monte l. bean museum

Traducido por Abish Lopez y revisado por Maricielo Saldarriaga

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It is Monday night. Bold patterned, animal-like wooden masks stare down students south of campus. At the northern end of campus, students inspect Islamic calligraphy on ancient scrolls and massive stone sculptures. Somewhere west of campus, a snake twists around the arm of a wide-eyed student, who listens to the animal expert listing off the snake's favorite foods.

After 34 years of faithful service to BYU and its surrounding communities, the Monte L. Bean museum is finally taking a much-needed reprieve to update and enlarge its facility and include a greater percentage of its inventory in the showroom.