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Putting the Pieces Together with LEGO Christa

  • Post Date: 1/28/2026
  • Author: McKenna Wise, marketing and communications student assistant / Christa Deacy-Quinn, senior collections manager
  • Reading Time: 7 minute read

Have you ever wondered how artifacts are repaired here at the Spurlock Museum? Well, you are not alone! The heavy metal machine, crime fighting vigilante, and embodiment of all that is night, LEGO Batman, shared your curiosity.

So, LEGO Batman and a few friends stopped by the museum for a quick lesson on the reparative powers of B72 solution. And LEGO Christa and her team worked together to answer the question, “How do you repair a damaged artifact?” They also wanted to showcase how fun working at a museum can and should be. The building blocks of this project are a wonderful combination of educational information, creativity, togetherness, and a dash of LEGO fun!

While LEGO Christa took on this challenge to prove artifact maintenance could be interesting, the results proved far more impactful. By redefining how museums communicate, educate, and interact, this project serves as a prime example of the mission and values of the Spurlock Museum. Check out the video on repairing materials below and read on for an exclusive interview with LEGO Christa herself!

For the first time ever, we got the chance to sit down with LEGO Christa, Senior LEGO Collections Builder, and for this project, Director of the Minifigure Theatre. She, like LEGO Batman, is difficult to track down. LEGO Christa does not have her own light that shines in the night sky, yet. That is something we are all still working on. In this interview, LEGO Christa describes what it was like to work with her fellow minifigs as well as human staff at the Spurlock Museum, her inspiration, and her hopes for this project.

Q) What was the inspiration for this project?
A) I think that as a LEGO figure working here at the Spurlock Museum, we stay busy. We have an old blog article where some mini miscreants caused some issues with conservation work here, so it was about time we lent our minifig hands to doing some good. Show that we can be helpful, too!
Q) What was the creative process, both for you and the team?
A) This goes back to 2019 when we were working with a Collections student, Janet Jue. Human Christa and Janet worked together, starting with the script and parts, thinking it’d be fun to take a ceramic piece that had been broken for a while and use it to teach. Nathan Holder helped with the photography, and Kristen Holodak with the editing. Everyone was able to fall right into their roles—it fit together perfectly.
  • A photographer and woman peer into a camera viewfinder as it is set up to shoot LEGO figures in a lighting box
    Humans Nathan and Christa working on set
Q) How crucial was collaboration between teams at the museum to complete this project?
A) Teamwork makes the dream work. It takes a lot of communication, but we’re stronger when we’re all put together (like LEGO!).
  • 8 LEGO figures pose with YAY signs in front of a repaired object.
    Picture of the whole cast
Q) Did this project ignite a new passion? Or combine existing passions in new ways?
A) As a LEGO minifig, I’m partial to having pieces come together. This project was built around exactly that, just with an ancient artifact.
Q) How was it working with LEGO Batman on set? Did he and your team have a chance to bounce creative ideas back and forth?
A) LEGO Batman and the whole Batman family are very difficult to book. They’re so busy saving LEGO Gotham, and finding a time that worked with all of us delayed the project a bit, but we’re all happy it’s finally wrapped up.
Q) The informative tone and humor are in constant interplay throughout the project; can you elaborate on how and why this is the case?
A) I guess there’s joy to this type of work. There are a lot of dry, but useful, articles out there, and I wanted to make something a bit more engaging. Plus, we just like playing dramatic music while repairing objects.
  • Two LEGO figures hold a YAY sign in front of a repaired object
    LEGO Christa and LEGO John goofing around on set

Q) What is it about the Spurlock Museum that invites this kind of creativity and expression?
A) Well, we’re a university museum, and that lets us be an incubator for ideas. That’s how the Spurlock is built. Also, I really wanted an excuse to meet LEGO Batman.
Q: There is a perception out there of museums as “ivory tower” institutions. Do you see this project as related to that perception? If so, how?
A) Just like LEGO pieces, we can break down the Ivory Tower and rebuild it into something more accessible. LEGO is for everyone, and museums are, too.
  • LEGO Christa holding a POOF! sign obscuring part of the repaired object as LEGO Batman and LEGO Batman Ballerina look on
    LEGO Christa working on the special effects for Ballerina Batman

Q) How do you see this project impacting the viewer? What do you hope viewers take away from this?
A) I mean, this type of work can be playful, and it can be fun. We can be serious and care about our approach but also have joy and fun while working. This is just a different way to engage humans and minfigs alike.
Q) Do you think there will be an opportunity to work with LEGO Batman again?
A) Oh, I wish. I don’t know if we have the budget to get him again, he’s very busy and in high demand. But yes, I wish.
  • LEGO figure with white hair, red lipstick, and red cloak pose in a hero shot in front of a green and yellow background.