{"id":788559,"date":"2026-05-11T10:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/788559\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:45:33","slug":"fort-worth-botanic-garden-to-host-800000-brick-lego-sculpture-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/788559\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth Botanic Garden to host 800,000-brick LEGO sculpture display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colorful LEGO sculptures will bloom alongside flowers and trees in the <strong>Fort Worth Botanic Garden<\/strong> this summer. The garden will host an exhibit called <a data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Sean Kenney&#039;s Nature POP! Made with LEGO Bricks,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepop.info\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Sean Kenney&#8217;s Nature POP! Made with LEGO Bricks,&#8221;<\/a> from May 22-September 7, featuring more than 40 animal sculptures created from more than 800,000 LEGO bricks.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Kenney's Nature POP Legos | Photo byPhoto by Tim Breaseale Tim Breaseale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/culturemap_fort_worth_839\/804f7da8b29558b212d455b3800c75a6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sean Kenney&#8217;s Nature POP Legos | Photo byPhoto by Tim Breaseale Tim Breaseale<\/p>\n<p>A panther for Panther City.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Kenney's Nature POP Legos | Photo by Tim Breaseale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/culturemap_fort_worth_839\/4a75ae0836f9e7665a089b5918f5a63d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sean Kenney&#8217;s Nature POP Legos | Photo by Tim Breaseale<\/p>\n<p>A mama and baby dear.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Kenney's Nature POP Legos | Photo by Tim Breaseale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/culturemap_fort_worth_839\/ba5ea64b10ad9238d498d36af492a781.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sean Kenney&#8217;s Nature POP Legos | Photo by Tim Breaseale<\/p>\n<p>A fox in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit comes five years after FWBG hosted Sean Kenney\u2019s popular <a data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cNature Connects\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/fortworth.culturemap.com\/news\/arts\/05-04-21-lego-sculptures-fort-worth-botanic-garden-sean-kenney\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNature Connects\u201d<\/a> installation, which filled the grounds with oversized LEGO sculptures depicting plants, animals, and garden scenes.<\/p>\n<p>According to a release, the new &#8220;POP!&#8221; exhibit will feature colorful sculptures placed throughout the garden, including animals such as a panther, fox, and a mother bear carrying her cub. Each sculpture will also include scientific facts tied to the featured animal or plant.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Kenney's Nature POP Legos | A bunny rabbit in the wild. | Photo by Tim Breaseale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/culturemap_fort_worth_839\/92d14858cece913c3dfc575dfbcd1f96.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sean Kenney&#8217;s Nature POP Legos | A bunny rabbit in the wild. | Photo by Tim Breaseale<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The big idea behind Nature POP! is a simple but beautiful one: just like LEGO bricks, everything in nature is connected,&#8221; organizers say in the release. &#8220;Pull one piece away and the whole picture changes. Kenney&#8217;s sculptures make that connection come alive \u2014 turning a walk through the Garden into a whole new kind of adventure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Artist <a data-ylk=\"slk:Sean Kenney;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seankenney.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Kenney<\/a> created the exhibit in partnership with Imagine Exhibitions, using LEGO bricks to explore themes of wildlife and environmental interconnectedness. Kenney&#8217;s LEGO sculptures have been touring since 2012 and broken attendance records at arboretums, gardens, and zoos around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Worth installation is designed to appeal to both children and adults while encouraging visitors to engage with nature in a different way, he says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sean Kenney&#8217;s Nature POP! Made with LEGO Bricks&#8221; will be included with regular garden admission and will be open daily during normal operating hours; for more information and tickets, visit the garden&#8217;s <a data-ylk=\"slk:website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/fwbg.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colorful LEGO sculptures will bloom alongside flowers and trees in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden this summer. 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