Springville Museum of Art

The Springville Art museum celebrated its 100th year of the Art Salon last year (2024), and this is really quite an amazing museum in Utah, about one hour drive south of Salt Lake City. It is a beautiful building with two stories of art, with an absolutely jaw-dropping collection of Soviet art that is indeed one of the best in America that I have seen thus far. The former director of the museum (Vern Swanson) has written books on Soviet impressionist art, along with many other books, and there is also a retrospective on the work of John Hafen, Utah's most famous painter, along with various sculptures from the Utahn Cyrus Edwin Dallin. They have rotating exhibits on the first floor that feature the annual spring Salon with Utah artists, along with other time featuring more religious/spiritual art or high school artists. I visited for the first time last week, and I was stunned by how beautiful this museum is. There is ample parking. I wish the museum did more advertising for itself, as I had not heard of this until someone informed me about it, and I never saw ads or billboards announcing this museum. It is well worth the trip, and I consider it to be the best art museum in Utah that I have seen thus far, and I have visited the ones in Salt Lake City. I will definitely be returning in the coming months and years!

You wouldn't expect to find a collection of Soviet art in a small town in Utah. It's a great way to stand out among regional art museums. The historic building itself, the sculpture garden, and the Utah Quilt Show were also great. And it's free and was open until 8 pm on Wednesday! I've recommended this museum to all my friends.

Wonderful Utah Art Museum. Exceptional permanent collection with one of the largest collections of Russian art in the US. Annual shows feature Utah’s most prominent and accomplished artists. This is a historic building with unique and beautiful architecture.

Loved this place! I was so surprised by the amount of interactive exhibits they had and all of the things they had for kids. It was a good balance between things you couldn’t touch and things you could. Loved seeing all of the talent, creativity, and variety. The garden area was nice, the staff was helpful (and went out of their way to help another guest that was there which I loved seeing). Clean, inviting, and my kids and I want to go back!

In February 2025, we visited the Springville Museum of Art in Springville, Utah. We were attending the client appreciation dinner with Ashley Jensen & Associates realtors. We ate catered food from Marvelous Catering in Provo. The food and the artistic atmosphere were amazing, and we had an enjoyable and memorable experience. Thank you, Ashley Jensen & Associates and Springville Musuem of Art, for hosting this event and providing delicious food for your client appreciation dinner.

Very nice and peaceful museum. We visited for the annual quilt show - amazing works of art. There are also various displays that stay year round. The sculpture garden is also very interesting and pleasant.

Enjoyed walking through the religious and spiritual art of Utah exhibit before it closed.

I absolutely adore this museum. The artwork is stunning, staff is so friendly, and it's just a great place to explore. It's a great venue for weddings or events as well. If you're in need of a photographer, let's chat! I am obsessed with this bridal session we planned here.

100% recommend this FREE museum! Beautiful inside and out! Got out of the heat and decided to check this place out since we were in the area. Was actually quite surprised that it took us longer than expected to roam the rooms and halls.

Wowza! I underestimated how great this museum would be, even after being told that it's a really good one. I stand corrected, and happy about it in every way. The building that houses the museum is an old, mission style structure that has decades of history oozing from every stucco crevice. The architecture itself would make it worth visiting, let alone the amazing art exhibits that are on display inside. The hallways are lined with beautiful art on each wall-so much more than can be experienced in just one visit. In addition to the art exhibits, the museum is also a venue that you can rent for events. I had the pleasure of witnessing the preparation for a wedding and then the bride and groom as they were getting ready to walk down the aisle. It was magical-such a beautiful place for such a beautiful event.

Definitely recommend stopping by this museum- and it's Free. Also be prepared to stay longer than you thought because there is more to see than you think. It's a nice hidden treasure here in Springville.

Intimate and serene place to contemplate the arts! I love how deafly this museum moves between audience needs and practicing artists, professional positioning.

I don't know of any other art museums in the area. It's a great activity to do with children on a cold, rainy day. Another plus is that there is no cost to come visit! Donations are welcomed. There are three floors, the main floor is constantly changing artwork so there is always something new to come and check out. The basement floor is entirely a kids area to explore their artistic skills. There are at least 5 different areas and activities for them to do! We love coming here to play and learn a little more about art.

Community friendly and well organized and enjoyable collection. Always changing the collections for a good variety of

Great art museum. The new staff are also making it a better venue for concerts and special events. But they are also doing their best to help support local artists as well by informing them about upcoming events and art related offers throughout the state. The special art shows are also nice to attend. It would be nice to see more traditional pen and ink or drawing exhibits, though, rather than just paintings and sculptures.

Spanish colonial revival architecture is stunning. Quality of artwork is lovely. The gardens is icing on the cake.

Went to an after hours event at the museum and I was pleasantly surprised. They had a large variety of art in different mediums all by local artist as well was a beautiful building to wander and enjoy. While I was there the theme of the pieces where religious in nature and I loved the many different interpretations and styles people created art in. I'm not a frequent visitor of art museums but this place definitely opened my eye up to the beauty of these types of exhibits. The museum itself was clean and well cared for. They also had a mother's room in the restroom area that would be great for if you have a baby that needs to be nursed.

Wonderful little gem of a museum with some terrific art pieces from all over. Very friendly staffer Brianna gave good ideas on where things were located & what to look for in the galleries. We were very happy! This museum is not to be overlooked! (Admission is by contribution: well worth a good donation. There's also a gift shop by the front desk for browsing, & you can book reservations for private receptions, events, & weddings at the museum.)

The first Tuesday of the month they do Guppy Group for the little kids!! It was very well organized putting us in groups so that they were not too crowded! They had a theme and did a craft, songs, books, toys and games with them!! All very friendly and helpful. Can't wait to go again!!

We absolutely loved the Springville Art Museum as a location for our bridal pictures. We love to come back and remember the places where we took those special pictures. We called ahead and were able to come before opening time so that we didn't have to worry about other people. They have a dressing room in the basement, so I didn't have to wear my wedding dress outside, and could change there (perfect for our first look) be careful to not take pictures of anything you aren't supposed to;)

Beautiful venue! The design and ambiance is spot on. Great flow from inside to outside, to view all the artwork. Very clean and clean well maintained.

I had never been to the Springville Museum of Art. I had heard of it but had never actually seen it before until I went to it for an event. My favorite part of the event was the museum! From the moment we drove up, I was in love. The architecture is beautiful! The Springville Museum of Art is ART in and of itself. I wanted to spend half of my night analyzing the details of the construction. The individual artist's art hanging on the walls was beautiful, but I could have spent my entire evening taking pictures of the beautiful windows, the detailed doors, the texture on the walls, the skylights in the ceiling, and all of the other details of the museum! I wish there was a section in the museum dedicated entirely to the museum's history (maybe there is and I just missed it because we were there for an event); either way, I want to learn more about the history of this museum because it is so interesting and so beautiful.

Impressive museum. Currently featuring the 46th annual quilt show, the museum has a bit of everything. Love the interesting metal sculptures. The railroad painting exhibit also included a play area for kids. Various historical oil paintings and another exhibit on "self expression" are also on display. Took a tour through the museum store before leaving. Nothing exceptional and pretty overpriced. Still, this is a museum worth spending an afternoon.

Free and beautifully curated! Activities throughout the month for all ages and art levels. Layout makes for a nice meandering through the several floors, rooms, and areas. The water feature in the atrium is soothing and a great distractor for littles and old alike. The gift shop has reasonably priced prints and canvas art as well as other gift items for others or yourself (I especially like the kind for myself). It's a great way to get expensive looking art into your home for under $20 (I get frames on sale at Hobby Lobby). The 100 Dollar Show is my favorite event and the Artist Roundtable I recently attended in May was a good runner up. Ooh, in the basement, they put together free art times you can come with friends/family to create something of your own. We are lucky to have such a wonderful art museum so close to home!

The Springville Museum of Art is my favorite art museum and one of the best in Utah. Home to an annual Spring Salon, the Utah High School Show, and many other annual exhibits, the Springville Museum of Art is really at the heart of the artistic community in Utah. Beyond the annual exhibits the museum boasts an impressive collection of artwork by early Utah artists including such greats as LeConte Stewart and J.T. Harwood, as well as work by Russian impressionist painters. The building itself was built during the Great Depression and was a WPA project. The architecture has a rustic charm and is very beautiful inside. If you haven't been to the Springville Museum of Art before you definitely need to visit.

On a hot July Tuesday,I spent a delightful day at the Springville Museum of Art. This art museum emphasizes paintings and sculpture produced by Utah-associated artists past and present.Favorite paintings at this art museum were Edwin Evans'"French Country Scene"(Impression),Alfred Lambourne's"Temple of Rio Virgin,Utah",Mabel Frazer's"Venice Canal",Phillip Barkdull's"Symphony in Color"(American Expressionism),Louise Farnsworth's"State Capitol from North Salt Lake",and Henry Culmer's"Lake Florence,Utah".I also saw fine sculpture by Cyrus Dallin("john Hancock"). I relished their fine collection of Soviet Realist Paintings as well.Some of these paintings promoted the importance of the Worker and Socialist Philosophy.Favorite Soviet Paintings were Valve Yanov's"Lenin's Children",Ahmed Kitaev's"Just Graduated", Alexei Vasilev's"They Are Writing About Us,Pravda"and Ilya Katz'"Leningrad,City of Naval Glory" I also liked the this art museum's fine curatorial work and the helpfulness of its staff.

We love this place. Not too crazy about the way the exhibits are run as they seem more focused on trying to make interactive children's exhibits than they do in preserving the rich history they boast and displaying the gorgeous paintings they have. For example, they took one of my favorite paintings down and put it into storage to make space for a coloring station. I'm also not crazy about the hours that the museum is open. The building hold sick a special place in my heart though, and reverent walks through it are the foundation of my childhood

This place is a gem. It's free, and it's awesome! The building itself is a work of art; it's very unique and spacious. There's a lot of hallways and rooms full of different mediums of art, as well as an outdoor sculpture garden. If you have a spare afternoon and you're in the area I would definitely check out. It's not something I would drive from far away to see, but since it's free I give it 5 stars.

Beautiful :) I absolutely adore that it is free and in my backyard. They always have amazing art circulating through as well . I love bringing my children and exposing them to such beauty .

A beautiful venue with great prices. The events that I have been to there have been amazing.

Beautiful atmosphere, in an historic building, to exhibit some great works of art at the new Spring Salon show. Wonderful art pieces that are well displayed. This year's show pieces are innovative and reasonably priced. Thanks SMOA staff for the great work.

One of the best collections if not the best art Museum in Utah. I love old Spanish look to the building. The Russian exhibit they have right now is very impressive.

Wonderful museum with excellent shows and wonderful docents. When you pair the 'Art City' with a crowd of dedicated folk even in this small town the art is wonderful. This is not a major city museum but the run for the money is there or the run w/ the Bulls.

The Springville Museum of Art is one of the real treasures of Utah and the entire Mountain West. It is a beautiful place with superb art that includes traditional, contemporary, fiber arts, sculpture, and more. The Museum does an excellent job of involving and serving the community, with many special programs spanning all ages----it has a fan base that includes children, teenagers, college students, growing families and seniors. Springville City should take great pride in being its home. If you haven't been there yet, you should go----you will love it!

One of the best of the very few art museums in Utah, if not *the* best, with a strong selection of Utah artists, Soviet-era paintings, and fascinating annual shows. These include traveling exhibits, Utah folk-arts (e.g. quilts), high school artists, and spiritual and religious art.

My husband and I could not be more happy about how our wedding reception turned out at the Museum. The staff went above and beyond to make our night and event perfect. When we decided to have the reception there the staff were very clear about the rules and regulations (no burning candles, no touching the art work, etc) and we never ran into any issues. It's common sense, really. I would not change anything about our reception. Not to mention the Museum was the most affordable and classy place of the countless sites we looked at. The location made for spectacular photos and we still hear from people how much they enjoyed the reception and looking at the fantastic art on display. It was such a special day. Thank you Springville Museum of Art staff!

The SAM is a magnificent and beautiful building - a work of art itself - and the exhibits year round are of the highest calibre and so worth frequent visits.

Very pretty environment, constantly changing variety in art, very nice helpful staff. My over all experiences have been great!

The Springville Art Museum is a beautiful facility with very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable staff. The art collections are very interesting and varied in nature. I lived out of state when I got married, but had I lived in the area at the time, I would look here first for a wedding and reception. The building really stands out among others in the area - it would be a perfect background and atmosphere for a memorable event. I highly recommend this museum.

The big problem with SMOA is the Russian art. A sell-out that is also a wart and a very big over-weaning wart on the soft delicate flesh of what was a wonderful museum.

The staff is awesome. I love the exhibits :) If you have a chance check out the quilt exhibit going on right now

This is a great museum! Free , family friendly, and beautiful. The volunteers have always been helpful when I have visited. The collection of Utah art is amazing and the Russian art is a pleasant surprise. If you look on their website you can see a schedule of events and shows and plan a visit during their Spring Salon or the annual quilt show or the state-wide high school show (some of my favorites).