Jurassic World Lego exhibition to make Canadian premier in Edmonton

A team of Lego artists has created an immersive Jurassic World experience, and it'll soon be open in Edmonton.

Two popular worlds are set to collide at the Telus World of Science Edmonton (TWOSE).

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The international exhibition Jurassic World by Brickman is bringing Lego recreations of dinosaurs and scenes from the Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment franchise.

It will be the first Canadian stop for the exhibition, which includes builds of the iconic Jurassic Park gates, a baby dino enclosure and a genetic engineering lab.

“The experience is actually very cool,” said Steve Baker, from TWOSE. “You feel like you’re walking in through the gates of Jurassic World and Jurassic Park … you are immediately immersed inside the experience."

The Brickman, a team of Lego artists led by Australian Lego master Ryan McNaught, will use six million bricks to bring the movie scenes to life with 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes.

According to TWOSE, the fan-favourite T. rex stands more than three metres tall and weighs in at 750 kilograms, while a life-sized brachiosaurus tips the scale at more than two tonnes.

Activities for adventurers including island building, Lego paleontology and dinosaur tracking.

“They go through different pods and different sections where they can interact, they can build all kinds of creations,” Baker said. “It’s a constant creation opportunity while learning about paleontology.”

The exhibition opens on Oct. 11 and will run into the spring. Tickets went on sale on the TWOSE website Wednesday.