South Temple has been Salt Lake City's most prestigious street since the city was first settled. Walking along South Temple today, you might see stately mansions, magnificent churches, and impressive clubhouses. Join Laura Madsen from Preservation Utah on a walking tour of this historical gem, then head to Publik Avenues to enjoy a warm cup of coffee and toast with your fellow museum professionals.

Tour meets at the Masonic Temple at 8 am (650 E S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84102) and will end at Publik (502 3RD Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84103).

Start your morning touring UMOCA’s exhibition Working Hard to be Useless. This exhibition asks the questions, “Who benefits from the current push for urban development and densification of city centers and who does it negatively affect?” Public spaces become less public with the inclusion of well-designed but also well hidden “defensive architecture,” dictating who can and cannot use the space. Walkability, which is defined by the final destination and not by the act of leisurely wandering the city, is touted as the ultimate goal, but walkability to where and why? From there, walk to the Church History Museum where you will learn about the design and development of the Church History Museum’s state of the art permanent exhibit, which opened to the public in 2015.  In addition to viewing our favorite historical artifacts and artworks in the gallery, discuss the design and fabrication process the exhibit team followed; hear what visitors have said about the exhibition in the three years since it opened. Come learn from the Church History Museum’s journey to replace its 30 year old permanent exhibit on the establishment of The Church of Jesus  Christ of Latter-day Saints with an interactive, visually striking, and relevant telling of their foundational story.

Presenter: Cecile Shellman, Diversity Catalyst, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh