Provo is home to Brigham Young University, one of the largest private universities in the United States, and the BYU Museum of Art is among the most significant university art museums in the American West - holding a collection of more than 17,000 works with particular strength in 19th-century European painting and Mormon and Utah art history. The campus arts programs supply a continuous stream of working artists to the Utah County creative community, and the downtown Provo arts district along Center Street has developed a growing cluster of galleries and studios that draw from both the university audience and the broader community. Provo's proximity to Springville, the "Art City of Utah," makes the two communities complementary destinations for a day of serious gallery-going in Utah County.
Museum BYU Campus · Provo
One of the largest and most significant art museums in the American West, with a collection of over 17,000 works spanning world art history - including a celebrated collection of Carl Bloch paintings, Rembrandt etchings, and a strong survey of 19th-century European art, all free and open to the public.
Cultural Center Downtown Provo · Provo
Provo's primary arts venue, presenting visual art exhibitions alongside performing arts programming in a purpose-built community arts center - the creative and civic hub of Utah County's arts ecosystem.
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