UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- The Penn State All-Sports Museum is proud to commemorate the iconic structure of Beaver Stadium with a new three-dimensional model built entirely of LEGOs the museum announced on Thursday.
Based on the stadium’s layout from 2001-2024, the model is constructed of 7,647 individual pieces. It took LEGO artist Garrett Gourley – founder of Back 2 Brick and a 2015 Penn State Industrial Engineering graduate – almost 100 hours to build. Its creation was made possible by a donor’s $2500 gift to the museum.
The Museum will unveil the new model to the public for the first time on Saturday, July 27th at 10:15am. It will remain on permanent display in the museum lobby. Visitors will also be able to see the recently completed Nittany Lion logo mosaic public-participation project the museum sponsored during the Central PA Festival of the Arts. Families, Penn State student-athletes, and museum staff placed 9,476 LEGOs over four days to complete the 30-inch square mosaic.
Museum info:
Opened in 2002, the Penn State All-Sports Museum is located at the southwest corner of Beaver Stadium and honors the achievements of all the men and women who have built the proud tradition of Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics over the past 148 years. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and on Sunday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Admission is by suggested donation of $8 for adults and $5 for children, seniors, and students. Phone: 814-865-0044 Email: psusportsmuseum@psu.edu FB & IG @psusportsmuseum