LEGO Brickmania Coming to Evansville Museum

Lego fans and history buffs cannot miss this weekend at the Evansville Museum. On Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30, 2014, Brickmania, a custom LEGO set company from Minneapolis, MN, will be bringing in a to-scale model of an LST ship that was built completely of LEGO bricks. This two-day exhibition entitled “WWII in Lego®” will also include a diorama of the battle of Peleliu, as well as a model of a battleship and two large European battle scene dioramas, all made entirely of LEGO bricks. In addition, visitors will be treated to the thousands of LEGO pieces that will be available for visitors of all ages to build their own models.

New this year will be an 11 foot LEGO model of the destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) that was completed in July. The USS Nicholasplayed was a Fletcher-class destroyer that played a significant role in the Pacific during WWII. One of the ship’s jobs was to escort the USS Missouri into Tokyo Bay for the signing of the formal surrender.

Two additional dioramas on-hand will depict the Battle of the Bulge and a German street battle. There will also be many models of other WWI vehicles and aircrafts. The exhibit will be in the Museum’s Old Gallery on August 29 and 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is included in a special discounted Museum admission of $5 for everyone 4 years of age and older, Museum Members are free.

The folks from Brickmania will be available to discuss the pieces and answer questions as well as will be selling custom LEGO sets. For more information, please contact the Evansville Museum at (812) 425-2406.