Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts050

The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is a place where traditional art and artists from Utah's ethnic, native, occupational, and rural communities share their craft, music, and dance with their own communities, their neighbors, and with tourists. The Native American Gallery features bead work, basketry, musical instruments, toys, and rugs made by members of Utah's resident tribes (Goshute, Navajo, Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute). The Ethnic Arts Gallery highlights traditional art from Utah's national, ethnic, and immigrant communities. Displays range from Japanese origami to Swedish weaving, and much more. The Occupational Gallery features items like hand-forged tools and horseshoes, saddles and cowboy gear made from braided rawhide and hitched horsehair, and stone carving. The Rural Gallery houses toys, rugs, and furniture made by self-sufficient rural Utahns using locally available materials.

Is the museum a good place to take kids? You bet! The Chase Home is filled with art objects made from everyday materials - plants, animals, found objects, and recycled items. It's a great way to introduce children to the idea of creating art out of the ordinary. Visitors can also check out various scavenger hunt guides from the reception desk to make the museum exploration more interactive. Kids can even claim a small prize after completing the scavenger hunt.

During July and August the museum hosts Monday night concerts at 7pm out on the lawn in front of the museum. The concerts are free events featuring folk music and ethnic dance. People are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket for the lawn.

Although the Chase Home has regular operating hours from mid April through mid October, group tours are available year-round on request. Call to schedule a tour.