Exhibit by Pride Festival • Exhibit runs from June 1st - June 17th 2022.
Utah Pride Story Garden
In 2021, the Utah Pride Center pivoted away from the annual parade and festival, instead creating a uniquely-Utah experience that contained 20 outdoor displays. This new format educated attendees on several facets of the history and stories of Utah’s LGBTQ+ community while remaining safely distanced. As we begin to figure out the new normal, we are excited to welcome this exhibit back for Pride Week!
This re-envisioned version of the exhibit will be on display at the Salt Lake City Public Library, welcoming LGBTQ+ people and Allies to learn more about our community and to engage in the stories that led us to where we are today. The 2022 experience will feature highlights from several of the displays, including Utah Queer History, Transcending Gender, LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Timeline, Drag Queendom and Kingdom, and LGBTQ+ Around the World.
Do you know what it means to be demisexual? Do you know the first country to legalize same-sex marriage? Do you know the meanings of the original eight colors of the rainbow flag? Learn this and so much more at the Utah Pride Story Garden!
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Local Issues | Exhibits | Arts & Creativity |
NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.
Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.
