Corry Lankford's exhibit opens Saturday, July 19 at the Museum of East Texas

The Museum of East Texas is excited to announce the opening of "Journey to a Brick Galaxy," this Saturday, July 19. Lufkinite Corry Lankford builds massive Lego structures (one is 12 feet in diameter and another is 9 feet tall!) in Star Wars themes and competes nationally with his works. He competed at Brickworld Chicago in June 2025 and won the Judges Award for his structures. Only three Judges Awards were given and there were over 2900 displays at the convention. Additionally, Lankford won the “White Brick” award, given to displays and presenters who go above and beyond to make the convention great. Only four of these were awarded at Brickworld Chicago this June. These works will be on display in our chapel until October 19. We have an Artist Talk scheduled for Sunday, August 10, at 1:30 p.m. and we will be offering a Lego workshop later in the fall. Corry plans to be at the Museum on Saturdays and Sundays as often as possible throughout the show. Hearing him share his story is fascinating! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to make sure you don't miss a thing.

Artist Statement

Veil Squadron

This Rebel Alliance Squadron protected many outer rim planets and provided tactical support and aid to those in need.

About the Build

This Star Wars inspired build consists of three major creations (MOCs) along with several smaller ships, crafts and more. All of the items seen are my own original creation and design. The story and concept are also from my own imagination.

I started this build back in 2018 with the idea in mind of having this larger scale Star Wars inspired build for the LEGO community and fans of LEGO to enjoy. I commonly see builds from the movies, but my approach with this creation was to build something that you, the viewer, might imagine being in the expanded Star Wars universe while putting some familiar ships in the mix with some "twists" to make them my own.

The blue display is slightly under 12 feet in diameter, the red display is around 9 feet tall, and the yellow display is around 6 feet in length. I have no idea on the piece count, which I know is a common question . . . sorry. I also commonly get asked how much money it cost. Since I know that my wife will be reading this, I deline to answer this question.

I want to thank my family who have been very supportive in my building of this project and also thanks be to God for giving me the creative brain that I have to build something like this.

I hope you enjoy this LEGO creation as much as I did building it.

--Corry Lankford

In addition to Lankford's creations, we are also happy to display Legos in Space: Poster Designs from Angelina College Graphic Arts Students.

Reg Reynolds, a professor in the Design and Applied Arts/Graphic Arts program explains, "These 20 x 30 inch posters were created by students in the Graphic Arts Program at Angelina College as part of a special design challenge for the Journey to a Brick Galaxy exhibit. Each piece merges imaginative storytelling with professional design techniques, celebrating the wonder of space exploration and the Legos designs by Corry Lankford.

This collaboration reflects Angelina College program's mission: to prepare students for careers in visual communicatino by connecting classroom learning to real-world creative projects. We are proud to share their work with the community and grateful to the Museum for this opportunity to showcase student talent."

Students enrolled in Digital Imaging I at Angelina College in the Spring 2025 Semester include: Kevo Avilez, Yolanda Crain, Mykael Harris, Samara Regan, Valerie Runnels, and Rachel White.