Posts by Mary Langworthy
Moab Charter School Student Artwork Explores “The World Around Us”
Moab Charter School kindergarten through sixth grade students have created a vibrant and creative body of artwork this year, on display in the south gallery of the Moab Museum now through the end of April. From portraits of local flora and fauna to abstract acrylics to collage, the art show showcases tremendous creativity while highlighting…
Read MoreLotsa Dots on Display in May
The annual Delicate Stitchers quilt show will once again bring a pop of color to the Museum’s galleries this Spring. For decades, the Delicate Stitchers Quilting Guild has exhibited at the Moab Museum each year, and the quilt show remains a beloved tradition for many quilters and quilt-admirers alike. This year, the club’s quilting challenge…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Devon Dunajski Creates Canyon Country Colors Display
Why are the rocks red? It’s a question often asked by visitors to Moab, and one that Devon Dunajski has answered often. Dunajski, who has worked seasonally as a ranger at Arches and Canyonlands National Parks since 2020. She loves sharing her knowledge about geology with park visitors at work and with friends when exploring…
Read MoreCommunity Curated Exhibits Take Center Stage
This spring, a host of temporary exhibits collaboratively curated with local organizations take center stage at the Museum. Mark your calendars, and join us for this dynamic array of exhibitions- featuring the stories, art, and hard work of the community and showcased in the galleries of the Moab Museum. In March, the Moab Valley Multicultural…
Read MoreLooking Back and Looking Ahead
Amidst the uncertainty brought by COVID-19, the Moab Museum is grateful to be celebrating a busy year of exhibits, programs, and behind-the-scenes projects as we usher in 2022. From our summer exhibit highlighting local petroglyph panels to the traveling exhibition on Chinese Transcontinental Railroad workers, we’ve been thrilled to share a wide array of stories…
Read MoreBehind the Front Desk: Get to Know the Guest Services Associates!
Tuesday, June 1st marked the first day the redesigned Moab Museum opened its doors to the public. Since then, it’s hosted over 3000 guests, and more than doubled its memberships. These achievements have been in part due to our wonderful staff. Visitors to the museum have been primarily engaged by two of the newest members…
Read MoreCarving Katsintithu: Experience a Thriving Tradition at the Moab Museum
This winter, the Moab Museum has come alive with color. A wide array of intricately carved and vibrantly painted katsintithu – widely known as “kachina dolls”– are on exhibit through February 2022. The temporary exhibition entitled Hopi Katsina: Evolving Styles, Enduring Meanings, offers a glimpse into the flourishing cultural and creative tradition of Hopi katsintithu…
Read MoreHands-on History: Middle School Students Explore Atlatl History
Grand County Middle School students recently had the opportunity to practice an ancient skill: throwing darts with atlatls. A second class-lever, atlatls are spear-throwers that have helped hunters across the world for many thousands of years. The first atlatls were invented approximately 17,000 to 21,000 years ago. The earliest known atlatl was found in France,…
Read MoreInterpreting Petroglyphs: Perspectives on Prominent Panels
“There’s always variations of understanding of how sites [were] used by Ancestors,” explained Bertram Tsavadawa on a recent summer morning, standing alongside a petroglyph panel near the Colorado River. Tsavadawa, a Hopi guide, belongs to the corn clan from the village of Old Oraibi, 3rd Mesa in Arizona. He joined Don Montoya, a retired archeologist,…
Read MoreHistory Comes to Life through School Programs and Summer Camps
Providing educational opportunities for the children of Grand County, Utah has long been an important part of the Museum’s work. This spring, the Museum delivered core curriculum-aligned field trip programs to over 350 Helen M. Knight Elementary School children. These trips, designed in collaboration with teachers to complement each grade level’s subject matter, took students…
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