{"id":958787,"date":"2026-11-10T01:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958787\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T01:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:22:14","slug":"lego-exhibition-curiosity-opens-at-the-south-australian-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958787\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO exhibition CURIOSITY opens at the South Australian Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your kids are LEGO-obsessed (and let\u2019s be honest, who isn\u2019t a little bit?), mark 19 December 2026 in your calendar. That\u2019s when CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO\u00ae Bricks opens at the South Australian Museum, and it\u2019s shaping up to be something special.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Ryan \u201cBrickman\u201d McNaught, the Southern Hemisphere\u2019s only LEGO Certified Professional, and his team, the exhibition brings together spectacular LEGO brick creations that celebrate some of humanity\u2019s greatest achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CURIOSITY_RYANMCNAUGHT_OUR-SOLAR-SYSTEM_-Supplied-by-Brickman.jpg\" alt=\"CURIOSITY_RYANMCNAUGHT_OUR SOLAR SYSTEM_ Supplied by Brickman\"\/><\/p>\n<p>What you\u2019ll see<\/p>\n<p>The centrepiece? A 7.5-metre replica of the NASA Space Launch System rocket that took Brickman and his team 563 hours to design and build. There\u2019s also models of the solar system, a giant periodic table of elements, and a display celebrating the achievements of women in science.<\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s a bonus for budget-conscious families: you won\u2019t need a ticket to see one of the exhibition\u2019s largest attractions. A life-sized model of the Mars Rover \u2018Perseverance\u2019 will be on display in the Museum\u2019s foyer, free for all visitors to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Five interactive build zones<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just a look-but-don\u2019t-touch exhibition. CURIOSITY features five interactive build zones where kids (and grown-ups) can get hands-on. Each zone explores a different STEM discipline:<\/p>\n<p>Design futuristic Mars homes and space vehicles<br \/>\nCreate one of 658 billion possible LEGO combinations using just six standard bricks<br \/>\nBuild and test your own bridge<br \/>\nContribute to a large-scale mystery mosaic<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call it education by stealth,\u201d says Brickman. \u201cWhether kids are building bridges and testing them against an earthquake or simply problem-solving with LEGO bricks, they\u2019re learning without even realising it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CURIOSITY_RYAN-MCNAUGHT-Bob-x-32-Scale_SUPPLIED-BY-BRICKMAN.jpg\" alt=\"CURIOSITY_RYAN MCNAUGHT Bob x 32 Scale_SUPPLIED BY BRICKMAN\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Accessibility features<\/p>\n<p>LEGO Braille bricks have been integrated throughout the exhibition to make it accessible to visitors with low vision or blindness, along with their families and carers.<\/p>\n<p>The details<\/p>\n<p>CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO\u00ae Bricks runs from 19 December 2026 to 9 May 2027 at the South Australian Museum. Tickets will go on sale in coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/CURIOSITY_6-Brick-Ducks_Supplied-by-Brickman.jpg\" alt=\"CURIOSITY_6 Brick Ducks_Supplied by Brickman\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Entry to the South Australian Museum itself remains free. The Museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with the Museum Caf\u00e9, coffee van and shop available onsite.<\/p>\n<p>As Museum Director Dr Samantha Hamilton puts it: \u201cThis exhibition transforms complex STEM concepts into engaging experiences that encourage visitors of all ages to explore, experiment and imagine what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow KIDDO on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/kiddomag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/kiddomag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kiddomag.com.au\/#subscribe\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe<\/a> to our weekly newsletter<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If your kids are LEGO-obsessed (and let\u2019s be honest, who isn\u2019t a little bit?), mark 19 December 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":958788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[64,63,32620,3504,113596,128,141521,398801],"class_list":["post-958787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-lego","tag-north-adelaide","tag-school-holidays","tag-science","tag-south-australian-museum","tag-stem-activities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=958787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=958787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=958787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=958787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}