LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition to make its galaxy-first debut at Melbourne Museum
Join us for a galactic adventure filled with creativity and imagination from May 4, 2025
Melbourne Museum has today announced it will be the home of LEGO® Star Wars™: The Exhibition – a galaxy-first exhibition that brings the beloved Star Wars™ galaxy to life through LEGO® bricks, with brainchild Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught at the controls.
Making its global premiere in Melbourne on May 4, 2025 – also known as Star Wars Day – this unforgettable new experience is the first and only LEGO Star Wars exhibition of its size in the world, inviting audiences of all ages to travel brick-by-brick through hyperspace.
LEGO lovers who revelled in Melbourne Museum’s 2022 Bricktionary exhibition will be blown away by the newest creation from Brickman and his team – one of the world’s leading LEGO® brick artists and the only LEGO Certified Professional (LCP) in the southern hemisphere.
LEGO Star Wars fans will step into a familiar world of epic battles, gargantuan starships and stunning landscapes from a galaxy far, far away.
With building already in progress, LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition will take more than 25,000 hours to complete. The builds are being meticulously crafted right here in Melbourne at Brickman headquarters and will use over 8 million LEGO bricks.
Melbourne Museum visitors will be the first in the world to come face-to-face with this new collection of breathtaking LEGO brick models – some of which are up to four metres high – and include a selection of the most-loved characters in the galaxy.
Fans can catch a sneak peek of a new build from LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition for a limited time only from 19 November – 2 December, when the exhibition’s LEGO brick model of the iconic X-wing Red 5 will be on display in the Melbourne Museum foyer.
Measuring in at over three metres high and built using an astonishing 64,759 bricks, this incredible model took 382 hours to make – just a glimpse of the epic scale and detail visitors can expect inside LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition when it opens on May 4, 2025.
Fans of the original Star Wars trilogy will delight in the exhibition’s nostalgia value, with beloved characters, iconic references and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the classic films on display, while fans of more recent Star Wars releases will be thrilled to also see their favourites up close and in impressive scale.
LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition includes interactive activities and millions of LEGO bricks for fans of all ages, so you’ll be able to build, battle and explore the galaxy like never before. Help piece together massive Star Wars landscapes, one LEGO brick at a time, or face-off against your mates, creating LEGO fighters and starships which will be digitally brought to life in epic space battles.
This interactive exhibition is designed to inspire collaboration, and with its cross-generational appeal, will compel all visitors to exercise their imaginations and explore the characters and stories that define the legendary Star Wars franchise.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Tourism, Major Events and Sport, Steve Dimopoulous
‘We’re bringing a Lego galaxy to Melbourne – this is an experience that will captivate fans of all ages and celebrate creativity on an unprecedented scale.
‘Securing this world premiere is a testament to Victoria’s position as a leader in major cultural events. It’ll back local businesses and jobs and create an unforgettable experience for visitors and locals.’
Quotes attributable to VP & GM, Star Wars & CPC Australia and New Zealand, Tim Everett
‘Star Wars is more than just a story; it’s a timeless adventure that captures the imagination of fans young and old and continues to inspire to this day.
Bringing together one of the most recognisable brands in entertainment history, together with our global collaborators at the LEGO Group into an immersive exhibition is a real treat for fans. And a world-first that will debut right here in Melbourne, Australia.’
Quotes attributable to Museums Victoria CEO and director Lynley Crosswell:
‘Melbourne Museum welcomes this truly unique exhibition, which unites visitors across generations through the power of imagination and storytelling. By mixing the ingenuity of LEGO with the rich narratives of Star Wars, this galaxy-first exhibition will be a unique space for creativity, learning and inspiration.’
Quotes attributable to Visit Victoria CEO Brendan McClements:
‘This exhibition not only brings together two iconic worlds but also boosts Victoria’s visitor economy, adding to an amazing pipeline of events across the state next year.’
Quotes attributable to LEGO® Certified Professional Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught:
‘Fans will be blown away by the scale of the experience. Building these iconic scenes and characters in LEGO Star Wars form is an extremely complex task – taking the humble LEGO brick and using it by the millions to translate into Star Wars builds and models at an epic scale the world has never seen before.
‘My team and I are super excited to launch this mind-blowing experience right here in Melbourne. My inner 7-year-old self still can’t quite believe this is happening. I can’t wait till May the Fourth next year to be able to share this incredible galaxy-first exhibition with the fans.’
Quotes attributable to Justine McKenny, Senior Director, Head of Marketing, The LEGO Group ANZ:
‘This year marks the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars collaboration between the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm, and there’s no better way to celebrate this milestone year than to honour LEGO Star Wars fans across the galaxy with the announcement of the world premiere of this unique exhibition.
‘We are even more excited to be working with our long-term partner, Ryan and the Brickman team, to bring a fully immersive experience with the largest-known collection of life-sized LEGO Star Wars models ever created. We are so excited to bring this new legacy of fun with fans of all ages.’
To join the ticket waitlist, visit the Melbourne Museum website. For more LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition content and behind-the-brick sneak peeks, visit www.legostarwarstheexhibition.com.
LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition
Open: Star Wars Day, 4 May 2025 – 26 January 2026
Location: Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street Carlton
Tickets: Be the first to book tickets to experience LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition by signing up to pre-sale access here
