Museum After Hours

Have you ever wondered what happens after the Museum’s doors close?

Museum After Hours is an interactive night-time experience uncovering intriguing stories from history. Students explore the Museum galleries after dark through a range of immersive activities linked to colonial Australia, migration and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

Aims

To provide students with a brief overview of the Museum’s galleries by introducing them to the Museum’s main themes and the links between objects.

Structure

• Introductory activity — students are introduced to the history of the site on which the National Museum of Australia stands.
• Gallery activity — working in groups under adult supervision, students explore the Museum’s galleries to investigate objects and stories.
• Reflection activity — students consider why the Museum displays particular objects and discuss what objects could be included on display.