This past weekend, we went to the Picture This Utah Christmas interactive art exhibit. All of us loved visiting the Love Letters exhibit in July, so I knew we’d have blast here, too. I was particularly excited for the Christmas theme.
When we went, we were lucky, as no one else was there, so we could really take our time, and enjoy each part. Like with Love Letters, we spent about 1.5 hours there, playing around, and taking festive pictures.
First thing, you’ve got an amazing giant snow globe, which was super whimsical.
From there, there’s a simulated ice castle—that Gwendolyn was a particular fan of—giant presents, Santa’s sleigh + reindeer, an evergreen forest. Then, an outdated living room, wall of Christmas records, and a felt wall for kids.
I really enjoyed the room where everyone was invited to write what they want for Christmas on the walls, as well as the Rudolph ball pit (I really, really like Rudolph).
The framed photo set up was fun. I wish we could have donned some of the ugly sweaters they had available, but: babies.
I think Todd liked the naughty/nice wall best, and Gwendolyn was jumping the gun the whole time trying to get to the indoor snowball fight! We played there for a while, and finally had to set a timer, because I think she might have played there for another hour. Overall, it was a really fun time for the whole family (except Harry who wanted to be home mostly).
I’ve loved both our experiences at interactive art exhibits so much. I think it’s for a few reasons. First, you get some really original setups, and fun photos out of it. But I also really like the principle of the thing. Each area is nice to look at, but it’s really the people that make the art come to life. Through human interaction, it goes from a basic setup to being something distinctive. And it allows everyone who comes through to make their own art using the stages there. Your’e not just appreciating art, you’re a part of it.
The exhibit is open through early January, and I’d highly recommend it to anyone—single, couples, families—as it’s a fun, festive, and unique exhibit.
