In the summer of 1982, Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon to root out the Palestinian Liberation Organization. What was meant to be a short conflict was an 18-year-long occupation. These events were the subject of this year’s Dolowitz Lecture in Human Rights, which hosted a lecture by historian Seth Anziska on March 21 at.
Museums are often hubs for culture and visual arts. A place to engage – in physical space – with curated collections. So what do you do when there’s a pandemic and your visitors can’t, well…visit? On the latest Art Talks, host Richard Codd wanted to find out. He speaks with Gretchen Dietrich, executive director of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Forrest Rodgers, executive director of the Moab Museum. Tune in and learn how each organization pivoted during the pandemic, finding new and creative ways to engage with the public over their collections and resources.
Show Notes
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is the region’s primary resource for culture and visual arts. It is located in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on the University of Utah campus near Rice-Eccles Stadium.