Nights at the Museum
Why not visit us after dark?

Nights at the Museum featuring the sounds of DJ Terazatron.
Image: Anna Kučera© Australian Museum
Our doors are open late on Thursday nights for visitors to delve into the AM’s newly renovated and reopened spaces. Shake your bones to an awesome line-up of DJs, relax at the pop-up bar and explore the incredible collections after dark. Kids and adults alike can wander through a breathtaking journey of the natural world in Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (closes 9 May), plus Prehistoric Playground will be open for budding palaeontologists.
Tickets are not required for Nights at the Museum, however guests are required by the NSW Government to register their details on arrival for COVID-19 contract-tracing purposes.

Nights at the Museum Thursday 14 January 2021. Nights at the Museum is part of the NSW Government's 'Culture Up Late' Initiative. The AM's doors will be open late on Thursdays for visitors to delve into the AM's newly renovated and reopened spaces.
Image: Anna Kučera© Australian Museum
5pm – 9pm every Thursday night
- Enjoy the sounds of some of Sydney's best DJs
- Kids and big kids can get creative in Prehistoric Playground play space
- Wander through the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (closes 9 May) exhibition and witness nature at its most dramatic.
Proudly funded by the NSW Government
The Australian Museum is COVID Safe
The Australian Museum is observing strict physical distancing and hygiene measures to protect the health of visitors and staff and minimise the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
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