Foreground: Jumpei Mitsui, The Great Wave built by Jumpei Mitsui with Lego Bricks (detail), 2021. Lego bricks. On loan from Hankyu Sanban Gai; background: Christiane Baumgartner, The Wave, 2017. Woodcut on Kozo paper. Private collection. © 2023 Christiane Baumgartner / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.
Foreground: Jumpei Mitsui, The Great Wave built by Jumpei Mitsui with Lego Bricks (detail), 2021. Lego bricks. On loan from Hankyu Sanban Gai; background: Christiane Baumgartner, The Wave, 2017. Woodcut on Kozo paper. Private collection. © 2023 Christiane Baumgartner / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.
Build your own Lego creation with the help of certified Lego masters! Hosted by Lego Discovery Center, this free, hands-on activity takes place in spacious Shapiro Family Courtyard, next to the new major exhibition “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence,” about the ripple effects of Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic work. Get your timed ticket to the exhibition while you’re there so you don’t miss Jumpei Mitsui’s large-scale model of Hokusai’s Great Wave, which is made of about 50,000 Lego pieces and took more than 400 hours to build.
The evening is geared toward adults, but all ages are welcome!
Wheelchair accessible