THE SOUTHERN UTE 
CULTURAL CENTER
& MUSEUM
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Design for the New Cultural Center and Museum building, construction for this newest project has begun, the completion is scheduled around December 2010.

The current location is still available to the public, located at the old casino, below are the exhibits currently available for viewing. 

Exhibits: 
The newest display at the Museum is the "Ute Baskets Exhibit", this exhibit is a collection of ute baskets collected over the last three years.   Accompanying the beautiful exhibit is a video created especially for this basket exhibit, the video is titled " Songs of the Baskets".  Songs of the Baskets, captures the history of Ute basket making through interviews and scenes of the lives of ute basket makers.  The exhibit features over 40 baskets, which were handmade by Ute women from White Mesa, Utah.  

 In photo of Adoline Eyetoo, 2008.
Main Gallery
Our exhibit in the main gallery is titled, “The Ute Circle of Life”, and is a representation of life itself, and the time, seasons, history, and stages of learning within.  We have chosen to utilize the “Circle of Life” because, not only is it spiritual to our Ute ancestry and to our everyday life, but as you will see, the theme relates to the lives of all people regardless of race, origin, or religion.  The objective of this interpretation of “The Circle” is to emphasize how the corresponding changes between the human soul and its surroundings affect our spirituality.  The tribulations within this circle, no matter how difficult they may be at times, always lead to a new beginning.
     We have a deep love for our heritage and to be able to preserve and document it for our young people, as well as educate with it in the most implemental way, is a goal of our Cultural Center & Museum that seems to be coming within closer reach as time goes by, exhibits and facilities improve, and as our archives and collections grow.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask one of our staff.

 We hope you enjoy your visit.