Grab your friends and enjoy exclusive access to the Museum and IMAX after hours. During your jam-packed stay with us, you’ll be treated to the premium IMAX experience, exclusive tours and behind-the-scenes activities. You’ll also slumber in modern-day comfort on dreamy ergonomic mattresses provided by our event partner, Ecosa.
Explore the world-first LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition and embark on an epic hands-on, immersive journey through the galaxy's first LEGO® Star Wars exhibition. Experience the Force like never before, with iconic characters and scenes brought to life in stunning LEGO® brick detail, experience an exclusive Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs torchlight tour. Enjoy gin, jaffles and board games at IMAX then with all the IMAX Candy Bar snacks, see the science fiction spectacular Pacific Rim 3D before settling in for some sleep (if you dare) among the dinosaurs.
Wake to delicious breakfast and an early morning Baby Triceratops meet and greet before heading off to spend the day exploring the Museum.
Museum Members enjoy discounted tickets for themselves and a guest. So, there's never been a better time to Become a Member!
See our Itinerary for a full list of all the excitement and goodies included in this once-in-a-lifetime experience!
This is a premium adult experience to the value of $490 per ticket
Adult $355
Senior $325
Member $310
Friday 5 to Sunday 7 September
Please note: Members may bring a guest at member's prices.
6:15pm | Arrive and meet your hosts
6:30pm | Lego Star Wars®: The Exhibition exclusive access
Exclusive adults only access to this world-first exhibition that brings two of the world’s most beloved brands together with renowned LEGO® Certified Professional Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught at the controls.
Experience the Force like never before, with iconic characters and scenes brought to life in stunning LEGO® brick detail. Step into a world of epic battles, gargantuan spaceships and stunning landscapes from a galaxy far, far away. Using over 8 million LEGO® bricks and taking more than 25,000 hours to complete, LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition is built right here in Melbourne at The Brickman headquarters.
Help build massive LEGO Star Wars landscapes brick by brick, take part in hands-on build activities, and see their LEGO Star Wars builds digitally come to life as they choose their allegiance and face-off against their friends. From building starfighters to creating custom lightsabers out of LEGO bricks, there will be interactive elements and engaging experiences for fans of all ages!
7:45pm | Gin, Jaffels, cards and board games
A sneaky snack, a chance to chat about the movie and grab a drink from the bar
8:45pm | IMAX Snack attack
Enjoy Delicious Popcorn, Drinks, Choc tops on us at the Candy Bar
9:00pm | Arrival
Linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.
11:00pm | Triceratops Torchlight Tour
Switch on your torches and embark on an insider's journey through Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs, unearthing gripping tales of accidental discovery, illuminating the hidden mysteries of fossil formation in Earths subterranean crust.
12:00am | Bedtime and premium Ecosa sleep mask gift
6:45 to 7:45am | Fresh hot breakfast
8:15am | Meet Baby Triceratops
Get up close and personal with this special meet and greet with our very own Baby Triceratops.
9am | Check out and say goodbye to your hosts
9am to 5pm | Enjoy the rest of the day at Melbourne Museum
6:15pm | Arrive and meet your hosts
6:30pm | Lego Star Wars®: The Exhibition exclusive access
Exclusive adults only access to this world-first exhibition that brings two of the world’s most beloved brands together with renowned LEGO® Certified Professional Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught at the controls.
Experience the Force like never before, with iconic characters and scenes brought to life in stunning LEGO® brick detail. Step into a world of epic battles, gargantuan spaceships and stunning landscapes from a galaxy far, far away. Using over 8 million LEGO® bricks and taking more than 25,000 hours to complete, LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition is built right here in Melbourne at The Brickman headquarters.
Help build massive LEGO Star Wars landscapes brick by brick, take part in hands-on build activities, and see their LEGO Star Wars builds digitally come to life as they choose their allegiance and face-off against their friends. From building starfighters to creating custom lightsabers out of LEGO bricks, there will be interactive elements and engaging experiences for fans of all ages!
7:30pm | Gin, Jaffels, cards and board games
A sneaky snack, a chance to chat about the movie and grab a drink from the bar
8:15pm | IMAX Snack attack
Enjoy Delicious Popcorn, Drinks, Choc tops on us at the Candy Bar
8:30pm | Pacific Rim 3D presented in IMAX 4K Laser digital
Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi monster epic is beloved by IMAX staff, and it’s joining the all-star lineup in glorious IMAX 3D this winter!
Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba take on the Kaiju, colossal sea monsters which have emerged from an interdimensional portal on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
The world of Jaegers and Kaiju demands the giant screen and epic sound of the IMAX experience - it's the only way to fully immerse yourself in the chaos
10:45pm | Triceratops Torchlight Tour
Switch on your torches and embark on an insider's journey through Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs, unearthing gripping tales of accidental discovery, illuminating the hidden mysteries of fossil formation in Earths subterranean crust.
11:45am | Bedtime and premium Ecosa sleep mask gift
6:45 to 7:45am | Fresh hot breakfast
8:15am | Meet Baby Triceratops
Get up close and personal with this special meet and greet with our very own Baby Triceratops.
9am | Check out and say goodbye to your hosts
9am to 5pm | Enjoy the rest of the day at Melbourne Museum
(Purchase a ticket above and then fill out the dietary form here or in your confirmation email to choose your supper and breakfast preference and let us know about your group)
Adult Museum Sleepovers are designed for over 18 year olds.
Please ensure a consent form is completed and we will group friend groups together.
Yes, absolutely! Solo sleepers are more than welcome. Our friendly staff are here to offer support throughout the Museum Sleepover wherever needed. You will be included throughout the experience as there are many opportunities to meet fellow guests.
When available, you'll need to purchase a ticket online from this page. Tickets are subject to terms and conditions.
Please note, cancellations of tickets must occur fourteen (14) days prior to the event. Please contact us at 13 11 02 if you have any queries about your tickets.
Our event partner, Ecosa will provide mattresses in single size with a mattress protector for you to sleep on. Eye mask for adult guests will be available to take home.
You and the attendees within your party will be placed in an assigned sleeping area in the Dinosaur Walk on the ground floor.
Staff will be stationed at entrances/exits to provide assistance.
No. We do not allow guests to bring alcohol into the Museum.
No alcohol or outside food is to be brought on site by visitors, but we do ask that you bring a bottle of water for the night. We will be catering for a snack and breakfast so there should be no need to bring food/drink.
To make everyone’s evening enjoyable, we ask that guests follow these rules:
The Museum closes to the public from 5pm and re-opens for the sleepover event at 6pm. Registration will begin at 6:15pm. Before that time, you will be asked to wait outside the Museum entrance.
You can enter the Museum using the main entrance between Nicholson St and Rathdowne St.
Please bring your booking confirmation with you on the night.
Everything you need to know about getting to the Melbourne Museum can be found in our Getting here and parking page.
Terms and conditions can be found here.
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
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