Church History Museum now on Facebook

The Museum of Church History and Art, which has its own website within the sprawling LDS.org domain, is now also on Facebook, according to a story in the Mormon Times.

The article summarizes what the museum is trying to do with its Facebook presence.

The museum's use of Facebook serves several purposes. First, museum officials hope to simply communicate with past and future patrons, and anybody interested in LDS Church history, and to provide updates on upcoming events and exhibits. Additionally, the Facebook account allows the public worldwide to get a special "sneak peak" at museum offerings they otherwise would not have access to.

I just wish they'd at least get their name straight. While the website and Facebook page linked above use the name "Church History Museum," there is another page at LDS.org that calls it "The Museum of Church History and Art." Maybe they got rid of the art. Maybe the art was just too popular compared to the LDS history exhibits. I certainly enjoyed the Rembrandt pencil etchings I saw on display there a few years ago, lingering there a good bit longer than in the hall of presidential portraits or by the decorative quilt exhibits.

Comments

[simsisms]

Gee, I'm so glad that you are such an authority on art to immediately dismiss the incredibly varied and fascinating art form of quilting. Since quilting was the only way that women across cultures have been able and permitted to express themselves artistically for centuries, I'm so glad modern women can be sure to be subjected to the same brusque dismissal that their sisters creations experienced for generations. Thanks for keeping the tradition alive.

[John Mansfield]

From Ensign, January 2009, p. 77:

Church Museum Gets Name Change

To align itself with other Church entities, including the new Church History Library now under construction, the Museum of Church History and Art in Salt Lake City is now the Church History Museum.

(See also "Church Art is History.")

[Dave]

Thanks for the quote and link, John. Someone just needs to update the LDS.org page with the prior name.

simsisms, I'm sure the quilts appeal to some more than others. I didn't say I didn't look; I just didn't linger.