MOA Blog

Rembrandt Van Rijn, born in 1606, remains one of the most significant artists of the Dutch Golden Age, celebrated for his depictions of the emotional and spiritual states of the human soul.

Artworks for readings from Jacob, Enos, Jarom, Omni, Words of Mormon, and Mosiah

Fellowships allow outstanding BYU Humanities students to become immersed in the cross-disciplinary scholarship of curatorial practice.

James C. Christensen was a celebrated American artist and illustrator. A BYU alum and former faculty member, he drew inspiration for his whimsical style from fairytales, legends, as well as his Christian beliefs.

We are thrilled to announce that the Museum has added Paige Crosland Anderson's beautiful work Again, Glorified (Atonement Triptych) into its permanent collection. This stunning work, which has been on loan from the artist at the Museum since July 2022, is comprised of three large painted panels in golden frames, each featuring intricate, overlapping patterns of circles and squares in rich jewel tones. Funding for the acquisition was provided by MOA donors Joyce Martin Hill and George Hill.

This vivid sunlit path speaks to the lasting impact the French Impressionist movement had on American artists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

It is with great sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of Carol Christensen (1933-2024) last week. Carol, along with her late husband Roy, were instrumental in the acquisition of several treasures in the Museum's religious collection.

While on a voyage to Honduras in 1908, Carl Oscar Borg stopped in Antigua, Guatemala where he saw the Governor’s Palace. Built in 1550, the Palace was in a state of deterioration.

While Katsushika Hokusai is best known for “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” from his famous series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji,” an equally stunning series is “Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces” which houses woodblock prints like “Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province.”

Dr. Magleby served as Director of the Museum of Art from 2012 to 2021.