April Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
Cracked Up
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Nocturnal: Cracked Up is your night of serious laughs this Melbourne Comedy Festival season.
Plan a unique night out without the fear of audience participation. Laugh along to a sampling of comedy, trivia and improvised performances set amongst the backdrop of Melbourne Museum after-hours. Giggle your way through real and fake talks and tours, plus two levels of child-free exhibitions, fun activities, and low sensory spaces.
Start the weekend early and enjoy food, drinks and a DJ until 9pm.
A limited number of tickets are available for people in the neurodivergent community. Please contact [email protected] to secure your spot.
Program & Schedule
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Affordable Lightweight Multiarticulate Myoelectric Prosthetic Arm by Christopher Batras, Top Designs 2024. Top Designs
6pm to 9pm | Upper Level | Exhibition
Top Designs 2024 celebrates the innovation of Victoria’s VCE and VCE VET design students, offering insight into the future of socially conscious and responsive design.First Peoples
6 to 8pm | Bunjilaka, Ground Level | Exhibition
Through the voices and languages of the south-eastern First Peoples community, the First Peoples exhibition celebrates the cultures of First Peoples with its rich traditions of performance, storytelling, artwork, and knowledge sharing, set against the history of survival throughout the ongoing impacts of colonisation.Melbourne Story
6 to 9pm | Melbourne Story, Upper Level | Exhibition
Melbourne Story is packed with icons of the city's past and present – tales of heroes and scoundrels, growth and decline, and the changing ways Melburnians live, work and play.Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs
6 to 9pm | Science & Life Gallery, Ground Level | Exhibition
An immersive voyage into a lost world to explore the landscapes of the Cretaceous and get to know the creatures that thrived there.Science & Life Gallery
6 to 9pm | Science & Life Gallery, Ground Level | Exhibition
Walk past the skeletons of 17 prehistoric animals through Dinosaur Walk, discover the origin of life in Victoria told through fossils, models, animatronics and animations, and see a world of insects, spiders, snails and other invertebrates in Bugs Alive!Quiet Room
6 to 9pm | Digital Immersive Studio, Ground Level | Low Sensory Area
A quiet space to take a break from the event, with soft lighting, comfortable seating and sensory toys. -
Laugh along to a full program of witty short talks and tours. More coming soon!
Ask your burning questions of our Museums Victoria experts and get close to collections that are rarely available to the public. Triceratops Tour
7pm & 8:30pm | Triceratops, Ground Level | Tour
Embark on an insider's journey through Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs, unearthing fossilised dental records and footprints to reveal the hidden mysteries of triceratops diet and lifestyle. Presented by Justin Wright, Museums Victoria’s Programs Officer. -
Unplug and play with a DJ, hands on activities and trivia. More coming soon!
Enjoy live music sets all night. DJ Gay Dad
6 to 9pm | Main Foyer, Ground Level | Music
DJ Gay Dad is a local queer drag king with an infectious love of disco, house, funk and early 2000s pop bringing deep cuts, nostalgic bangers and campy beats to the dance floor.Eggheads Museum Trivia
6:30pm, 7:30pm & 8:30pm | Museum Café, Ground Level | Trivia
Get quizzical with bite sized museum trivia and games hosted by comedian Tom Noble.Archive of Anecdotes
6 to 9pm | Between 600 Million years and Bugs Alive | Activity
Explore decades of hilarious donation requests and un-hinged public enquiries stored for perpetuity in Museums Victoria’s Archives with archivists Nik McGrath and Belinda Borg. Add your own anecdotes to an ephemeral pop-up archive and help us rate what’s laugh-worthy.Egg Drop
6 to 9pm | Foyer, Ground Level | Make & Create
Physics meets comedy in this classic high school egg dropping competition, with cracking good prizes for those who survive the fall. -
Indulge in a cocktail and grab a selection of delicious nibblies. Menu
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Accessibility
This in a Neuroinclusive event.
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.
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Comedy Festival, The A List and ASPECT (Autism Spectrum Australia) and partially funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
