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Salt Lake Art Museum Opens on Pioneer Day.
Samuel Hart Samuel Hart

Salt Lake Art Museum Opens on Pioneer Day.

Utah's first museum dedicated exclusively to Utah artists opens July 24, marking a new chapter in the state's cultural history.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Salt Lake Art Museum will celebrate its Grand Opening on Thursday, July 24 (Pioneer Day), at ___ p.m., welcoming the public to Utah's first museum dedicated entirely to Utah artists and marking a new chapter in the state's cultural history.

The Salt Lake Art Museum (SLAM) will officially open its doors on Thursday, July 24 (Pioneer Day), becoming Utah's first museum dedicated entirely to Utah art and artists. The grand opening marks the first new art museum to open in Salt Lake City in more than 40 years and establishes a permanent home for the state's remarkable artistic legacy.

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Salt Lake Art Museum holds its first event, celebrating Utah Capitol architect Richard Kletting
Micah Christensen Micah Christensen

Salt Lake Art Museum holds its first event, celebrating Utah Capitol architect Richard Kletting

Among the hallmarks of classical architecture are the principles of harmony, proportion and beauty, and all three were in rich supply at the Salt Lake Art Museum's inaugural public event.

Held on Jan. 7 at the historic B'nai Israel Temple building (249 S. 400 East), attendance was full and harmonious, the subject provided valuable historical proportion and the images shown throughout the presentation were indeed things of beauty.

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This historic synagogue, older than the Salt Lake Temple is about to become an art museum
Micah Christensen Micah Christensen

This historic synagogue, older than the Salt Lake Temple is about to become an art museum

It is the oldest synagogue in the state, home to the first permanent Jewish house of worship in Utah. Its completion in 1891 even predates the Salt Lake Temple. The Salt Lake Tribune once remarked that the B’nai Israel Temple had “an air of quiet elegance"

“I’ve wanted this building for a long time,” said Micah Christensen, a Salt Lake resident who recently purchased the historic synagogue for $3 million.

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