TRAX trains now run only 15 miles south from downtown, but an east-west line opening in December will bring service to the University of Utah, new home to the
Utah Museum of Fine Arts. With a red-and-brown brick exterior, "guava jam"--colored interior walls, and fabulous natural light, the museum is just a quick sprint from Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium, site of the opening and dosing ceremonies.
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts offers several different lesson plans based on the artworks of Alex Katz and Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun, available at www.utah.edu/umfa/vigeeplan.html.
Participating attractions include the Discovery Gateway, Red Butte Garden, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort (scenic foot passenger tram ride only), Thanksgiving Point Gardens and the Museum of Ancient Life,
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah Museum of Natural History, Utah Olympic Park, Utah's Hogle Zoo, Lion House Pantry Restaurant, Living Planet Aquarium, Clark Planetarium, Tracy Aviary and This is the Place Heritage Park.
Salt Lake City -- The UNIVERSITY OF UTAH announced plans to open the new
Utah Museum of Fine Arts in May 2001.