Rose Masters, former National Historic Site Ranger for Manzanar, will speak in person or virtually about the men involved in the Manzanar Revolt who were then transported to the Moab Prison Camp at Dalton Wells. Contact Email: info@moabmuseum.org
What can an archeologist interpret from a piece of ancient pottery? Why does it matter if we take something someone discarded long ago? Chat with the Moab Museum’s Curatorial & Collection Manager weekly on Tuesdays for the months of April and May between 11am-2pm on the Museum's West Lawn to ask these questions and more....
Kimi Hill, Obata family historian and granddaughter of Chiura Obata, will present on “The Life and Art of Chiura Obata” in the Moab Museum’s South Gallery. Chiura Obata (1885 – 1975) ranks among the most significant California-based artists and Japanese American cultural leaders of the last century. His artistic career was interrupted when World War...
Curious about what goes on behind the scenes at the Moab Museum? Interested in seeing local archives, oral histories, and paper collections? Join us upstairs at the Moab Museum for a peek behind the scenes. Volunteer Mindy Lammert will be showcasing a sampling of Grand County people & places from the region’s past using the...
In collaboration with Utah Women’s History, the Moab Museum presents a weekly popup program in celebration of Women’s History Month. Join us on Tuesdays in March from 10am-2pm to view a colorful array of portraits and profiles of Utah women from the state’s distant and recent history. Color your own postcard of a historical Utah...
Join us at 2pm and 6pm for screenings of the PBS film "Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp." Discover the story of a group of Japanese Americans and their incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II. Through the compelling voices of survivors of Minidoka, a concentration camp in the Idaho desert, Betrayed tells...
Join Moab Museum staff for three fun-filled craft nights this winter! Add color and creativity to the winter months with an art project rooted in the Moab Museum’s Collections. Make your own Zines: Preserving and sharing stories is at the heart of what museums do – and it’s lots of fun for all of us!...
Join us at the Moab Museum on Saturday, February 17th for the free public exhibition opening of A Moab Prison Camp: Japanese American Incarceration in Grand County. From 10 am-2 pm, we will be hosting a Scan and Share event in the Museum gallery. Staff from the Utah Historical Society will be here in the...
Join Museum staff & Utah State Parks staff to mark the opening of “A Moab Prison Camp: Japanese American Incarceration in Grand County” a new temporary exhibition at the Moab Museum. Doors open at 7 pm and Megan Blackwelder, Vice President of the Moab Museum Board of Trustees and Southeast Utah Regional Manager for the...
Join Moab Museum staff for three fun-filled craft nights this winter! Add color and creativity to the winter months with an art project rooted in the Moab Museum’s Collections. Make your own Valentines: With Valentine’s Day around the corner, join us at the Moab Museum to create your own Valentine’s card. We will have historic...
Join Moab Museum staff for three fun-filled craft nights this winter! Add color and creativity to the winter months with an art project rooted in the Moab Museum’s Collections. Fiber Art Night: Inspired by the weavings on exhibit at the Moab Museum? Revisiting forgotten projects in the winter months? Bring your own fiber project to...
The Moab Museum presents an Introduction to Weaving Class with Navajo (Diné) master weaver Anita Hathale. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn the entire process of creating a small weaving, from warping the loom to creating patterns to completing a project. The class is limited to 12 students and will be held from 9...
