The Towers of Tomorrow exhibit at MOHAI will run by means of September 29, 2024. Kristin Gillespie
Can I ask an sincere query? Who doesn’t love LEGOs? They supply hours of leisure for little arms, encourage creativity, collaboration, and downside fixing, train the basics of structure and structural engineering, and they’re bonding alternatives that span generations.
When MOHAI introduced their Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks exhibit final spring, my curiosity was piqued. However with juggling work and summer season camps, I’ve to confess that it fell off my radar. Lastly, with summer season coming to a detailed, we made stable plans to go to the exhibit, searching for a enjoyable, participating outing for my 6-year-old daughter and certainly one of her BFFs—a final hurrah earlier than faculty was formally in session.
Two LEGO towers greet friends within the museum’s foremost foyer. Kristin Gillespie
Right here’s the underside line: be taught from my mistake and get to MOHAI earlier than this exhibit closes on September 29. Your little one (and internal little one) will thanks for it.
The exhibit options astonishing skyscrapers from internationally, from the Empire State Constructing to Tokyo Sky Tree to Marina Bay Sands. Every tower is constructed in breathtaking architectural element by Ryan McNaught, certainly one of solely twenty-one LEGO Licensed Professionals on the earth.
However the magic of this exhibit is the interactive building areas that includes 200,000 free LEGO bricks and countless potentialities. After gawking on the LEGO towers that stood at twice their peak, the women had been impressed and desperate to dig into the brick bins, pawing by means of them to gather the requisite variety of pink and clear 1 x 2 bricks for the partitions of their dream home.
The LEGO towers above the development zone function inspiration to would-be builders. Kristin Gillespie |
200,000 free LEGO bricks present countless alternatives. Kristin Gillespie |
Seeing the 2 of them totally engaged, my husband and I might take our time exploring the remainder of the exhibit. Together with the extremely detailed towers, there are shows that dive into the historical past and impression of LEGO over generations. Do you know that one of many first LEGO toys produced by the corporate in 1935 wasn’t a constructing toy in any respect, however somewhat a picket duck pull toy? There was additionally a gorgeous reproduction of MOHAI that deserved admiration, with a gap within the roof so viewers might take within the reveals inside.
The unique picket duck pull toy launched by LEGO in 1935 subsequent to a 2020 reproduction constructed with LEGO bricks. Kristin Gillespie |
A miniature mannequin of MOHAI constructed completely with LEGO bricks by native LEGO fanatic Shane Deegan. Kristin Gillespie |
Having labored by means of the exhibit, my husband and I nonetheless had loads of time to hitch the women on the building desk and take part on the constructing enjoyable. As a mom, can I let you know how pleasing this was, figuring out that I wouldn’t later be discovering free bricks strewn about on the lounge ground? As soon as our masterpieces had been created, the women had been invited so as to add them to the Towers of Tomorrow show, showcasing them amongst contributions from different impressed guests. They had been so proud to be a part of the exhibit!
After developing their very own buildings, guests are invited to show their masterpieces and admire what others have created. Kristin Gillespie
And but, our time on the museum had not but come to an finish. Upon coming into MOHAI, every woman was handed a scavenger hunt that includes miniature LEGO figures depicting totally different points of Seattle’s historical past, included into shows all through the museum. It motivated the women to discover the remainder of the museum, participating with the numerous interactive shows and hopefully retaining bits and items of Seattle historical past alongside the best way.
MOHAI supplies a LEGO-themed scavenger hunt to encourage exploration in different elements of the museum. Kristin Gillespie |
A grunge-themed LEGO minifig, hidden within the music show at MOHAI. Kristin Gillespie |
A LEGO minifig depicting a warehouse worker, hidden within the Amazon show at MOHAI. Kristin Gillespie |
Discovering a LEGO pc hidden within the Microsoft show supplies one other checkmark on the scavenger hunt sheet. Kristin Gillespie |
All in all, we spent near 4 hours on the museum—which astounded each my husband and I—and the women would have fortunately stayed longer. Bonus: youth 14 and beneath obtain free admission—how’s that for worth? By way of discovering methods to entertain my energetic, inquisitive daughter, this felt like a win. You possibly can wager that I cannot let MOHAI’s subsequent exhibit fall so simply off my radar.
The Concept Lab at MOHAI supplies the chance for hands-on studying by means of play. Kristin Gillespie |
The present Concept Lab exercise encourages guests to experiment inserting varied supplies over a fan to see which has a higher propensity to “fly.” Kristin Gillespie |
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Kristin Gillespie
Kristin Gillespie is Director, Advertising at Go to Seattle. An avid traveler and Seattle transplant of greater than 17 years, Kristin likes to discover the Northwest and isn’t discovered with out a digital camera in hand—though as of late it is sometimes pointing towards her adventurous little woman.
