Brick Dinos exhibition opens at the Horniman Museum and Gardens February
A new Lego model of a Polacanthus, an armoured 125-million-year-old dinosaur found in the UK, will be on show for the first time as part of the Brick Dinos exhibition, coming to the Horniman Museum and Gardens in February.
A herbivore from the early Cretaceous period, the Polacanthus – meaning many spines – is the newest highlight of this family-friendly exhibition featuring more than 20 dinosaur species, painstakingly recreated by artist Warren Elsmore and his team using hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks.
The Polacanthus model, at 1.5m long, is recreated at about a third of its true size.
The Brick Dinos on display include some of the largest beasts to ever walk the earth, recreated in miniature form, alongside large models including a plesiosaur, a life-size flying pterosaur and a fearsome Masiakasaurus.
Young visitors to the exhibition can also enjoy building their own dinosaur, digging for fossils and dressing up as prehistoric creatures.
Dr Emma Nicholls, senior curator of natural sciences at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, said: “Dinosaurs and LEGO are always a winning combination in my opinion, but the level of thought and detail that’s gone into it all, from the miniature scenes to the full-scale dinosaurs, means the exhibition will engage and excite visitors of all ages.”
The exhibition includes rarely seen specimens from the Horniman’s collection, including a replica skull of a Nanotyrannus – a smaller relative of T Rex, and real fossil material from Ichthyosaurus to Iguanodon.
Brick Dinos opens at the Horniman Museum and Gardens on February 10.
Tickets are on sale now from horniman.ac.uk.
Picture: Image of Brick Dinos Polacanthus model Picture: Warren Elsmore
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