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The museum maintains both permanent exhibits and changing, temporary exhibits on special themes. The images in these online galleries are representative of the works currently on display or in our collection.
Children's Art Exhibit: The Gospel Blesses My Life
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We have asked children of all nations to help other children experience the blessings of the gospel through their artistic creations. In response to the question “How has the gospel blessed your life,” over 1,700 children from 42 different countries and 45 states have shared a wide variety of the ways in which they have experienced blessings. Often, they have recognized blessings that go unrecognized in adult life. The exhibit will be on display in the Church History Museum through April, 2012.
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LeConte Stewart: The Soul of Rural Utah
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More than 130 rarely seen masterworks by Utah artist LeConte Stewart are featured in this exhibit at the Church History Museum. Stewart’s works capture the spirit and beauty of Utah’s deserts, mountains, and agricultural scenes—the soul of Utah’s rural landscape.
The exhibit will be on display in the Church History Museum through January 15, 2012.
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Pieces of Me: Quilted Expressions of Human Ties
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This interactive exhibit explores fundamental human relationships through the medium of quilts and other displays. It encourages men and women of all ages and circumstances to consider the relationships that bind us together as a human family. Traditional gallery displays come together with multimedia and hands-on activities for a fun and engaging experience for the entire family.
Enjoy an interactive station where children can create their own magnetic quilt blocks or practice embroidery by stitching together the museum walls. Families can share the quilting experience by helping to create quilts for humanitarian efforts or recording their own quilt memories in a video booth.
The exhibit will be on display in the Church History Museum from March 11, 2011- January 15, 2012
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Mi vida, mi historia: Stories of Faith and Inspiration from Latin American Saints
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The Latin American Latter-Day Saints who are the subjects of this exhibit freely share stories of conviction and belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ and collectively stand for the epic story of the millions of Saints who have joined the Church in Latin-America. The exhibit will be on display in the Church History Museum through June 13, 2011.
Los santos latinoamericanos que protagonizan esta exhibición comparten con toda franqueza anécdotas de convicción y fe en el evenagelio de Jesucristo, y colectivamente representan la historia épica de los millones de santos que se han unido a la Iglesia en Latinoamérica. Esta exhibición estará avierta al público hasta el 13 de junio de 2011. |
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A History and Record on Plates of Glass: Photographs of Latter–day Saint Historic Sites
 No photographs of Church historic sites during Joseph Smith’s lifetime are known. However, early in the 20th century, Utah photographer George Edward Anderson (1860–1928), driven by a need to record Latter-day Saint history, created a careful visual record of these places. While traveling to and from England between 1906 and 1913, where he served as a missionary, Anderson visited and photographed the location of key events in early Church history. He often enlivened the photographs by including people posed on site, near buildings or working, suggesting the activities of earlier times.
The exhibit will be on display in the Church History Museum through November 1, 2010.
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8th International Art Competition: Remembering the great things of God
 In this exhibition, the artists have portrayed diverse subjects and themes that cover the range of Latter-day Saint experience—including the Church, family and personal history, the scriptures, gospel teachings, individuals applying religious values in their lives, ancient and modern prophets, and the Savior. The art varies widely in style, media, content, and purpose, but there is a unity that springs from the beliefs held in common by these artists, who are all members of the Church. Heartfelt messages are expressed honoring the heritage of faithfulness shared by Latter-day Saints everywhere and their love of God and the Savior. Altogether, this artwork truly testifies of the great things of God.
In addition to this splendid collection of art, there is a special exhibit in the entrance foyer of the nearby Church History Museum, featuring some of the artworks acquired over the 22-year history of the Churchwide art competitions. More than 150 pieces have entered the Church collection from this source, and they have been used in exhibits and widely reproduced in Church publications. Besides the competition show, Latter-day Saint masterworks are on display throughout the Conference Center; a number of these were acquired through the seven previous competitions.
20 March 2009 - 11 October 2009
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Something Extraordinary
 At the founding meeting of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo on March 17, 1842 Emma Smith declared, as recorded in the original Relief Society minute book, We are going to do something EXTRAORDINARY. Since that time Latter-day Saint women have been involved in ordinary, extraordinary activities and events, the sum of which have and are creating a remarkable legacy of sisterhood, service, and expanding opportunities, especially for women, all within a framework of covenants.
 This exhibit will highlight a few of the ideas from the original Relief Society minute book from Nauvoo. These ideas are further illuminated with artistic and creative expressions by Latter-day Saint women. Literary arts, textile arts, paintings, sculpture, pottery, and photographs all combine to celebrate a sampling of gifts joyously and righteously shared.
11 May 2007 to 7 September 2009; Upper Level
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 Willie & Martin Remembered: A Tribute to the Mormon Handcart Pioneers
For the 2006 Sesquicentennial of the Willie and Martin handcart journey, tragedy and rescue, Lee Groberg and Heidi Swinton authored the book Sweetwater Rescue: The Willie and Martin Handcart Story. A PBS documentary film of the same title was also produced. Forty-one of the best artists of the Intermountain Region were invited to produce artworks to illustrate the book. These stunning pieces are now exhibited at the Museum of Church History and Art.
29 September 2006, Lower Level
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 Seventh International Art Competition: Our Heritage of Faith
This art shows that the restored gospel of Jesus Christ transcends geographical location and cultural background. Here are heartfelt expressions that affirm life, reveal the love of God and the Savior, and honor the heritage of faith shared by Latter-day Saints everywhere.
24 March 2006 to 4 September 2006; Upper Level
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 Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration
This exhibit celebrates the bicentennial of Joseph Smith's birth through a combination of original artifacts, documents, art, and media presentations that explore the process through which Joseph was prepared, tutored, and refined to fulfill his prophetic calling. To see additional online, multimedia materials about Joseph Smith, visit JosephSmith.net.
4 February 2005 to 15 January 2006: Upper Level
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 Scenes From The Land of Promise: Book of Mormon Paintings By Walter Rane
This exhibit of nineteen newly commissioned works brings to light significant stories from the Book of Mormon. The artist has expressed the history and lives of peoples in ancient America. In three of these powerful paintings the Savior is portrayed.
September 24, 2004 to April 17, 2005; Upper Level
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 Boyd K. Packer: The Lifework of an Amateur Artist
This exhibit features the wildlife painting and sculpture of Boyd K. Packer created over seven decades. His work reveals a love of nature and also portrays his life experiences and religious convictions.
26 September 2003 to 13 September 2004; Upper Level
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 Landscape and Life: The Rural Setting of the Latter–day Saints
This exhibit depicts key elements of the rural landscape in Utah as portrayed in artwork and photographs by Utah masters LeConte Stewart and J. George Midgley.
24 October 2003 to 18 April 2004: Lower Level
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 Primary Makes Me Happy: 125 years of Primary
For 125 years the Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been true to its founding goals to love and to teach children, to help them grow in faith and to build testimonies of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
18 January 2003 to 21 November 2003; Main Level
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 With Every Stitch
With Every Stitch: Historic and Contemporary Samplers and Needlework
15 November 2002 to 19 October 2003; Lower Level
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 Sixth International Art Competition: Latter–day Saints Yesterday and Today; Beliefs, History, Life
This competition features professional and amateur Latter-day Saint artists around the world. The 171 works selected from over 700 entries represent a wide variety of subjects that express many aspects of Latter-day Saint religious experience. These works are of high artistic quality and creativity, and reflect a range of media, artistic styles, and differing cultural approaches. Altogether artists from thirty countries are represented.
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 Sutcliffe Maudsley, Nauvoo Portrait Artist
Sutcliffe Maudsley was one of only three known portrait artists living in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the early 1840s. His life was typical of many early Latter-day Saint converts who emigrated from England to Nauvoo, but his contributions to the community and to history were unique.
His works are historically and artistically significant to the understanding of early Latter-day Saint history and culture. Maudsley's portraits of Joseph Smith Jr. and other early Church leaders and personalities are rare for this period. In spite of Maudsley's limited art training, his portraits are exceptional in capturing the likeness of his subjects.
12 April 2002 to 10 November 2002; Lower Level
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 Early Images of Historic Nauvoo
After almost one hundred fifty years, the Latter–day Saints have rebuilt their historic temple at Nauvoo. This exhibition celebrates this event by presenting some of the most significant nineteenth–century visual images of the temple, the city of Nauvoo, and events of the time.
19 April 2002 to 17 November 2002; Main Level
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 Artwork from previous International Art Competitions
This collection of previous art competition winners demonstrates the range and diversity of the artwork created by Latter–day Saints from around the world. Common to all of the artwork is the religious subject matter that expresses what it means to be a Latter–day Saint. Those who have created these works are both professional and amateur artists.
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