Wenham Museum October 2023

On Sat/Sun October 21-22, 2023 NELUG displayed a Town and Train layout at the Wenham Museum in Wenham, MA.  This year NELUG did a Halloween themed display, with members building and/or converting MOCs with a Halloween twist.  In total 11 members contributed LEGO creations for the layout, including debuts by three new NELUG members!

Visitors to the museum were extremely happy to see the display, and marveled at the Halloween themed minifigs, vignettes and MOCs that were present.  The layout included a Carnival with working carnival rides, a castle complete with moat, witches, wizards and more, a spooky downtown area, a haunted house complete with a haunted graveyard, and a model of the MBTA Green line trolley that moved from station to station - and of course – lots of trains with a full railyard.

As we normally do, the layout was designed ahead of time on the internal NELUG forums based on who volunteered to participate and bring MOCs.  Because we have displayed multiple times at the Wenham Museum, we now try out different shapes and designs for the layout, to keep it interesting for both repeat visitors and ourselves!  This time featured a “U” shaped layout, which allowed visitors to get inside the “U” to view the display from multiple angles.  Pictures and videos from the weekend can be viewed from our public gallery.

A fun time was had by all and we look forward to our next time displaying at the museum in February 2024!