RELICS: A New World Rises

Event

RELICS: A New World Rises is an immersive exhibition where vintage objects become homes for intricate miniature worlds built from LEGO® bricks.

A refrigerator becomes a cryogenic wellness resort. A Volkswagen Beetle powers an underground energy revolution. A grandfather clock becomes a time machine. Across more than 15 large-scale installations, tiny civilisations have adapted to the objects left behind by humanity, each one filled with hidden details, layered narratives and unexpected humour.

Created by LEGO® Masters winners Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler, RELICS combines sculpture, design, storytelling and nostalgia into an experience unlike a traditional museum exhibition or typical LEGO® display. The deeper you look, the more you discover.

Set in an imagined future where humans have abandoned Earth, the exhibition playfully explores creativity, consumer culture, sustainability and the objects left behind.

Loved by all, from ages 0–99, RELICS invites visitors to slow down, look closer, and rediscover the joy of curiosity and imagination.

LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorise or endorse this exhibition.

Dates & Times
  • Sat 19 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Sun 20 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Mon 21 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Tue 22 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Wed 23 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Thu 24 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Fri 25 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Sat 26 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Sun 27 Sep 10am–4pm
  • Mon 28 Sep 10am–4pm
Accessibility
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.

When

19 Sep - 31 Jan

10am–4pm

Where

Canberra Museum + Gallery

176 London Circuit,
Canberra ACT 2601

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Price

$15 - $70

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