2025 Fall Trivia Night Report

Last Friday, October 10th at the Bean we had our spooktacular Trivia Night at the Museum, the second in a series of rotating trivia nights in each of the BYU museums. With the help of their taxidermied mascots, 10 daring teams competed to see who knew the most about spooky critters. Their mettle was tested as they faced questions about deep sea animals, terrifying fungi, nocturnal animals, and every kind of creepy, crawling bug. They even came face to face with a real-life tarantula. In the speed round contestants showcased their knowledge of Halloween in a Kahoot battle for the ages. Ultimately, it was team TJs that pulled ahead in the speed round to win it all. Join us for our next Trivia Night at the Bean on April 3rd!

• Trivia Night at the BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures - November 21
• Trivia Night at the BYU Museum of Art - January 30
• Trivia Night at the BYU Bean Life Science Museum - April 3

Margaret, museum educator

2025 Fall Sketching Dead Things Report

On September 27th, BYU students were drawn to the Bean museum for Sketching Dead Things! After a quick run down of the evening’s itinerary, students scattered around the museum and sketched dead things for about an hour and a half. During this time of free sketching, soft music played over the speakers as museum employees talked with participants about sketching tips and tricks and encouraged them to check out the classroom which was full of touchable specimens and a how-to draw video featuring a student educator from the Bean museum. At the end of the event, participants had the opportunity to show off what they had drawn in a gallery walk while they ate cookies and checked out what others drew. Sketching Dead Things at the Bean Museum was a big hit this semester and we can’t wait to do it again!

Audrey Gordon, Museum Educator