After Dark

As the sun goes down, the museum comes alive. This exclusive after hours experience at Queensland Museum After Dark is for adults 18+.

Exhibitions

• Ignite your curiosity with exclusive access to SparkLab.
• After hours access to Jurassic World by Brickman®, the largest LEGO® brick exhibition in Australia.
• Unleash your inner palaeontologist in Dinosaurs Unearthed: Explore Prehistoric Queensland.
• Witness an extraordinarily biodiverse display of insects showcased in The Butterfly Man of Kuranda: The Dodd Collection.
• Look closer at six-legged superheroes in Insect Agency.
• Explore Queensland’s distinctive environments and animals in Wild State.

Events and Activities

• Enjoy an eclectic soundtrack mixed by DJ Bacon.
• Win prizes and learn how to pronounce dinosaur names at our Dinosaurs Unearthed-themed bingo game, hosted by Balls Out Bingo.
• Join a skull drawing workshop as guest artist Adam Stockdale guides you through the step-by-step process of drawing animal skulls.
• Listen to First Nations stories in our intimate Wild State Gallery.
• Snuggle with a “baby dinosaur” for the ultimate photo op with Dino Encounters. 
• Experience music performed by electricity during mini-demonstrations of our Tesla Coil plus learn from our STEM officers at the ScienceBar.
• Satisfy your After Dark cravings at the pop up Squid Lounge bar and Café Muse.

This is an 18+ event with limited capacity. Bookings essential.

Our events are cashless, EFTPOS only.

Please note that food and drink are not permitted to be consumed within some exhibitions.

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