Good news fans of natural history, specifically the museum that educates on the natural history of mankind and our little blue marble, because LEGO has just revealed a super exciting architecture set featuring, well, a natural history museum.
The largest modular set by piece count (a whopping 4,014 pieces, to be precise) and a highly requested theme by fans, the LEGO Natural History Museum (10326) Building Set is a two-story model featuring impressive architecture, innovative building techniques, and captivating exhibits.
It is part of the LEGO Modular Buildings Collection and the first-ever museum to join the Modular Buildings collection which includes LEGO Icons Jazz Club (10312), LEGO Icons Boutique Hotel (10297), and more.
The museum showcases a giant brick-built Brachiosaurus skeleton, various exhibits, and a geology section on the first floor. The second floor features a map of the planet, an orrery of the solar system, and a diorama of a future space base. The roof houses the museum curator’s office.
Speaking of the roof, the model building boasts skylights that allow light to permeate its 2 levels, illuminating the huge brachiosaurus skeleton – just like what you will see in an actual natural history museum. The set represents a journey from the past to the future, celebrating significant moments in world history.
But the inside is not the be-all and end-all. The outside is as impressive as the inside; there’s the window cleaner’s suspended platform, a pair of facade banners, a couple of minifig statues flanking the grand entrance, plus a bench, fence, a tree, a lamp post, and even birds – basically, the typical things you will see outside of such educational places.
Included with the set are 7 minifigures, featuring the museum curator, the cleaner, the window cleaner, and visitors. All told, when completed the 4,014-piece model measures over 12 in. (31 cm) high, 15 in. (39 cm) wide, and 10 in. (25 cm) deep.
The LEGO Natural History Museum (10326) Building Set will drop on December 01, 2023, for a wallet-breaking US$299.99, and yes, it is an 18+ made for adult fans of the LEGO set.
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