Peruvian Nights at the Museum
Discover the wonders of ancient Peru after dark! Every Wednesday during Sydney Festival, the Museum is open late, giving you exclusive after-hours access to Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru.
Ages: All ages
General entry to the Australian Museum is free with no pre-booking required.
Celebrate Summer with Peruvian Nights at the Museum. Every Wednesday during Sydney Festival, the Australian Museum is open until 9pm with live music, free film screenings, Peruvian-inspired snacks and late-night entry into our blockbuster exhibition Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru.
Catch Peruvian ensemble Duo Jimenez and immerse yourself in the Afro-Peruvian rhythms of ALLY over a Pisco Sour from our Cantina de Cusco. There's no better place to be this Summer.
Discover the spirit of Carnaval in an inspiring photo essay from Peruvian Australian photojournalist Isabella Melody Moore. World above, world below documents the cultural melding of Indigenous Andean traditions with Catholic influences in this unique celebration of life, fertility, and community.
Drop in and explore the Quechua language in one of a series of short documentaries from Peruvian filmmaker Dr Gabina Funegra.
Pre-purchase your Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibition tickets and VR experience, or get your tickets at the door.
Program for Wednesday 8 January
| Program | Time |
|---|---|
| Music: Duo Jimenez | 5.30pm to 7pm |
| Theatre: Documentary- Quechua, the Fading Inca Language | 6.30pm to 6.50pm |
| Theatre: Feature Film- Wiñaypacha (Eternity) | 7pm to 8.30pm |
| Music: ALLY | 6.45pm to 8.45pm |
| Dancing: Brisas de Peru | 6.45pm to 8.45pm |
| Photo Essay: World above, world below | From 5pm |
Films
Duration: 20 mins
Session Time: 6.30pm - 6.50pm
Recommended Age: 16+ years
Language: English + Spanish/Quenchua with English subtitles
Quechua, the Fading Inca Language documents first-time filmmaker Gabina Funegra's journey through rural Peru to explore the place of her Indigenous mother’s origins.
Along with her daughter Erika, they travel to the remote village of Huallanca in search of their ancestral language and discover that the resilience of local Indigenous communities is marked by the fading of the Quechua - the language of the Inca.
Duration: 86 mins
Session Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Recommended Age: 16+ years
Language: Aymara with English subtitles
The first Peruvian film shot entirely in the indigenous Aymara language, Óscar Catacora's award-winning film Wiñaypacha tells the story of an elderly couple named Willka and Phaxsi (Sun and Moon) living in a remote part of the rugged Andes mountains, stoically facing the challenges of daily life while waiting for the return of their son Antuku, who has migrated to the city.
Based on the lives of the filmmaker’s maternal grandparents—his paternal grandfather plays the role of Willka—and drawing extensively from Aymara culture and cosmology, Wiñaypacha is an accomplished debut feature with magnificent cinematography, as well as an exciting addition to the vibrant, growing body of Latin American cinema featuring indigenous communities.
