LEGO x Met Museum Monet Set: 3,179 Bricks

LEGO has partnered with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to translate Claude Monet's 1899 masterpiece into brick form. The collaboration yields a sophisticated 3,179-piece construction that employs layered building techniques to approximate the Impressionist painter's characteristic brushstroke texture on a finished wall display.

The LEGO Art series has long positioned itself at the intersection of fine art appreciation and accessible design. This Monet iteration—officially titled "Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies"—extends that mandate by rendering Giverny's serene landscape through the modular language of LEGO bricks. The set's engineering honors the source material's delicate gradations and compositional balance rather than pursuing literal representation.

Design and Assembly

The set's structural approach mirrors Impressionist methodology. Rather than flat mosaic construction, the LEGO Art Monet set builds depth through stacked layers, allowing light to play across the finished piece much as it does across Monet's oil surface. The bridge, pond, and surrounding vegetation emerge through careful color blocking—a nod to how Impressionists used adjacent hues to suggest form and atmosphere.

This represents a meaningful curatorial statement: LEGO and The Met are positioning the assembly process itself as an interpretive act, not mere replication.

Release Info

Availability: LEGO Members receive early access on March 1, 2026. General public release follows March 4, 2026.

Price: Retail pricing to be confirmed.

Retailers: LEGO.com (primary), authorized LEGO retailers.

Product Name: Claude Monet – Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies

Piece Count: 3,179 bricks