Brigham Young University Museum of Art (MOA) — Attraction in Provo

We always love a good visit to the BYU Art Museum. We went with the purpose of going to see the Maynard Dixon exhibit at the museum. We love Maynard Dixon. We have been going to the art museum for the last several decades since we were students at BYU. We like taking our kids to see quality art pieces.

The Maynard exhibit has many of the art pieces it had in the early 2000’s exhibit when I first saw Maynard’s work. It is so blue and bright and fantastic. I grew up in central Utah so the views are so familiar to me and my memories of going to southern Utah so often in my life. In particular the piece “Forgotten Man” resonated with me not because I lived in the Great Depression era but because I have experienced getting let go from my job in my lifetime and that was a difficult experience and trying to figure out how to move forward in my life.

We have also loved the numerous exhibits. Minerva Teichert, Norman Rockwell, Religious art.

The art museum store is a little gem that we often like to get prints and other pieces...

The worst experience of my life! I came in with a camera and they said I coupdnt use it.. understandable. I put it away and continued through the exhibit and was told a second time that I could not use the camera I told them that I was already told. As I was walking through a third person came up to me and said I was standing too close to the paintings with a pen...I don't see how that is possible since all the paintings are teathered off. I came as a student from UVU to do a school report. I felt like a freaking target for these people. I wasn't doing anything that nobody else was doing. I came here to enjoy some art but every turn I took there was a problem with what I was doing weather it was how I was standing in one spot or looking at a painting. They ruined my entire experience and I will NEVER go to that museum again. Id rather go all the way down town and pay...

The MOA is a wonderful art museum. It's completely free to visit and browse and they cycle through unique collections relatively frequently. The last time I went they had a pop art exhibit including art by Andy Warhol.

In addition to great art and a cute little gift shop, there is also a cafe above the MOA (called the MOA Cafe) where you can get delicious sandwiches or salads during the cafe's hours.

If you live in Provo or around Provo, there's no excuse not to visit the BYU Museum of Art.

The MOA also has a fun scavenger hunt program. Every once and a while when a new collection comes in, they organize a scavenger hunt where you hunt for the painting that have little details from the scavenger hunt pamphlet. Once you find all of the paintings featured in the scavenger hunt, you can go to the workers at the MOA front desk and get a prize. It's a really fun date...