{"id":18318,"date":"2020-02-17T11:01:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T10:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18318"},"modified":"2020-02-17T11:01:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T10:01:58","slug":"brick-wonders-set-for-the-stunning-new-gateway-visitor-centre-antrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/02\/brick-wonders-set-for-the-stunning-new-gateway-visitor-centre-antrim\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Wonders set for the stunning new Gateway Visitor Centre, Antrim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Brick Wonders, an internationally acclaimed exhibition, featuring recreations in LEGO\u00ae bricks of amazing sights from around the world, is coming to the new Gateway Visitor Centre, on the banks of Lough Shore Antrim, from Saturday 7 March until Sunday 14 June. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/press-3-1024x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18319\" width=\"512\" height=\"427\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Curated by artist\nWarren Elsmore this unique exhibition begins with the seven wonders of the\nancient world, also taking in modern, natural and historic wonders from all\nseven continents. Brick Wonders will take you on a journey from an Egyptian\npyramid to the natural pyramid of the Matterhorn, the bustle of Old London\nBridge to the awesome natural display of the Aurora Australis and those\neveryday marvels we forget to wonder at, such as electricity and the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the\nBrick Wonders display is the giant Great Barrier Reef attraction, complete with\nunderwater lighting and sound effects. This centrepiece has LEGO recreations of\neverything from corals and sponges to turtles and reef-dwelling fish such as\nblue tangs, angel fish and a ray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all, over sixty\nLEGO models are included, from tiny models to inspire building at home, to\nlarge mosaics and dioramas using a grand total of half a million LEGO bricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEGO bricks are\nunique in their appeal, having been a top-selling toy for over fifty\nyears.&nbsp; This exhibition will appeal to all ages, so if you love LEGO you\nwill love Brick Wonders! This exhibition has visited art galleries, museums and\nexhibition centres from Italy to England and is returning to Northern Ireland\nfor the first time since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss your\nchance to see this amazing display at the stunning new Gateway Visitor Centre\nAntrim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For full details and\nbookings visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antrimandnewtownabbey\/events\">www.antrimandnewtownabbey\/events<\/a>\nor call T: 028 9448 1338.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brick Wonders, an internationally acclaimed exhibition, featuring recreations in LEGO\u00ae bricks of amazing sights from around the world, is coming to the new Gateway Visitor Centre, on the banks of Lough Shore Antrim, from Saturday 7 March until Sunday 14 June. Curated by artist Warren Elsmore this unique exhibition begins with the seven wonders of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/02\/brick-wonders-set-for-the-stunning-new-gateway-visitor-centre-antrim\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18320,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18318\/revisions\/18320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}