Utah State Folklife Archive, a... | Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts | 02/20/08-
Ongoing | Salt Lake City |
New Lives: Building Community at Fourmile RuinPresented by Brigham Young University at Brigham Young University Museum of Peoples and Cultures March 1, 2010 - Ongoing The Museum of Peoples and Cultures, presents the exhibit "New Lives: Building Community at Fourmile Ruin." This exhibit explores an ancient abandoned pueblo in Arizona that was built by native inhabitants. Another exhibit, "Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls and Rain," explores the Hopi religious ceremonies. | Brigham Young University | 03/01/10-
Ongoing | Provo |
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