Bricks of Olympus – Our Lego Exhibition for the ages!

A Touring Exhibition for Museums

A family‑friendly exhibition that blends ancient history, engineering, and storytelling with the universal appeal of LEGO®.

Exhibition Overview

BRICKS OF OLYMPUS brings ancient cultures, myths, and technology to life through imaginative LEGO® models. Designed to engage families, school groups, and intergenerational audiences, the exhibition offers a combination of visual spectacle, educational value, and broad public appeal.

It has been created by LEGO Masters NZ Season 1 winner Jake Roos and runner-up Emily Fryer working for the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities in Christchurch, where it is being exhibited from 15 January to 19 April 2026.

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Featuring:

The LEGO® Mechanical Theatre – Homer’s Odyssey

A fully automatic theatre inspired by ancient automata.

It performs seven animated scenes retelling The Odyssey using:

• Moving LEGO® figures and scenery
• Animated statues to narrate the story
• Lighting and sound effects
• A dramatic story featuring gods, monsters, storms, and shipwrecks

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Six Simple Machines – Illustrated Through LEGO®

Static models that portray the six simple machines in dynamic action:

• The lever
• The wheel and axle
• The pulley
• The wedge
• The ramp
• The screw

Each activation uses LEGO® minifigures to show how the machines work with humour and drama. Designed to incorporate real artifacts from your museum’s collection.

Audience

Bricks of Olympus is ideal for:

• Families with school‑age children
• LEGO® fans
• Visitors interested in ancient myths and societies
• Fans of The Odyssey

Educational & Curriculum‑Aligned

Supports learning in:

• Classical studies
• Ancient history
• Engineering & simple machines
• Storytelling & mythology
• Maritime culture

Perfect for school visits, workshops, and public programming.

• Flexible, scalable, museum‑ready
• Fits a wide range of gallery sizes
• Straightforward installation
• Clear documentation and support
• Opportunities for local interpretation or customisation
• Strong potential for hands on activities, events, and media coverage

Testimonial

We’ve loved hosting Bricks of Olympus at the Teece Museum! The show has been really well received and has doubled our usual visitor numbers for this period. LEGO has such a broad appeal across a wide cross section of the community, so the models have proven to be an excellent drawcard, pulling lots of new families into the Museum that might not otherwise have visited.  The playfulness and joy of the models enhanced our displays and worked really well with our focus for educational outreach.

It was a pleasure to work alongside Jake and Emily on this project. As you would expect, Jake and Emily showed lots of creative flare and imagination in bringing to life these LEGO creations, but in addition they were thoughtful and professional in their approach to working with museum artefacts, great at communicating with our team and taking on board our feedback, and very efficient at sticking to our agreed schedules.

Terri Elder, Curator, Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

About the creators

Jake Roos won Season One of Lego Masters New Zealand and is well known for his incredible mechanised Lego creations. He has exhibited his work all around the country at brick shows, shopping malls, Canterbury Museum and Tūhura Otago Museum. You can see videos of more of his creations on his YouTube channel.

Emily Fryer came second in the Season One Lego Masters New Zealand and helped mastermind ‘A Murmuration of Bricks‘, an interactive Lego artwork of over 90,000 Lego bricks. She has also exhibited her Canterbury inspired Lego Dress at the Canterbury Museum, now in the museum collection. In her other life she conserved almost all of the Logie Collection of artefacts after the Canterbury earthquakes. See more of her creations on her Instagram.

Jake and Emily are ready to work with you to adapt Bricks of Olympus work for your exhibition space – talk to us today.

director@jakeroosconsulting.co.nz​
0226871980