• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

GJBricks LEGO Blog

A lifetime LEGO Fan. Join me as I collect and play with LEGO!

  • About
    • Who is GJBricks
    • Links
    • Videos
  • Podcast
  • Reviews
  • Categories
    • LEGO News
    • LEGO Review
    • Custom LEGO City Design
    • LEGO How To
    • LEGO Train
    • LEGO Moc
    • LEGO Ideas
    • LEGO Haul
    • LEGO Products
  • Contact
  • Instagram Profile Links
You are here: Home / LEGO News / Canberra the location of Australia’s next LEGO Certified Store

Canberra the location of Australia’s next LEGO Certified Store

March 29, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Today, Alquemie Group (formerly Alceon) and LEGO Australia and New Zealand have announced that our nation’s capital, Canberra, will be getting it’s own LEGO Certified Store soon.

with one of the most loyal and growing communities, it has been on their radar for a while according to Richard Facioni, Executive Chairman of Alquemie Group.

You can expect all the usual fun

  • A wall mounted mosaic made by LEGO Certified Professional, ‘Brickman’
  • My favourite part, the Pick a Brick Wall
  • Build a Minifigure™ Tower
  • Digital Box that lets you bring any LEGO Box to life in 3D on a wall mounted screen
  • In-store experts
  • A large selection of the latest and exclusive LEGO sets

Gallery of LEGO Australia Certified stores

LCS
LEGO-opening-They-190321-PaulMcMillan-147
LEGO-opening-They-190321-PaulMcMillan-040
LEGO-opening-They-190321-PaulMcMillan-027
PICK A BRICK WALL - Chermside QLD

ALQUEMIE GROUP AND LEGO® AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ANNOUNCE NEW LEGO® CERTIFIED STORE TO OPEN IN CANBERRA

Monday 29th March 2021: Alquemie Group and LEGO Australia and New Zealand today announced the opening of Canberra’s first LEGO® Certified Store in the coming months.

LEGO Certified Stores are renowned across the globe as iconic retail experiences, with each store custom-built to include brick-built features that are tributes to imagination and creativity.

Richard Facioni, Executive Chairman of Alquemie Group, comments: “With one of the most loyal and growing communities of brick fans in the country, Canberra has been on our radar for some time as an ideal venue for a new LEGO Certified Store.

“We look forward to proudly unveiling an inspiring new retail experience for Canberra which showcases the creative potential of the world-famous LEGO brick.”

The custom-built store will be located at Canberra Centre with 250sqm of prime retail positioning and will offer one of the country’s widest selections of LEGO sets including limited editions, in addition to a portfolio of play experiences, activities and events available exclusively in store:

  • A large, wall mounted mosaic and a world-first 3D model of a local landmark – made by the Southern Hemisphere’s only LEGO Certified Professional, Ryan McNaught or ‘Brickman’;
  • Pick a Brick Wall – grab a cup and fill it with your choice of LEGO bricks and elements, with endless combinations of shapes and colours to choose from;
  • Build a Minifigure™ Tower – mix and match from a wide selection of heads, hair, tops, bottoms and accessories to create a bespoke LEGO Minifigure™ collection;
  • Digital Box – scan almost any LEGO boxed set and watch it come to life in 3D, live on the wall-mounted screen in-store;
  • Brick Specialists: in-store experts can help brick fans of all ages select the perfect set, whether it’s a special gift, or a treat for the family’s resident LEGO fan.

Other iconic LEGO Certified Stores are located in New York, London, Shanghai, Denmark, Dubai, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland.

Ends. 

Related GJBricks Posts:

  • AG LEGO Certified Stores launching Low-Sensory Shopping Experiences
    AG LEGO Certified Stores launching Low-Sensory Shopping…
  • LEGO City Train 2022 sets now available! My thoughts.
    LEGO City Train 2022 sets now available! My thoughts.
  • LEGO Optimus Prime (10302) now available to buy!
    LEGO Optimus Prime (10302) now available to buy!
  • LEGO Sanctum Sanctorum Modular MOC
    LEGO Sanctum Sanctorum Modular MOC

Share this

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • Tumblr

Filed Under: LEGO 2021, LEGO Australia and NZ, LEGO News Tagged With: lego 2021, LEGO Australia, lego certified store, LEGO news

About GJBricks

I'm an adult Lego fan with a passion for the most creative hobby toy ever. Inspired and supported by my family who loves the happiness those bricks deliver!

Reader Interactions

Leave a comment about this post Cancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to GJBricks

Enter your email address to subscribe to my blog and receive notifications of new posts.

Join 1,450 other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • LEGO City Train 2022 sets now available! My thoughts.
  • LEGO Optimus Prime (10302) now available to buy!
  • LEGO City Train 60197 mods: Engine, Passenger and buffet cars
  • AG LEGO Certified Stores launching Low-Sensory Shopping Experiences
  • Building a working LEGO Car Wash for my City

Buy LEGO

LEGO Brand Retail [Affiliate link]

Follow GJBricks on Twitter

My Tweets

Follow GJBricks on Flickr

LEGO City Passenger Train Review (60337) - is it 25% more?LEGO Con 2022: Announced Sets and my ThoughtsLEGO Build Live Stream #99 - LEGO Con 2022 reviewAperture Science by the LEGO MuppetsLEGO Build Live Stream #98 - Lets talk art darlingLEGO Transformers: Optimus Prime Transform and Roll-out!LEGO City Train 2022 set revealed - my thoughtsLEGO Build Live Stream #97 - Happy birthday Tazzman!LEGO City Train mods: Detailed Engine, Passenger and buffet cars
More Photos

Footer

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Disclaimer: Some of the LEGO shop links on this site support me at no extra cost to you | Copyright GJBricks © 2022

 

Loading Comments...