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The BCE Awards

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The Brick Classicist of the Year award is given out annually on International Lego Classicism Day. The award is given to an existing member of the Brick Classicists Empire or BCE (previously Lego Classicists) who shows great dedication to opening up Classical study and the ancient world to all of the community and creating a more inclusive engagement. 

 

As with all of the BCE, these awards are a playful yet serious homage to the people who show great dedication to showing us how important the ancient world is to us all and how it is connected to our present.

Brick Classicist of the Year

 

2023: Natalie Haynes

2022: Prof. Michael Scott

2021: Dr. Donna Zuckerberg

2020: Prof. John Bennet

2019: Dr. Stéphanie-Anne Ruatta

2018: Michael Turner FSA FLS​

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The Brick Classicists Empire (BCE) portraits are designed and constructed on Gadigal Land, on which the city of Sydney now stands. We respect and honour the traditional owners and their Elders past, present and future.

 

Copyright

 

The Brick Classicists Empire (BCE) is a non-profit, artistic and educational project of pop-art portraits of classicists made with LEGO® parts by Liam D. Jensen. LEGO® is the property of the LEGO® Group, Denmark which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site.

 

The term “LEGO” is used herein as a description only, for example “International LEGO Classicism Day”, “LEGO Classics Pantheon” and “LEGO Classics” should not to be mistaken for official company names. All photos are the copyright of Liam D. Jensen unless otherwise stated and may not be used without the artist’s written permission and full accreditation.

 

The Brick Classicists Empire (BCE) motto “To Do History is to Play” and its classical Greek translation "á¼±στορεá¿–ν παίζειν” is the copyright of Liam D. Jensen and Prof. John Bennet. All rights reserved.

 

The Brick Classicists Empire (BCE) website is copyright of Liam. D. Jensen, 2021-2024.

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