The South Australian Museum opens CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO Bricks on 19 December 2026, a major exhibition designed by LEGO Certified Professional Ryan "Brickman" McNaught featuring a 7.5-metre NASA Space Launch System rocket, interactive build zones exploring STEM disciplines, and free access to a life-sized Mars Rover Perseverance model in the foyer. The ticketed exhibition runs until 9 May 2027, with five interactive zones inviting visitors to design futuristic structures, solve engineering challenges and contribute to collaborative projects, while LEGO Braille bricks ensure accessibility for visitors with low vision or blindness.

Build Your Next Adventure with CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO® Bricks at the South Australian Museum

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Discover the power of imagination, creativity and innovation at the South Australian Museum’s upcoming major exhibition, CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO® Bricks, which opens on 19 December 2026.

Created by the Southern Hemisphere's only LEGO® Certified Professional, Ryan "Brickman" McNaught, and his team, the exhibition showcases remarkable achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through spectacular LEGO brick creations.

Visitors can marvel at a 7.5-metre replica of the NASA Space Launch System rocket, which took Brickman and his team 563 hours to design and build, alongside models of the solar system, a giant periodic table of elements and a display that celebrates the achievements of women in science.

Through five interactive build zones, visitors can also discover how imagination, problem-solving and determination have fuelled some of history's greatest innovations.

Each zone explores a different STEM discipline, inviting visitors to design futuristic Mars homes and space vehicles, create one of 658 billion possible LEGO combinations using six standard bricks, build a bridge, as well as contribute to a large-scale mystery mosaic.

While CURIOSITY is a ticketed exhibition, all Museum visitors will be able to experience one of its standout and largest attractions free of charge, with a life-sized model of the Mars Rover ‘Perseverance’ on display in the Museum's foyer.

LEGO Braille bricks have been integrated throughout CURIOSITY to make the exhibition accessible to visitors with low vision or blindness and their accompanying families and carers.

CURIOSITY: Building Breakthroughs in LEGO® Bricks is on display at the South Australian Museum from 19 December 2026 – 9 May 2027. Tickets will go on sale in coming weeks.

Entry to the South Australian Museum remains free of charge. Open daily from 10am – 5pm. Museum Café, coffee van and shop are available onsite.

Quotes attributable to South Australian Museum Director Dr Samantha Hamilton

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Through the creative power of LEGO bricks, CURIOSITY explores how imagination, questioning and persistence fuel discovery and innovation, inspiring visitors of all ages to engage with the STEM thinking behind some of humanity's greatest achievements.

CURIOSITY is at the heart of scientific discovery and is central to everything we do here at the South Australian Museum.

This exhibition transforms complex STEM concepts into engaging experiences that encourage visitors of all ages to explore, experiment and imagine what's possible.

From towering rockets and interactive experiences to spectacular LEGO models, this exhibition invites visitors to think like scientists, build like engineers and see the world through the eyes of a curious explorer.

Quotes attributable to Ryan "Brickman" McNaught

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CURIOSITY is about the amazing things people can achieve when they let their imagination run wild.

Behind every model is a story of someone who asked a question, had a big idea or wanted to see if something was possible.

For me, curiosity is that spark we all have as kids—asking questions, experimenting and seeing what happens. I call it education by stealth. Whether kids are building bridges and testing them against an earthquake or simply problem-solving with LEGO bricks, they’re learning without even realising it.

I hope visitors leave inspired by the incredible ideas and achievements behind the creations, and with a little more curiosity about the world around them.

LEGO-style character in red shirt on purple promotional poster for Curiosity event at South Australia Museum on 19 December.

Two children in light blue shirts play with colourful building blocks at an interactive table in a brightly lit play space.