Art Exhibition: People in a Hard Land
This new exhibition focuses on memorable images of people in the American Southwest. It explores subjects in Southwestern art that have appeared with sufficient frequency and poignancy to become truly iconic:
Pioneers, cowboys, and Indians moving across a vast uninhabited landscape
men and women engaged in the hard labor of taming a wild land
Western faces: tough, weatherworn, stoic, self-reliant, patient, wise, open, and honest
people from different cultures living in harmony with nature and each other Role of the Museum
One of the largest and best-attended art museums in the Mountain West, the BYU Museum of Art offers a dynamic exhibition schedule that includes displays of its permanent collection, world-class traveling shows and thought-provoking exhibitions organized by museum curators. One of the museum's most important roles is its contribution to the academic mission of Brigham Young University. From the research and study of the artworks in the permanent collection, to the teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms and galleries, the museum plays an important role in the academic pursuits of many students at BYU. At the same time, the museum connects to broad community audiences through its exhibitions and educational programming.
Campus Contributions
The Museum of Art is an integrated teaching and research environment. Student employees and interns receive academic and pre-professional training in many fields relating to art museum practice. The university's masters degree in Art History and Curatorial Studies is a formal collaboration between the museum and the art history area of the Visual Arts Department in the university's College of Fine Arts and Communications. Museum personnel teach a number of courses offered in both undergraduate and graduate programs and supervise master's theses.
Inside the Museum
The Brigham Young University Museum of Art is a four-story, modern facility of more than 102,000 square feet in size. The museum houses ten exhibition galleries, an auditorium, classrooms, a small theater, a print study room, a gift store, and security and administrative offices. The museum also contains state-of-the-art design, fabrication, imaging, registration, and storage areas. The Museum Café overlooks a beautiful
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