LEGO® Building Workshops
January and February 2014
6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
This winter, children and families are invited to participate in four fun and educational LEGO Building Workshops at the Morris Museum. These programs are being offered in conjunction with the Morris Museum’s current exhibition The Brick Art of Nathan Sawaya, on view through March 9, 2014.
Windmills and Wind Power
WHEN: Saturday, January 11, 9:00 – 11:00 PM
COST: $40 per family (up to four members).
To register, call 973.971.3706.
Join architect Stephen W. Schwartz of Building Blocks Workshops and fifty families to build a windmill with LEGO brick building blocks and learn about the importance of wind power off the coast of New Jersey.
Build a Catapult
WHEN: Saturday, January 18: Session 1: 10:00 – 11:00 AM; Session 2: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
COST: Members $6 / Non-Members $8.
To register, call 973.971.3706. Registration is required and space is limited. A materials list will be provided with registration. LEGO bricks may also be purchased through the Museum.
Fire away! Learn to build a LEGO brick catapult and test your design against your classmates. How far can you make your pieces fly? Appropriate for ages 6 and up.
Build Historic Morristown
WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
COST: $40 per family (up to four members).
To register, call 973.971.3706.
Join architect Stephen W. Schwartz of Building Blocks Workshops and help to build fifty LEGO historical buildings in Morristown with fifty families using 50,000 LEGO brick building blocks. Your creations will be used to create a giant map of Morristown.
Piece by Piece Mosaic
WHEN: Saturday, February 22; Session 1: 10:00 – 11:00 AM; Session 2: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
COST: Members $6 / Non-Members $8.
To register, call 973.971.3706.
Registration is required and space is limited.
A materials list will be provided with registration. LEGO bricks may also be purchased through the Museum.
What designs can you dream up? Get inspired by The Brick Art of Nathan Sawaya and learn to create a LEGO brick mosaic. Appropriate for ages 6 and up.
About the Brick Art of Nathan Sawaya
Featuring more than thirty sculptures never before seen at the Morris Museum, The Brick Art of Nathan Sawaya is one of the most popular art exhibits currently touring the globe. The collection includes Sawaya’s early mixed-media work X-Ray, a human figure created from recycled bricks featuring a transparent heart. Also on view is an exquisite example of a 3D sculpture that integrates 2D imagery in a sculpture titled Puddle. Sawaya’s most iconic work of a man ripping his chest open, Yellow, makes an encore appearance.
About Stephen W. Schwartz and Building Blocks Workshops
Building Blocks Workshops was developed by architect Stephen W. Schwartz of Livingston, NJ. Each two-hour program is a fast-paced, hands-on model building experience using LEGO building blocks. “These programs,” says Stephen “are an opportunity to have fun, learn about the community’s architectural heritage, and work in a large group to build structurally sound, interesting and whimsical models.”
About the Morris Museum
Celebrating 101 years, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through high caliber exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ Citation of Excellence, among other awards. The first museum in New Jersey to be accredited, the Morris Museum was re-accredited in 2013 by the American Alliance of Museums.
The Morris Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00pm. In addition, the Museum is open evenings from 5:00 to 8:00pm on the second and third Thursday of the month. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for Museum members. Every second and third Thursday of the month between 4:00 and 8:00pm, the Museum offers visitors the opportunity to Pay What You Wish. For more information, call 973.971.3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.
