Experience Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile before it leaves the galleries September 16 - Salt Lake City

Speeding Away from the UMFA
Experience Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile before it leaves the galleries September 16


1952 "Beast III" Streamliner, courtesy of Mark and Newie Brinkier, Houston, Texas (c) Peter Harholdt

Salt Lake City, UT - Time is racing away! The exhibition Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile is on view at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) at the University of Utah through September 16, 2012. Visitors to Speed experience 19 of the world's finest and fastest automobiles from the past century, including the famed 1938 "Mormon Meteor III," a 1957 Jaguar XK-SS Roadster (once owned by Steve McQueen), a 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, and many other legends on wheels. The cars in Speed exemplify premier aerodynamics, engineering and design of their eras, and communicate the artistic expressions of a rich racing culture in Utah and beyond. More exhibition information is available at www.speedumfa.com.

Tickets
Tickets to Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile may be purchased in advance at www.smithstix.com or on site at the UMFA and SmithsTix locations. Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (14-17), $3 for children (3-13), and free for infants (0-2). Discount tickets are available for University of Utah students ($9) and staff and faculty ($13), but must be purchased in person with a valid UCard at the UMFA or A. Ray Olpin University Union. The UMFA is open Tuesday-Sunday, closed Mondays and holidays (including Labor Day). For special Speed exhibition hours, please visit
www.speedumfa.com.

Free Public Programming
Visitors can enrich their Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile experience with these free programs designed to complement the exhibition.

Speed Film: Senna
Wednesday, September 5 at 7 pm
This fast-paced documentary uses archival footage to profile Ayrton Senna, one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula One racing, and a hero in his native Brazil. Co-presented by the Utah Film Center. (2010, Documentary, PG-13)

Speed Lecture: "Rebuilding the Mormon Meteor III" by Roger Brasier
Sunday, September 16 at 1 pm
In this lecture on the final day of Speed, industrial fabricator Roger Brasier will discuss how the famous 1938 "Mormon Meteor III" Bonneville racer was brought back to life after years of deterioration. This program is sponsored by Chevron.

Hurry to the UMFA to experience a century of rich racing history!

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The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is located on the University of Utah campus in the Marcia and John Price Museum Building at 410 Campus Center Drive in Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0350. The UMFA´s mission is to engage visitors in making meaningful connections with the world of art. The UMFA is open Tuesday-Sunday, closed Mondays and holidays. Through September 14, the UMFA will have special Speed hours, open Tuesday and Thursday 10 am-5 pm, Wednesday and Friday 10 am-8 pm, Saturday 11 am-8 pm, Sunday 11 am-5 pm, closed Mondays and holidays. Beginning September 15, the UMFA will resume regular hours of Tuesday-Friday 10 am-5 pm, Wednesday 10 am-8 pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am-5 pm, closed Mondays and holidays. For more information call (801) 581-7332 or visit www.umfa.utah.edu or www.speedumfa.com.