May 6 - September 26, 2010
Las Artes de México explores the richness of Mexican art and culture, 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.

It took 7 Constitutions and 47 years to get Utah admitted as the Nation's 45th state.
The Utah State Capitol celebrates that effort in a free exhibit opening on Statehood Day, Monday, January 4, 2010.

Open January to September 2010!
Free to the Public!
Docent guided tours available!

For more information visit www.utahstatecapitol.utah.gov

The UMFA’s American galleries have a fresh new look! Visit our second floor to see a completely revamped installation of art from our permanent collection. Take notice of the luscious periwinkle blue that coats the walls, and don’t miss a brand new space dedicated to the art of Utah and the West. The installation includes selected works by noted artists such as Albert Bierstadt, Mahonri M. Young, Minerva Teichert, Edgar Payne, Frederic Remington and others.

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 UMFA’s newest acquisitions, a late XXVIth Dynasty Egyptian sarcophagus.