Spring Break at The Rooms


Date: Apr 3
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Level 3 Atrium
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Celebrate spring break with us at The Rooms! From March 30th to April 7th, 2024 children 12 and under can enjoy FREE admission to a week filled with fun and creativity.

This year, we're thrilled to partner with Bricks & Minifigs St. John's and NewfoundLUG to bring you an exciting LEGO® brick building event from April 2 – April 7.

Here's what you can expect:

Exhibition of Local Builds: Explore an impressive showcase of LEGO® creations crafted by local enthusiasts.

Builder Spotlight Station: Have burning questions about designs made of LEGO® bricks? Visit our builder spotlight station and chat with members of NewfoundLUG who will share their expertise and passion for LEGO® brick building.

Community Build: Join in on the fun and contribute to our community display! Every visitor will receive a LEGO® brick to add to the display, creating a collaborative masterpiece throughout the week.

Daily Themed Builds: Unleash your creativity with unique themed builds each day in the Open Minds area on Level 3. Here's a glimpse of our daily themes:

  • April 2: Show Us What You’re Made Of - Create a self-portrait with bricks that reflects your personality and style.
  • April 3: Think Outside the Brick - Let your imagination soar as you build abstract masterpieces inspired by patterns, shapes, and colors.
  • April 4: Building House and Home - Design your dream home or construct a cozy space that represents the idea of home.
  • April 5: This is How We Go - Showcase your favorite mode of transportation, whether it's by boat, train, plane, bicycle, or snowmobile.
  • April 6: Beastly Builds - Bring creatures big and small to life with LEGO® bricks. Need inspiration? Visit the "Connections" gallery on Level 3.
  • April 7: Fabricating Foliage - Explore the rich natural world of Newfoundland and Labrador by creating your favorite features of nature using LEGO® bricks.

Don't miss out on this exciting LEGO® event during spring break week at The Rooms. We can't wait to see you! 

 

LEGO® bricks are for PLAY only! Feel free to be creative, build, and have fun BUT please remember: These bricks are NOT for keeps!


HOLIDAY HOURS

Friday, March 29  Closed in observation of Good Friday
Saturday, March 30  10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, March 31  12 – 5 pm
Monday, April 1   Closed
Tuesday, April 2  10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday, April 3  10 am – 9 pm
Thursday, April 4  10 am – 5 pm
Friday, April 5  10 am – 9 pm
Saturday, April 6  10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, April 7  12 – 5 pm


WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD. Bricks are small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Events & Programs

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Two very significant, early European paintings depicting Newfoundland are coming to The Rooms in early November for an extended exhibition. These works by the Dutch artist Gerard van Edema may be the earliest European paintings of Newfoundland (if not of North America). It is thought that he may have visited the island in the late 1600s to travel and sketch along the “English Shore” between Bonavista and Trepassey.

Who was Edema? How and why did he come to Newfoundland? What do we know about these works and why they were created?

Rooms Curator Mireille Eagan moderates a conversation about these paintings with Heidi Sobol, Senior Conservator of Paintings at the Royal Ontario Museum, and Mark Ferguson, Collections Program Supervisor at The Rooms.

Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.