May 27–September 4, 2023
Opening on May 27, Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects® Made with LEGO® Bricks is an award-winning exhibition that uses beautiful works of art made from simple toy blocks to explore animal endangerment, the balance of ecosystems, and mankind’s relationship with nature. From the proud power of a mother polar bear to the quiet serenity of a coral reef, the exhibition’s 13 displays of Sean Kenney’s art spark a sense of wonder in people of all ages. Read the press release here.
Exhibition admission—which includes gallery admission—is $15, $10 for youth (13–18) and senior (60+), $5 for ages 5–12, and free to MSV members and ages 4 & under.
With the exception of Memorial Day (May 29) and Labor Day (September 4) when special Monday hours will be offered in 2023, the MSV and the Nature Connects exhibition are closed on Mondays. Please note: while MSV gallery admission is always free to ages 12 & under and free to all on Wednesdays, free Wednesday admission does not include Nature Connects or the house & gardens from May 27–September 4, 2023.
Buy Discount Admission TicketsNature Connects is created by Sean Kenney Design and produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Inc.
Artist Sean Kenney in his studio working on the "Monarch on Milkweed" sculpture.
The sculpture "Mother Polar Bear and Cubs" took artist Sean Kenney more than 1,000 hours to create and is built with 133,263 LEGO® bricks.
"Hummingbird Feeding from a Trumpet Flower" was built with 35,508 LEGO® bricks.
Made by Brooklyn artist Sean Kenney, "Zebra" was built with 58,139 LEGO® bricks.
Sean Kenney's "Whooping Crane" sculpture required 365 hours and 43,678 LEGO® bricks to build.
"Monarch on Milkweed" was built by artist Sean Kenney using 39,708 LEGO® bricks.
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