Posts by Diego Velasquez
Traveling Exhibitions & How the Moab Museum Expands Our Storytelling
What are traveling exhibits? Museums large and small often opt to borrow traveling exhibits to temporarily integrate into their galleries when they align with their institution’s scope or programming. Traveling exhibits are curated collections of objects and/or images that tell a story, but are displayed for only a limited time frame. These exhibits are commonly…
Read MoreApatosaurus “Wiren” Femur
Conservation Spotlight | Apatosaurus “Wiren” Femur How does the Moab Museum preserve paleontology specimens entrusted to our care? This summer, the Museum staff partnered with Utah Friends of Paleontology (UFOP) to perform object conservation treatments on the Wiren Femur currently on exhibit in the Museum’s North Gallery. UFOP is a statewide non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to preserving…
Read More“Not All Great Minds Are The Same”
An evening with Dr. Temple Grandin. On Tuesday, May 30th the Moab Museum team had the opportunity to welcome Dr. Temple Grandin, an advocate for the humane treatment of livestock and distinguished professor at Colorado State University (CSU) Fort Collins, to Southeast Utah. Dr. Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities…
Read MorePutting the Past to Work for Our Future: The Livestock Conservancy’s International Heritage Breeds Week at Moab Museum
Celebrating the Livestock Conservancy’s efforts to protect America’s endangered livestock and poultry breeds from extinction May 15-21, 2023 was The Livestock Conservancy‘s International Heritage Breeds Week, a recognition and celebration the Moab Museum hosted through a local lens, providing educational programs on Utah-specific heritage breeds. On Wednesday, May 17, Sam Cunningham of Cunnington Farms joined…
Read MoreMoab History: Making money in early Moab
How did people make a go of it before the uranium boom of the 1950s? It’s a question asked frequently by visitors to the Museum, and it’s a question posed as part of the temporary exhibit currently on display. Moab’s economy has shifted significantly since the town was settled as a remote ranching outpost in…
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