Editing Salt Lake City (section)

===Museums and the arts===
[[File:Denver & Rio Grande Western Depot in SLC - Feb 3, 2011.jpg|thumb|The [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot (Salt Lake City)|Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot]] now serves as home to the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts and the Rio Gallery.]]
Salt Lake City is home to several museums. Near Temple Square is the [[Church History Museum]]. Operated by the LDS Church, the museum contains collections of artifacts, documents, art, photographs, tools, clothing and furniture from the [[History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|history of the LDS Church]], which spans nearly two centuries. West of Temple Square, at [[The Gateway (Salt Lake City)|The Gateway]], is the [[Clark Planetarium]], which houses an [[IMAX]] theater, and [[Discovery Gateway]], a children's museum. The University of Utah campus is home to the [[Utah Museum of Fine Arts]] as well as the [[Natural History Museum of Utah]]. Other museums in the area include the Utah State Historical Society, [[Daughters of Utah Pioneers]]' [[Pioneer Memorial Museum]], [[Fort Douglas, Utah|Fort Douglas Military Museum]], the [[Social Hall Heritage Museum]], and [[The Leonardo (Salt Lake City)|The Leonardo]], an art, science and technology museum housed in the city's previous library building.

Salt Lake City is home to several classic movie theaters including the [[Tower Theatre (Salt Lake City, Utah)|Tower Theatre]] and the Broadway Theater, both of which host the Salt Lake Film Society members and shows. The Utah Film Center hosts free film screenings, many with post film Q and A's with filmmakers or subject experts every Tuesday night at the Salt Lake Public Library and monthly at the Rose Wagner Theater.

On December 5, 2007, the Salt Lake Chamber and Downtown Alliance announced a two-block section of downtown south of the planned City Creek Center is planned to become a new arts hub. This will include renovations to two theaters in the area and a new theater with a seating capacity of 2,400 and increased space for galleries and artists. The opening of the new facilities was anticipated to coincide with the opening of the City Creek Center in 2011, but they have yet to be completed.<ref>{{cite news|last=Page|first=Jared|url=https://www.deseret.com/2007/12/6/20057631/2-salt-lake-blocks-may-become-arts-hub|title=2 Salt Lake City blocks may become arts hub|newspaper=Deseret News|date=December 6, 2007|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229040505/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1%2C5143%2C695233735%2C00.html|archive-date=December 29, 2008}}</ref> The $81.5&nbsp;million theater site was announced, and attempts to secure funding began.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2008/10/16/20280512/new-theater-is-coming-to-regent-street|title=New theater is coming to Regent Street|last=Page|first=Jared|newspaper=Deseret News|date=October 15, 2008|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016184002/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1%2C5143%2C705255543%2C00.html|archive-date=October 16, 2008}}</ref> The theater plans have come under criticism, however, especially from nearby smaller theaters which host [[Off-Broadway]] tours and claim such a theater cannot be supported and will hurt their business.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2008/10/17/20280790/many-are-questioning-necessity-of-salt-lake-theater|title=Many are questioning necessity of Salt Lake theater|last=Hansen|first=Erica|newspaper=Deseret News|date=October 17, 2008|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120183626/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705255938/Many-are-questioning-necessity-of-Salt-Lake-theater.html|archive-date=January 20, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>