A Nottinghamshire art gallery is hosting an exhibition of wonders of the ancient world created in Lego bricks.
Brick Wonders opens at the Harley Gallery, on the Welbeck Estate, north of Mansfield, tomorrow (January 21) featuring more than 70 detailed models of old and new wonders of the world.
Created by Warren Elsmore, the exhibition follows his previous work, Brick City, which attracted more than 80,000 visitors over three months.
Visitors to the new exhibition will see the Great Wall of China, Victoria Falls and the Great Barrier Reef, amongst others, created from Lego bricks.
Seven modern scenes will also be on show, including a Lego representation of the international space station.
Elsmore said: “There was a significant amount of time involved with this project, it took two of us three months to make the models and then to actually get them installed in the gallery took a few days.
“It’s exciting to let everyone else see it and we hope they are happy with it because you never really know until it opens to the public.
“I would like everyone to enjoy the creations, it would be great if people can go home and try making some Lego models themselves.
“I want people to be inspired by it.
“I’ve been a fan of Lego ever since I was a little kid and 2012 was when I got the chance to use my enthusiasm in a professional way, I was commissioned by Lego to build the whole Olympic Park on behalf of the Danish Tourist Board.”
Gallery director Lisa Gee, said: “It’s wonderful to have Lego models back at the gallery again.
“As it’s such a familiar medium, it connects with people of all ages.
“Being able to view close up how the tiny bricks can be used to create the most amazing models really did stimulate creativity amongst our visitors last time and I’m confident they will be inspired once again.”
Visitors are being encouraged to create their own piece of Lego artwork on the Graffiti Wall and use the hashtag #MyBrickWonder to share their creations either made at the gallery or at home.
Brendan Moffett, of Marketing Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, said: “The gallery plays an important role in attracting a large number of visitors to north Nottinghamshire and will once again be a major tourist attraction for the region in 2017.”
