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The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum in Laie on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. [1] The PCC is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), was dedicated on October 12, 1963, and occupies 42 acres (17 hectares) of land belonging to nearby Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii).
Brigham Young University Department of Anthropology Excavations The Museum also has extensive excavated collections from the Department of Anthropology. There are over 100,000 lots which contain over 1 million individual artifacts of sherds, lithics, projectile points and soil samples.
The building acts as a visitors center, contains exhibits showcasing BYU's history, features a small theater, and houses alumni association offices for the university. [1] BYU University Relations and BYU High School Relations are located in the building and give complimentary tours to campus visitors. [4]
The Harold B. Lee Library and other central buildings with Y Mountain and Kyhv Peak in the background. This list of Brigham Young University buildings catalogs the current and no-longer-existent structures of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private, coeducational research university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Provo, Utah, United States.
The Young Ambassadors are a song and dance performing group with a 50-year history at BYU. Prior to 1970 the group was known as Curtain Time USA. In the 1960s their world tour stops included Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. The group first performed as the Young Ambassadors at Expo '70 in Japan, and has since performed in over 56 nations.
Wilmer W. Tanner with a donated tiger at the BYU Life Sciences Museum in 1973. The museum is named for Monte Lafayette Bean, a self-made Seattle-based magnate who entirely funded and paid for the building's construction. He also donated many of his own animal trophies to the collection. [1]
Education in Zion is an exhibition space in the Joseph F. Smith Building at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, United States. The gallery and permanent exhibition documents the history and heritage of education in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from Joseph Smith to the current Church Educational System ...
In 1960 or 1959, [3] [4] Brigham Young University received a donation of Mahonri Young's art collection, which included over 10,000 works of art. [3] Before the museum was created, artwork was stored in the Harris Fine Arts Center. [5]