Bricks of Olympus
Thursday 15 January - Sunday 19 April 2026
Time
11.00AM – 4.00PM
Opening Days: Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
Venue: UC Teece Museum
Free
Bricks of Olympus - Grand Opening
Thursday 15 January, 11am - 4pm
Bring your family or friends to celebrate the launch!
- Challenge yourself to try all the fun Maths Craft activities.
- Help create a giant Roman mosaic out of LEGO® in the Arts Centre Great Hall.
- Meet LEGO® Masters NZ stars Jake Roos and Emily Fryer.
- Enter the kids’ competition for a chance to win an exclusive, limited-edition Bricks of Olympus LEGO® model of the goddess Athena, designed by Jake and Emily.
- Be among the first to experience the exhibition in the UC Teece Museum.
This event is in association with Maths Craft NZ.
Bricks of Olympus Exhibition
Step into Bricks of Olympus at the UC Teece Museum, an awe-inspiring LEGO® exhibition created by Jake Roos and Emily Fryer, winner and runner-up of LEGO® Masters New Zealand, Season One.
This brick-shaped tribute to the gods features an automated LEGO® theatre retelling the epic journey of Odysseus complete with monsters, shipwrecks, and mythical mayhem.
Explore the mechanics of LEGO® with our minifigure legions in motion around the gallery. Watch how ancient engineering meets modern creativity through levers, pulleys, wheels, wedges, and inclined planes all in action!
See centaurs transport a tombstone and warriors lift a giant amphora using simple machines.
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