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An exhibition showcasing a variety of works spanning the last two centuries is now open at the Church History Museum of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in downtown Salt Lake City.
This exhibition is titled “Work and Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art” and shows art created by, for, and about members of the Church of Jesus Christ from 1830 to the present. To date, this is the most comprehensive exhibit of Latter-day Saint art.
“We’re looking thematically at what it means to be a Latter-day Saint,” explained Laura Paulsen Howe, team lead from the Church History Museum.
Rather than telling a story chronologically, the exhibition is divided into themes.
“The exhibition highlights four different themes that examine what it means to be a member of the Church,” said Howe. “First, viewers will examine ‘Memory and Archive’ and think about why and how we catalog the history of the Church. Second, viewers will visit ‘Individual and the Church’ and see that while the Savior is the head of our church organization, we also have an opportunity to have a very personal relationship with Him. Third, viewers will encounter ‘Sacred Spaces’ and ponder places we can feel the divine — in temples, at home, in places we sanctify through work and relationships. And finally, viewers will examine ‘Identity’ and think [about] what it looks like globally and through time to be a Latter-day Saint.”
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