A nostalgic, playful and curiously futuristic world will rise at the Australian Museum this winter when this imaginative exhibition for the whole family lands in Sydney for the very first time. Combining intricate, large-scale LEGO creations with reclaimed vintage treasures, Relics: A New World Rises comes from the workshop of two veritable brick masterminds, Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler (the winners of the second season of Channel 9's LEGO Masters).
Set in the year 2530, this retro-futuristic spectacle imagines a whimsical post-human world where tiny LEGO people have risen from the ashes to craft their civilisations inside forgotten human objects – from under the hood of a genuine old-school Volkswagen Beetle, to a jukebox, a grandfather clock, arcade game machines, and an old piano.
Visitors will wander in awe through entire, highly-detailed miniature brick cities, but beyond the spectacle, there is a message about sustainability at the heart of the exhibition. More than a metric tonne of LEGO bricks have gone into this exhibition, most of which have been painstakingly sourced from the vast second-hand LEGO marketplace, in addition to vintage objects sourced from far and wide.
Relics opens on August 16, and the waitlist for early access tickets is now open over here, where you can secure first-in-line access.
The Australian Museum is also offering free exhibitions, events, and school holiday workshops during the winter months – this includes the recently opened Tails from the Coasts: Nature Stories of Singapore, a precious and prestigious collection of scientific artworks on loan from the National Museum of Singapore. Check out more events over here.
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