In 2026, the Museum will participate in the nationwide commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary with a year-long exhibition series.
This special series will highlight the diverse stories of the Colorado Plateau region, offering artists, Tribal communities, local organizations, and residents—past and present—an opportunity to share their experiences of identity, culture, and home. Throughout the year, the Museum will serve as a platform to elevate these voices, with art as the central medium for expression and reflection.
Semiquincentennial Timeline:
Breaking 100 Years of Silence: Thursday, January 15th
Lowrider Culture in the American Southwest / Cultura Lowrider en el suroeste estadounidense: Friday, April 24th
Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Trail: July 28th (National Buffalo Soldiers Day)
How Did We Get Here? Stories of Migration and Home: Thursday, October 22nd
Current Exhibition at Dead Horse Point State Park
Spirit and Grit
Ranching in Canyonlands
Thousands of years of human history have unfolded across the Dead Horse Point State Park landscape. The Park's name originates from its storied ranching history. One legend claims a group of cowboys cornered a herd of wild horses on the point. The horses, in a frenzy of exhaustion and thirst, could see and smell the water below and leapt to their deaths.
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Archives and Collections
In a program started over 20 years ago, the Museum has recorded the oral histories of some of our founding families.
Oral Histories
Connect with some of the dynamic people of the past and present who have left their mark on Moab and the surrounding region.
People Profiles
Produced by the Museum from 1989-2017, the journal features in-depth articles about the geology, wildlife, people, and events of the region.
Canyon Legacy Archive
In the mid to late twentieth century, Fran and Terby Barnes extensively documented the magnificent landscape of the region. See their recently digitized photo archive.