Family Museum Sleepovers
- What
- SPECIAL EVENT
- When
- General information
- Please note: Members may bring a guest child and their guardian at member's prices.
- Tickets
Sleep among the dinosaurs for a once in a lifetime prehistoric adventure and explore the Museum after dark in this unique overnight experience at Melbourne Museum – home of the dinosaurs! You’ll also slumber in modern-day comfort on dreamy ergonomic mattresses provided by our event partner, Ecosa.
Enjoy exclusive access to LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition and embark on an epic hands-on and immersive journey through the galaxy's first LEGO® Star Wars exhibition. Experience Blue Whales 3D on the giant screen at IMAX with all the snacks and go on an adventure of a lifetime to discover a long-lost Blue Whale, the largest animal to ever live that is bigger than any Dinosaur! A story of adventure and hope about a pod in a remote corner of the ocean, where no scientists or film crews have explored before.
Then head into your very own Dynamic Earth, Dinosaur Walk and Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs torchlight tour 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 and a a morning tour before heading off to spend the day exploring the Museum.
See our Itinerary for a full list of all the excitement and goodies included in this once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Melbourne Museum provides
- 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 at IMAX hot chocolates and cookies
- 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
Itinerary
Day One
6:15pm | Arrive and meet your hosts
6:30pm | Lego Star Wars
LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition will make its galaxy-first debut at Melbourne Museum in May 2025!
This world-first exhibition brings two of the world’s most beloved brands together with renowned LEGO® Certified Professional Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught at the controls.
May the bricks be with you! Embark on an epic hands-on and 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. 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.
Sleepover guests will have exclusive access to 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!
Build, battle and explore the galaxy – only at Melbourne Museum.
7:45pm to 9:45pm | IMAX Snack attack on arrival
8pm | IMAX Blue Whales 3D
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants 3D takes viewers on a journey of a lifetime to explore the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction. Following two scientific expeditions—one to find a missing population of blues off the exotic Seychelles Islands, the other to chronicle whale families in Mexico’s stunning Gulf of California—the film is an inspirational story that transforms our understanding of the largest animal ever to have lived.
From its almost incomprehensible size to its spectacular feeding habits; from the surprising role it plays in the health of our oceans to its awesome long-distance communications, the film provides an unforgettable window into the lives these animals live—and the extremes scientists must endure to study them. Joined by a cast of supporting characters—from dolphins and sperm whales to sea lions and orcas—the blue whale finally gets its star turn… in life size, and immersive 3D on the giant screen!
8:45pm | IMAX Supper, Hot Chocolates and a cookie treat
9:15pm | Dynamic Earth Tour
Journey into the Dynamic Earth Gallery past rare and beautiful minerals, giant crystals, uncut diamonds and gold nuggets, some of them even glow in the dark! Marvel at the little pieces of space that come to us, including meteorites from Mars and the Moon, and map the 177 craters and impact sites across the globe.
9:45pm to 10:15pm | Triceratops Torchlight Tour
10:15pm | Dinosaur Story Time
10:30pm | Bedtime
Day Two
6:30 to 7:30am | Fresh hot breakfast
8:15am | Meet 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 and then fill out the consent form here or in your confirmation email to choose your breakfast and let us know about your group)
Partner
FAQ
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Sleepovers are designed for kids 6 to 12 and their accompanying parent/ carer.
Where possible, children will be grouped according to age. Please ensure a consent form is completed for each child attending so they are grouped correctly.
Siblings will be grouped together unless otherwise requested by their parents/guardians.
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When available, you'll need to purchase a ticket online from this page. Tickets are subject to terms and conditions.
Tickets are currently available for Museum Members.
Learn more about becoming a Museum Member here: Become a member - Museums Victoria
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Each adult can be accompanied by up to three children.
If you have two or more adults accompanying a larger group, each set of tickets must be purchased separately, but you can let us know that you wish to be in the same group by indicating this on your consent form.
Please note, children can't attend without an adult present.
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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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We'll need the child's legal guardian to fill in a consent form which will need to be sent with the booking confirmation.
The child's legal guardian must complete this before the event.
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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.
- Accompanying adults must stay with their children throughout the entire event. They are responsible for the behavior of their group.
- Guests are not permitted to play on stairways or lifts and are expected to be courteous.
- 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.
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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.
During registration, you will be placed into a group where you'll meet your group leader and see where you'll be sleeping.
Attendees will remain in these groups throughout the evening.
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Everything you need to know about getting tot the Melbourne Museum can be found in our Getting here and parking page.
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Everyone can sleep soundly, close to their friends and family. We have a maximum of 50 guests sleeping over, so it is easy for a trained security guard and Museum Duty Manager to oversee everyone's safety and ensure all have the best time.
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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.
