Utah § 9-6-201 - Division of Arts and Museums -- Creation -- Powers and duties.

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§ 9-6-201. Division of Arts and Museums -- Creation -- Powers and duties.

Effective 5/7/2025
9-6-201.  Division of Arts and Museums -- Creation -- Powers and duties.
(1)There is created within the department the Division of Arts and Museums under the administration and general supervision of the executive director or the designee of the executive director.
(2)The division shall:
(a)advance the interests of arts and museums in the state in all stages of development;
(b)promote and encourage the development of arts, museums, and culture in the state;
(c)support the efforts of state and local government and nonprofit arts, museums, and cultural organizations to encourage the development of arts, museums, and culture in the state;
(d)provide assistance to museums in the state to improve museums' ability to:
(i)care for and manage collections;
(ii)develop quality educational resources such as exhibitions, collections, and publications;
(iii)provide access to collections for research; and
(iv)provide other services as needed;
(e)assist arts and museum organizations in the state in cultural development as needed;
(f)cooperate with federal agencies and locally sponsor federal projects directed to the development of arts, museums, and culture in the state;
(g)develop the influence of arts and museums in education and life-long learning;
(h)cooperate with the private sector, including businesses, charitable interests, educational interests, manufacturers, agriculturalists, and industrialists in arts, museums, and cultural endeavors;
(i)disseminate information related to arts, museums, and culture by utilizing broadcast media and print media;
(j)foster, promote, encourage, and facilitate the study, creation, and appreciation of the arts, museums, and culture in the state;
(k)foster, promote, encourage, and facilitate, the study, creation, and appreciation of the works of indigenous artists in the state;
(l)advise state and local government agencies and employees regarding arts and museums related issues, including arts and museums capital development projects;
(m)provide technical advice and information about sources of technical assistance to arts, museums, and cultural organizations in the state;
(n)develop, coordinate, and support programs, workshops, seminars, and similar activities that provide training for staff members of arts, museums, and cultural organizations in the state;
(o)undertake research to understand the training needs of the arts, museums, and cultural organizations community and assess how those needs can be met;
(p)administer grant programs to assist eligible arts, museums, and cultural organizations in the state, including cultural organizations associated with institutions of higher education; and
(q)create strategic partnerships to advance the development of arts, museums, and cultural organizations in the state.


Amended by Chapter 44, 2025 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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