Adult Museum Sleepovers
- What
- SPECIAL EVENT
- When
- General information
- Please note: Members may bring a guest at member's prices.
- Tickets
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!
What is included
This is a premium adult experience to the value of $490 per ticket
- Welcome drink upon arrival
- Exclusive tours inside Melbourne Museum
- Ticket to visit Lego Star Wars® The Exhibition with exclusive access
- IMAX snack attack (Large Drink, Large Popcorn and Choctop)
- IMAX cinema ticket
- Supper ginger-bread cookie treat, gin and jaffle
- Ecosa single bed mattresses
- Fresh hot breakfast
- Admission to the Museum the following day
- A unique dinosaur souvenir and special gift
- Carparking overnight
You need to bring
- Sleeping bag and pillow (single fitted sheet is optional to bring along)
- Personal toiletries, medication and a hand towel
- Warm clothes and pyjamas
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Camera, torch if you wish
- A water bottle
- A love of dinosaurs
Itineraries
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Coming soon!
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Day One
6:15pm | Arrive and meet your hosts
6:30pm | Lego Star Wars®: The Exhibition exclusive access
A Galaxy far far away has never been closer to home! 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
Did you know Jaffles are called toasted sandwiches in other countries? No one seems 100% clear on why Australians call them Jaffles, maybe because it sounds like Waffle. 8:15pm | IMAX Snack attack
Enjoy Delicious Popcorn, Drinks, Choc tops on us at the Candy Bar
Come past the choctop pitstop on your way to your private IMAX screening. 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
Take a private torchlight tour and learn about Horridus, the most complete triceratops (85%!) in the world. 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.
11:45pm | Bedtime and premium Ecosa sleep mask gift
Recapturing your childhood makes you smile like that. Day Two
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.
Palaeontologists believe triceratops can meet no more than three people at a time, that's tops. 9am | Check out and say goodbye to your hosts
9am to 5pm | Enjoy the rest of the day at Melbourne Museum
Consent Form
(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)
Partner
FAQ
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Adult Museum Sleepovers are designed for over 18 year olds.
Please ensure a consent form is completed and we will group friend groups together.
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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.
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When available, you'll need to purchase a ticket online from this page. Tickets are subject to terms and conditions.
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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.
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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.
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No. We do not allow guests to bring alcohol into the Museum.
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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.
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To make everyone’s evening enjoyable, we ask that guests follow these rules:
- Running and yelling are not permitted in the Museum.
- Guests may not visit areas of the Museum that are off-limits.
- Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.
- Alcohol is not allowed during sleepovers. Violators will be asked to leave.
- Mobile phones should be put on vibrate or silent mode.
- Respect your fellow attendees.
- Museums Victoria is committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and safe environment for all, regardless of sexuality, gender, identity, ability, or culture. Discrimination has no place in our museums. A condition of entry is that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
- Museums Victoria reserves the right, without the refund of any portion of the ticket purchase price, to refuse admission to or eject any person whose conduct is deemed by Museums Victoria to be disorderly, who uses vulgar or abusive language or who fails to comply with Museums Victoria terms and conditions.
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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.
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Everything you need to know about getting to the Melbourne Museum can be found in our Getting here and parking page.
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Terms and conditions can be found here.
More information
Accessibility
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.
