For those who don't know, the Australian Museum has a special exhibition on of Lego civilizations built around abandoned human junk. I went the other day and it's really exceptional, only like $20-30 depending on the type of ticket and well worth it. It was made by 2 Lego masters and it's truly amazing to see how much detail and hidden easter eggs they cram into each piece. Anyway, it's on until the start of Feb and makes for a great excuse to visit the museum if you haven't in a while.
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I recommend spending as much time in there as you can, then getting the book. There’s so much detail. The more you look, the more cool little details you will find
Source: Went with my kid, and I think I enjoyed it more than her.
You’re really downselling it by describing it as “built around abandoned human junk”. Sounds like we are paying to see literal garbage. The website explains it better as “thriving inside treasured objects from our past”
I did not see the Lego exhibition. But I did go to see the nature photography exhibition that is also on until February. It was fantastic. So if you like Lego and nature photography, definitely check out the Australian museum
off-topic can someone explain to me why a gift tik is more expensive than a non-member tik?
is there like a special perk for it?,
Worth noting for anyone who hasn’t looked at/been to the Australian Museum for a while – it’s all free except for special exhibits now (you still need to pay for Lego Relics), and they’ve done a massive refurb/reno of a lot of the spaces.
The Treasures Gallery is fantastic for a browse, as is the mineral and gem space (about ten times bigger than the old one). If you’ve got kids, there’s a pretty broad kids area – and if you don’t have kids, that section is on a separate floor to the rest of the museum save for the cafe so they’re keep us isolated.
The Indigenous area is also quite well done, and the dinosaurs and animals are a family favourite but it’s looking a bit dated compared to the rest.
Saw it during Jurassic Lounge and wasn’t expected much but it was actually really cool. Not something I’d bother to see on its own but the rest of the museum is cool as well.
The other thing to note is that many of the objects are on raised stands so if you have a kid who is less than 7 or 8 you will likely be lifting them so they can view things properly. They need to have milk crates the kids can stand on as it was murder for my back.