A forgotten crate in Hawaii held casts of Lorenzo Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise,' the bronze doors Michelangelo called the greatest ever made. A decade after their rediscovery, gilded replicas now gleam at BYU, with an origin story rivaling the original's, according to KSL's Deseret Magazine.

The article traces how these Renaissance masterpiece casts — duplicates of the Florence Baptistry doors — traveled from Italy to the Pacific and eventually to Provo. The installation represents a major cultural acquisition for the university's permanent collection, bringing one of art history's most celebrated works to Utah in replica form.