New Harmonies is a traveling exhibit created by the Smithsonian Institution and brought to Utah by the Utah Humanities Council that examines the cultural significance of American roots music. The exhibit is touring five Utah communities from April 2010 to January 2011. Features include local exhibits, docent-led tours, workshops, concerts, speakers, and public humanities programs.
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In Tune with New Harmonies
(aka New Harmonies News!)
July 24 to September 10 – Visit the New Harmonies exhibit at the Cedar City Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum in Cedar City! Click here for upcoming exhibition-related events.
May 31 – New Harmonies is touring Utah! Click here for photos, news, and more!
April 5 – New Harmonies is here! Click here for a press release with information about the exhibition, the grand opening, and roots music in Utah!
COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU!
Park City Museum: April 10 – May 25, 2010
Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder: June 2 – July 18, 2010
Cedar City Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: July 26 – September 10, 2010
Museum of Moab: September 18 – November 3, 2010
West Jordan Historical Society: November 11, 2010 – January 21, 2011
What is Roots Music?
Listen to America’s music and hear the story of freedom. It’s the story of people in a new world, places they have left behind, and ideas they have brought with them. It is the story of people who were already here, but whose world is remade. The distinct cultural identities of all of these people are carried in song – both sacred and secular. Their music tracks the unique history of many peoples reshaping each other into one incredibly diverse and complex people – Americans. Their music is the roots of American music.
Thanks to New Harmonies Sponsors
New Harmonies has been made possible in Utah by the Utah Humanities Council. The exhibit is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. Generous support for the Utah tour of New Harmonies has been given by Zions Bank, The Utah Office of Tourism, the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, EnergySolutions, KRCL, KUER, Utah Public Radio, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
New Harmonies is a traveling exhibit created by the Smithsonian Institution and brought to Utah by the Utah Humanities Council that examines the cultural significance of American roots music. The exhibit is touring five Utah communities from April 2010 to January 2011. Features include local exhibits, docent-led tours, workshops, concerts, speakers, and public humanities programs.
