May 17 - August 31, 2025

About the Exhibit

In this hands-on exhibit, visitors will step into the worlds of Wallace & Gromit™ and Shaun the Sheep ™ — 62 West Wallaby Street and Mossy Bottom Farm — to explore the contraptions, antics and escapades of Wallace, Gromit, Shaun and other familiar Aardman characters through dramatic play and interactive opportunities.

Exhibit highlights

• Designed for children ages 3 through 9, Wallace & Gromit™ and Shaun the Sheep™: Shear Genius! builds on problem-solving themes while exhibit components and activities encourage children to playfully solve STEM-based and social-emotional problems in fun and engaging ways. Blast off in Wallace’s rocket, test out some wild contraptions with Gromit, climb around the barn with Shaun and more! It’s a cracking celebration of problem-solving ewe don’t want to miss!

• Visitors will find themselves immersed in the worlds of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. Activities include:

• Explore 62 West Wallaby St. (Wallace & Gromit’s home) and Mossy Bottom Farm (the home of Shaun the Sheep)

• Blast off in Wallace’s rocket, make a slice of cracking toast, and race to complete a puzzle before blast-off

• Experiment with iconic inventions in Wallace’s workshop: launch the porridge cannon, fix Autochef, and activate the Knit-o-Matic and Get-U-Up-Device

• Get moving around the farm by traversing the wall, balancing on barn doors and tending to plush sheep

• Mix up Bitzer’s face to create new facial expressions

• Create a stop-motion animation using materials found in the scrap heap

• Plant and harvest vegetables in the garden, deliver the mail and hop into Preston’s truck for a drive

• Learn about the history and people behind the Wallace & Gromit films and see miniature props from a film