Lego brick artists share their unique and artistic designs -- all with a gospel tie -- in an exhibit at BYU's Harold B. Lee Library. From Lego recreations of paintings of the Savior to model replicas of LDS temples, the "Brick upon Brick: Creativity in the Making" exhibit is a tribute to creativity and faith. Located in the Special Collections O.C. Tanner gallery area on the first floor of the Lee Library, the free, interactive exhibit runs through July 20, 2024. This exhibit is now closed.

Facts about the Lego exhibit:
A replica of the Washington D.C. Temple has spires that reach more than 5 feet tall
The exhibit features an artful Lego mosaic of Harry Anderson’s beloved Gospel Library painting, "The Second Coming"
Dave Jungheim’s highly detailed model of the Salt Lake Temple, is made up of roughly 25,000 bricks
A Lego Salt Lake Tabernacle took 1,200 hours to build and is made up of 24,000 bricks
The first known set of Latter-day Saint missionary minifigures — both named “Elder Smith” -- make an appearance
A Joseph Smith Memorial Building took 2 years to research, design and build and includes 97,000 Lego bricks
Jen Raine Smart’s 2023 “Image of Christ” Lego mosaic was built in five weeks using 11,000 bricks

“For the last 50 years, one of the most accessible and universally understood means of creation has been the Lego or plastic brick,” said exhibit curator Trevor Alvord, an associate librarian at BYU. “Latter-day Saints’ use of Lego and building brick toys as an artistic medium keeps increasing, mirroring the same growth and popularity of the toy manufacturers.”

For exhibit hours, see BYU Special Collections https://lib.byu.edu/special-collectio...