Utah Museum of Contemporary Art — Attraction in Salt Lake City

I visited this museum after needing to visit one for a paper and I'm really glad I chose UMoCA! They require you to reserve a time to visit the museum to help with social distancing, which was really easy to do. It was also nice that I didn't need to print a ticket or show some sort of confirmation, since they have a list of names for each time slot. This museum is free to visit, but they do recommend a $8 donation, which I happily paid. The woman at front desk (I think her name was Sofie?) was so welcoming and nice! I have never visited any art museum before, let alone this one, and she spent the time explaining the best way to go through the museum with me. I really, really appreciated it, and I was already feeling very comfortable just from being in the front. I visited around noon on a Wednesday and it was mostly empty, so I was able to take my time with the galleries.

Each exhibition had a pamphlet at the front that gave context. They also serve as nice little souvenirs and ways to remember what you saw. The museum was quiet and clean, though that may be different on busier days and times. Each piece had names and descriptions nearby, which really add to the understanding of the art. Speaking of the art, I love the current exhibitions and the way they are set up! There's a very natural flow to it all and it's spaced enough for adequate social distancing. Overall, my experience with the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art was amazing from start to end, and I'm really looking forward to going...

First of all, this place is not pleasant. I know it's a mean to say, but this museum was not at all enjoyable. First and foremost, it is very small. It's not a really big place and there isn't a lot to do in it which I think occurs because of the size. Second, the art in this place is not very good. I am not an art critique by any means, but when I can do half of the art, I become quite unimpressed. There wasn't a lot of effort put into the art in this museum. Yes, some pieces seem like they'd be hard to replicate or do, but a good portion of them consisted of stapling paper to a wall. Moving on, the stairs in the place don't seem very stable. They bend under your feet and make noise when you step on them, disturbing the quiet of the entire place. They also have videos being portrayed as art and the sound on them is quite deafening. You can here them wherever you go in the museum and the music is actually quite eerie and annoying. I want to look at in peace when I can. All in all, this just wasn't a nice place in my opinion. I didn't like the art, the stairs scared me, and it also wasn't a really welcoming place. The music that was constantly playing from the videos was annoying and really loud and the art just wasn't something that set my heart aflame. In the end, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art gets one...

Terrible experience. I took my two young children and was treated like we were not welcome. I was teaching my children to not touch the exhibits and helping them keep their hands away. They were being very well behaved and quiet and I was watching them closely. We were yelled at by one of the workers, followed closely around the room and were told we needed to leave because my daughter put one of her fingers on one of the stands. The worker girl basically just did not want us there because she thought my well behaved children were going to ruin all the art exhibits just because they were looking at them closely. We will not be back again. Children and families are definitely not welcome. So if you're looking for a cool learning experience for your children, go anywhere but this museum because you will probably be told to leave if your child breathes within a foot...