Get ready to design, build, and create in Reading Public Museum’s newest hand-on exhibition for the 2026 season with Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks, which will be on view in The Museum’s Second Floor Temporary Galleries from January 31 through May 17, 2026.
Featuring scaled replicas of 20 iconic skyscrapers gathered from North America, Asia and Australia, the interactive touring exhibition spotlights a spectacular array of architectural wonders and world-renowned landmarks that have left an indelible mark on city skylines. Guests will learn about the science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) involved in construction and architecture while having the opportunity to create their own design masterpieces. Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks aims to inspire guests of all ages to appreciate the extraordinary architecture they encounter in their daily lives and the complexities of designing entire cities.
Wendy Koller, Director of Education at The Museum notes that, “This hands-on exhibition invites kids, teens, and grownups to come together to create and build, surrounded by colorful architectural models made with LEGO bricks, where everyone is encouraged to play, tinker, and imagine bold new ways to shape the world around them!”
Visitors will step into a world where imagination meets innovation! Inside the exhibition, guests of all ages can take on the role of visionary architects and city planners, using more than 200,000 loose LEGO bricks to dream, design, and build their own creations. From futuristic skyscrapers and eco‑friendly parks to soaring towers and imaginative landmarks, every structure adds a new layer to a growing, ever‑evolving LEGO® metropolis that reflects the creativity of our community.
As the city expands day by day, visitors can explore a landscape built entirely by collective imagination, watching new neighborhoods rise, discovering hidden details, and perhaps finding their own creation standing proudly among the skyline. Whether you are stacking your very first brick or engineering an architectural masterpiece, you will help shape a shared vision of the city of tomorrow, one brick, one idea, and one builder at a time!
Led by one of only 23 LEGO Certified Professionals worldwide, a team of builders invested more than 2,000 hours and used more than half a million LEGO bricks to meticulously craft each of the exhibition’s architectural masterpieces. Some internationally recognized buildings in Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks include the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, Shanghai Tower and Petronas Twin Towers, among many others. The tallest LEGO® structure in the exhibition, the Burj Khalifa, stands at more than 13 feet, massive but still just a fraction of the size of its Dubai-based inspiration, which rises more than half a mile into the air.
“This extraordinary collaboration between Museums of History NSW and Flying Fish brings together the finest architectural artistry and creative expression,” said Jay Brown, Principal and Managing Director of Flying Fish. “We are excited to share this stunning exhibition with audiences of all ages as we celebrate engineering, design and play.”
Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks is a traveling exhibition produced by Museums of History NSW (New South Wales) and toured internationally by Flying Fish.
The Museum has a series of engaging programs planned in conjunction with the Towers of Tomorrow with Lego Bricks, including a Member Preview on Saturday, January 31 from 9 – 11 a.m. followed by a Brick-Building Brunch (open to Members and Non-Members) from 11 a.m. – 1 pm. Check RPM’s website for full details and to purchase tickets at readingpublicmuseum.org
The Reading Public Museum is supported in part by grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and is located at 500 Museum Road, Reading, PA. Admission per day is: $14 adults (18-64), $8 children/seniors/college students (w/ID) and free to Members and children three years old and under. Currently enrolled Reading School District students and up to five accompanying guests receive free regular Museum admission and free admission to public Neag Planetarium shows with proof of enrollment. The Museum is open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit Online: www.readingpublicmuseum.org.
