Spring Break at The Rooms
Date: Apr 7
1:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Level 3 Atrium
lego
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!
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
Unleash Your Inner Artist at The Rooms!
Come draw at The Rooms and practice your skills with focused exercises.
What to Expect:
Our experienced instructor will guide you through fundamental drawing techniques. Each session focuses on a different theme, from drawing the harbour view to capturing the details of our natural history collection.
This is a creative and supportive environment; all skill levels and experience are welcome! Designed for ages 15 and up.
Quality drawing supplies are available, or feel free to bring your own sketchbook.
Cost: $20 plus HST. 10% discount for Rooms members. Drop-ins welcome!
Fishing for Cod
For centuries, fishing for cod has played a vital role in the lives of the peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations of fishing men, women, and children made use of the land and sea to sustain them and spent their lives “making fish.”
Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow Tour, there is something for everyone.
Each tour is approximately 30–40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.
Unleash Your Inner Artist at The Rooms!
Come draw at The Rooms and practice your skills with focused exercises.
What to Expect:
Our experienced instructor will guide you through fundamental drawing techniques. Each session focuses on a different theme, from drawing the harbour view to capturing the details of our natural history collection.
This is a creative and supportive environment; all skill levels and experience are welcome! Designed for ages 15 and up.
Quality drawing supplies are available, or feel free to bring your own sketchbook.
Cost: $20 plus HST. 10% discount for Rooms members. Drop-ins welcome!
There are divergent theories about the origins of suffrage movements. How does Newfoundland fit into these narratives? What is known about the movement and what remains unexplored? How does this formative social movement complicate traditional histories of the former Dominion?
Join us for a special keynote lecture by Dr. Margot Duley for the “Up She Rises! A Public Forum about Women and Gender in Newfoundland & Labrador History” Symposium.
Cost: Free, but a ticket is required. Reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
This event is presented in partnership with The Newfoundland & Labrador Historical Society.
About the Keynote Speaker:
Margot I. Duley is the preeminent scholar on the history of the women’s suffrage movement in Newfoundland, and author of Where Once Our Mothers Stood We Stand: Women’s Suffrage in Newfoundland, 1890-1925 (1993) and Extraordinary Passages: The Life and Times of Margaret Iris Duley, Newfoundland's Pathbreaking Novelist (2024). Her enlarged and revised history of the suffrage movement, From Silence to Suffrage: Women's Path to Citizenship in Newfoundland, 1803-1949, has just been released by Boulder Books (2025).
She is Professor Emerita of History and Women's Studies at Eastern Michigan University, and Dean Emerita, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Springfield. Dr. Duley has also contributed extensively to the community, including serving as a board member with the Newfoundland & Labrador Historical Society and with PerSIStence Theatre Company. Notably, she chaired a campaign to erect a statue to suffrage leader Armine Gosling, unveiled in June in Bannerman Park—the first singular statue to a named woman in the City of St. John’s and the first public statue in the province designed by a woman (sculptor Sheila Coultas).
For the symposium, Dr. Duley will revisit her research on the suffrage movement and present new findings related to its complex and formative history.