Things to do in Wellington

LEGO Exhibition at Te Papa – Wonders of the world Review

Title: Wonders of the world
What is it? LEGO Exhibition
When: 9 Dec 2017 to 11 Feb 2018
Where: Level 4 at Te Papa Museum, Wellington
Why visit: To see the world in 1-2 hours! Recommend to those who love to travel (or have kids) πŸ™‚

'Brickman' Wonders of the World, Te Papa

‘Brickman’ Wonders of the World, Te Papa

 
Ben and I visited this LEGO exhibition on Christmas Eve. The exhibition was quite small and crowded but we had a good time because the productions are stunning. So, this post will have more photos than words πŸ™‚

Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France

Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey

David sculpture by Michelangelo, Italy

David sculpture by Michelangelo, Italy

St basil the blessed in Red Square, Russia

St basil the blessed in Red square, Russia

Statue of Liberty, New York, USA

Statue of Liberty, New York, USA

Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China

Taj Mahal, India

Taj Mahal, India

A castle in Germany

A castle in Germany

Pyramids of Egypt

Pyramids of Egypt

 
There are a few LEGO playing areas for kids and Ben!

BEN – I made the β€˜B’ and Ben made the β€˜E’ and β€˜N’

BEN – I made the β€˜B’ and Ben made the β€˜E’ and β€˜N’

Crown Jewels of England

Crown Jewels of England

Monalisa

Monalisa

Different places

Different places

Himeji Castle, Japan

Himeji Castle, Japan

Sinking Titanic

Sinking Titanic

 
In my opinion, the sinking Titanic above is the most impressive artwork at this exhibition.

For every piece of work, it shows you the information including how many hours it takes to complete. For example, it took 320 hours to build the Red Square and 240 hours to build the sinking Titanic.

The most interesting thing is the details put into their works. If you look closely you can see the details for many of the artworks, e.g. human and small items.

It is a bit expensive ($19.50 for one adult) for such a very small exhibition but given the amount of effort that they have put into the artwork, it is worth it. And it is fun.

The only downside is that there are too many kids and sometimes it is a bit noisy. I think it will be better for us to come on an Adult-only night on 16 Jan (Tuesday). There were also a few Adult-only nights in December but we missed them.

We end up spending almost 2 hours here. Ben said we have already travelled around the world by visiting this LEGO exhibition at Te Papa 😑. I told him the LEGO doesn’t count so one day we will really visit all these places! Anyway, I would recommend this to those who love to travel πŸ™‚

 

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