Current Exhibitions
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People in a Hard LandApril 6, 2012 – January 19, 2013This 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, ranging from American Indians to pioneers. |
Beauty and BeliefFebruary 24 – September 29, 2012This exhibition of Islamic art features more than 250 objects from 50 lenders in the United States and nine other countries in Europe and the Middle East. |
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The Weir Family, 1820-1920November 18, 2011 – May 19, 2012This is the first major exhibition to collectively examine paintings by Robert Walter Weir, John Ferguson Weir, and Julian Alden Weir. The exhibition explores how the transatlantic encounters of the Weir family of artists helped to shape American art for nearly a century. |
European Prints from the Mahonri M. Young EstateThis small exhibition is a selection of prints acquired by the BYU Museum of Art in 1959 from Mahonri Young’s estate, including prints collected by Young, his father-in-law J. Alden Weir, and other members of the Weir family. |
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ButterflyNovember 16, 2011Seoungho Cho’s video artwork blends West and East by overlaying the pulsing drum solo from Iron Butterfly’s famous 1960s rock song “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” with a Buddhist drumming ritual. |
