Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
Introduction
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Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum opened to the public in 1978 and is an extension of BYU. Research collections of vascular and non-vascular plants, invertebrate and vertebrate animals are maintained and made available to research scientists and educators. A great place to see animals up close and personal. Admission to the three-story museum is free of charge and over 100,000 unique visitors come to see the over 2 million specimens of insects, plants, reptiles, fish, shells, and birds.
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The museum is located in the heart of the BYU campus
One of the only known liger displays is at the heart of the museum.
Backstory and Context
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The museum is named for Monte Lafayette Bean, a self-made Seattle-based magnate who entirely funded and paid for the museum building's construction. He also donated many of his own animal trophies to the collection. The Bean Museum opened in 1978, and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
Before 1978, it was known as the BYU Life Sciences Museum and did not have its own building. The Bean Museum now houses the Liger Shasta that lived Hogle Zoo from when she was born on May 6, 1948, till when she died, on July 12, 1972.
Sources
http://mlbean.byu.edu/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_L._Bean_Life_Science_Museum