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To conclude the commemoration of America’s semiquincentennial, we will close the year with a community exhibition inviting artists and community members from the Moab Valley and beyond to share artworks or personal objects in any medium under the theme “How Did We Get Here? Stories of Migration and Home,” and we want YOU to participate!…
Here comes April, whether we’re ready or not, and with the changing of the seasons comes (and goes) the Museum’s Annual Gala, our primary fundraising event of the year. With much anticipation for this year’s saloon-ed theme, the team at the Museum was excited to share some wonderful member-benefitting ways to support our institution. We…
This past year, as the Moab Museum presented U92: Moab’s Uranium Legacy, we expanded the story beyond artifacts and timelines. We listened to the community. The Uranium Memories Project is a new oral history initiative designed to collect, preserve, and share first-hand accounts of uranium mining and milling across the Colorado Plateau, and the profound…
The Moab Museum is proud to announce a new initiative offering free admission to all students enrolled in the Grand County School District, at the Moab Charter School and the Heron School, ensuring that every local student has year-round access to the region’s history, stories, and cultural heritage. We ask that you bring your student…
This piece is historical fiction written by 10th grade Grand County Student Jacklyn Shumway inspired by the Scorup Hat housed within the Museum’s Collection. Jacklyn participated in a Science Moab School to Science job shadow in November 2025. After viewing the Collection, finding inspiration, and aligning personal writing passions, Jacklyn decided to explore historical fiction,…
A great crowd of Moab locals and Museum members turned out for the special opening of “Breaking 100 Years of Silence” this January. We’ll be hosting this exhibition through mid-April, featuring the work of many artists remembering and interpreting the Aniknuche Incarceration. Many thanks to Deena Ute and Jedediah Rogers who presented on the evening.
A huge thank you to all who joined us for the first Collections Storage Facility (CSF) tour this January. We’re hosting this behind-the-scenes experience monthly through the Spring — sign up on our events page or at Eventbrite. Folks had the chance to get eyes on the full facility, highlighting particular objects of note including…
Here at the Museum, we’re excited to announce discounted admissions for groups of 10 or more individuals! Gather your extended family, big tour group, or friends visiting from out of town to receive 10% off admission. You’ll receive admission to view our exhibitions on America’s Semiquincentennial and U92: Moab’s Uranium Legacy through April 2026! Don’t…
100 Years of Silence: The Aniknuche Incarceration For six weeks in 1923 San Juan County settlers held the Aniknuche people in a makeshift prison camp, and federal officials shipped their children to boarding schools. This moment, formerly known as “the Posey War,” now recognized by the White Mesa Ute community as “the Aniknuche Incarceration,” marked…
The Moab Museum is honored to reopen its doors this January 15 with the launch of Breaking 100 Years of Silence, the first exhibition in our 2026 Semiquincentennial series. We invite our community and visitors to join us for a day of reflection, learning, and connection as we commemorate the stories and voices at the…