Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks Opening at The Durham Museum

Time for a summer “block” party at The Durham Museum! On display May 27 – September 3, Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks partners some of the world’s most dazzling and innovative skyscrapers with the world’s most popular building brick. The exhibition features 20 astonishing skyscrapers from North America, Asia and Australia constructed in breathtaking architectural detail by Ryan McNaught, one of only 21 LEGO®-certified professionals in the world.
Visitors will be inspired to create their own ‘towers of tomorrow’ with over 200,000 loose LEGO® bricks available in hands-on construction areas. Young and old will be limited only by their imaginations as they add their creations to a steadily rising futuristic LEGO® metropolis inside the exhibition. McNaught and his award-winning team of builders have used more than half a million LEGO® bricks and devoted over 2,400 hours to build the structures featured in the exhibition.
Towers Include:
Burj Khalifa • Bank of America Plaza • Barangaroo Hotel • Central Park Tower • Chrysler Building • CN Tower • Empire State Building • Eureka Tower • Infinity Tower • International Commerce Centre • Marina Bay Sands • Petronas Towers • Q1 • Shanghai Tower • Taipei 101 • Tokyo Skytree • Willis (Sears) Tower • Wilshire Grand Center

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks is a traveling exhibition from the Museums of History NSW and toured internationally by Flying Fish. The exhibition is supported locally by Kiewit Companies Foundation, HDR and the Richard Brooke Foundation. Additional support provided by Buildertrend. Media support provided by KETV.

Fun Facts:
How many LEGO® bricks are used in this exhibition? More than 577,000
How many hours did it take to build Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks? More than 2,400 – nearly six months of constant construction
How much do the towers weigh? All the LEGO® in this exhibition weighs more than 1.5 tons.
Which tower has the most LEGO® bricks? Shanghai Tower (104,800 bricks)
What is the rarest LEGO® color? Gold
What is the most common LEGO® color? Trans-blue
What is the most common brick? The 2×4
How old is the LEGO® brick? Invented in 1958, the LEGO® brick is more than 65 years old.
Did you know? The first LEGO® toys were made from wood instead of plastic.
Brain cruncher – 915,103,765 combinations can be created from just six 2 x 4 LEGO® bricks.

Exhibit Programming:
Special Display! A local addition to the Towers of Tomorrow exhibition will include a few iconic Nebraska landmarks recreated out of LEGO® bricks. The museum partnered with LOLUG (Lincoln and Omaha LEGO® User Group) to create our home, Omaha’s Union Station, especially for this exhibition.

Storytime at the Platform
Wednesdays, June-July, 10AM-Noon
Join the museum team for a chance to hear stories of some of history’s most important architects! Each week will feature a read aloud of a picture book followed by a chance to try your hand at your own LEGO® architecture. All ages are welcome and storytime is included with regular museum admission. No registration is required.

Build it! Fridays
Fridays, June-July, 10AM-Noon
Gather your family and friends and join us for special games like minifig BINGO and LEGO®-building challenges, sure to spark your creativity all summer long! Registration is not required, and regular museum admission applies.