It’s a puzzle, a metaphor and a hit toy – and in a couple of years, the Rubik’s Cube will be a museum exhibition in celebration of its 40th anniversary.

The toy’s creator, Erno Rubik, 67, was honored Friday at a gala at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. He traveled from his native Budapest, Hungary, to help develop the exhibit, which will open in April 2014.

The exhibit is scheduled to travel for seven years to design and science museums around the world.

Rubik was an architect teaching a class at the Budapest College of Applied Arts in 1974 when he decided to build a cube to teach students about 3D space. He soon realized it could become a hit toy when students and fellow teachers couldn’t put it down.

Rubik insists he “discovered” the cube rather than invented it.

“In my view, it’s part of nature, and it’s not an artificial object; it’s a natural one,” he said.

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