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We Could Be Heroes

June 07, 2013
The Mythology of Monsters and Heroes in Contemporary Art
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Sacred Gifts: The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann and Frans Schwartz

June 07, 2013
November 15, 2013 through May 26, 2014
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Annual Family Arts Festival Returns to MOA June 14

June 07, 2013
Families can enjoy an afternoon of educational activities celebrating the many cultures that have helped shape our great United States, Friday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MOA during the museum's Family Arts Festival. A popular annual event at the museum, the festival is free of charge and open to the general public. Offerings this year will include Latin American music and dance demonstrations, pioneer storytelling, art making, Native American basket weaving, a photo booth and other activities related to
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Alex Webb

June 07, 2013
The Suffering of Light: Thirty Years of Photographs
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Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime

June 05, 2013
A collection of Edward Burtynsky s photographs of industrial spaces - from factories in China to mines in Canada - displaying what Burtynsky calls “the beauty in the beast.”
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MOA Behind-the-Scenes: Conservation

June 05, 2013
This year, we started sharing an inside look at what it takes to put together an exhibition at the museum. MOA Behind-the-Scenes, parts 1, 2, and 3, explore the making of two popular MOA exhibitions:
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Work To Do: Trent Alvey, Pam Bowman, Jann Haworth, Amy Jorgensen

June 04, 2013
Explore the complex issues surrounding women s work and the unique gender politics of the Beehive State through the contemporary artworks of four artists living and creating in Utah.
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Michael Whiting: 8-bit modern

May 09, 2013
June 2012 - April 2015
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Sankt Jakobs Head Priest to Give Lecture at MOA

May 01, 2013
The MOA will welcome guest lecturer Dr. Rasmus Nøjgaard, Ph.D., who will speak to museum patrons Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the MOA Auditorium. Nøjgaard, Head Priest of the Sankt Jakobs Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark, will respond to Carl Bloch
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Exhibition Explores Utah

April 28, 2013
Trent Alvey, Shelf Preservation, 2013, shelf, jars, salt, sand, spices and artifacts, variable dimensions Pam Bowman, Becoming, 2013, rope, metal, wood, room-size installation Jann Haworth, Old Lady, 1963, fabric, mixed media, variable dimensions Issues about women
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MOA Welcomes Ashlee Whitaker as New Religious Art Curator

April 25, 2013
Following Dawn Pheysey
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Danish Ambassador Visits the MOA

April 12, 2013
His Excellency Peter Taksoe-Jensen, Danish Ambassador to the United States, graced the galleries of the BYU Museum of Art during a recent visit to campus to speak as part of the Kennedy Center
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Burtynsky and Patterson Featured at April

April 05, 2013
The final First Friday
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MOA Behind-the-Scenes: Curatorial

April 04, 2013
What does it take to put together an original exhibition? This year, the MOA features interviews with key players who work the process from start to finish.
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Pheysey Named New Head Curator

April 03, 2013
The BYU Museum of Art (MOA) is pleased to announce that Dawn Pheysey has been promoted to the position of Head Curator. As Head Curator, Pheysey will represent the curatorial department on the museum executive committee and will help schedule exhibitions. Museum Director Mark Magleby expressed his anticipation of the great things to come under her leadership: “Dawn Pheysey brought her tremendous gifts to the Museum of Art over 20 years ago. The peaceable kingdom that she creates in the wake of her activity has made her a valued colleague and a natural leader. We welcome Dawn to this new role.” In 1993, having completed her master
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"Amsterdam: Old and New" Tonight at 5 p.m.

April 01, 2013
A special exhibition, Rembrandt
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