Lego takes over Newfoundland's biggest museum
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Newfoundland's biggest museum has transformed into a giant Lego playground, featuring designs made by creators young and old.
Newfoundland’s biggest museum has transformed into a giant Lego playground, featuring designs made by creators young and old.
While class is out for schoolchildren in St. John’s, it’s Lego week at The Rooms. The weeklong event features plenty of play, and some impressive miniature recreations of iconic St. John’s buildings.
"One of the main comments I heard from families, parents all this week… is this isn’t the Lego I grew up with," said Sarah Ryan, an education and public engagement officer at The Rooms.
"People are taking it and doing their own thing and spinning their own creativity, and I think that’s really wonderful."
The event features a 9,000-brick adaption of the Basilica of St. John the Baptist, the biggest Catholic Church in Newfoundland and Labrador, along with versions of the Confederation Building and The Rooms itself.
Many of the impressive builds were created by members of Newfoundland’s Lego User Group.
There are also several Lego murals, one depicting an iconic view of the colourful houses of downtown St. John’s from a viewpoint at the top of Holloway Street in the city.
